Southee to Jaiswal, no run, length delivery a lot straighter and on the stumps, Jaiswal is right behind it with a firm block
Third slip in place now
0.5
Southee to Jaiswal, no run, full and just outside off, hits the deck and nips away as Jaiswal shoulders arms again
0.4
Southee to Jaiswal, no run
0.3
Southee to Jaiswal, no run, 135.3kph, length delivery on off-stump, Southee scrambled the seam and it nipped right across the left hander this time, left alone
0.2
Southee to Jaiswal, no run, 131.9kph, full and outside off, another inswinger and Jaiswal is happy to let it go again, passed him at fifth stump line
0.1
Southee to Jaiswal, no run
Jaiswal and Rohit are at the crease. Jaiswal is on strike. Southee will open the attack
Virat Kohli is padded up and even has his helmet on in the dressing room. Might be an indication he's going to come in at three.
We're almost set to get underway then!
The teams and officials are walking out for the national anthems.
Update: Shubman Gill was unavailable for selection of the first Test due to a neck stiffness.
Here's another quick update from Ganesh - "Ground staff seem ready to bring out other covers but it’s still wait and watch at the moment"
New Zealand, meanwhile, are bereft of their crown jewel in Kane Williamson who picked up a groin injury in the lead-up to this series. Will Young slots into his place.
Meanwhile, a quick look at the teams reveals that while New Zealand have opted for a third seamer, India haven't. They're going in with three spinners and Kuldeep Yadav comes in ahead of Axar Patel.
Oh dear, "hessian covers being brought out to cover the damp pitches, the main pitch is still uncovered for now" pings Ganesh.
Teams:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
India
New Zealand
