1st Test Day 3 ENG v NZ

Jason Gillespie would take the England head coach job if offered by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

The Yorkshire coach, 40, has been impressed by Andrew Strauss, England's new director of cricket, after positive face-to-face meetings this week.

Australian Gillespie said on Friday he was one of several candidates in the frame for the position vacated by Peter Moores's sacking on 9 May.

England caretaker coach Paul Farbrace has also declared his interest.

Former Australia fast bowler Gillespie led Yorkshire from Division Two to the 2014 County Championship title within three years and previously said he would "take persuading" to leave his current job.

Gillespie is with the White Rose county for their four-day Championship game at Somerset, which begins on Sunday.

England's second Test against New Zealand starts on Friday at Headingley - Yorkshire's home ground.

The timing of both matches suggest the process of appointing a successor to Moores could last until the conclusion of England's two-Test series against the Black Caps, for which Farbrace has been put in charge.

Speaking to the BBC's Test Match Special on Thursday, former England captain Strauss said he would like the new coach to be in place for the Ashes series, which begins on 8 July, but he was willing to wait for the right man.

"There is a ticking clock ahead of the Ashes, but we won't rush it," said Strauss. "In an ideal world we'll have someone in place before that, but not if it's not the right man."

The following day Gillespie, who took 259 wickets in 71 Tests for Australia, said he had a "good chat" with Strauss, but was only one of a number of candidates.

"They made it very clear they're chatting to a number of people of interest, so they'll let us know what the process is in due course," he said.

Lunch report

New Zealand have opened up a 18-run lead over England at lunch on day three of the first Test at Lord's.

Starting play 86 runs behind on 303-2, the tourists ended the morning session on 407-4.

Kane Williamson brought up his 10th Test century early on before Ross Taylor breezed past the 50-run mark. However, England finally made the breakthrough when Taylor was caught behind by Jos Buttler off the bowling of Stuart Broad for 52.

Brendan McCullum was next out and made a quick-fire 42 before he was caught out on the boundary by Joe Root to give Mark Wood his first Test wicket for England.

With light rain coming down towards the end of the session, lunch was then called early. Williamson (112 not out) and Corey Anderson (four not out) will return to the crease when play resumes.

Tea Report

New Zealand have reached 507-8 at tea on the third day of the first Test against England to extend their advantage to 118 runs.

A rain delay resulted in lunch being taken earlier than scheduled, and it wasn't until 2.45pm that play resumed with New Zealand on 407-4.

Facing an 18-run deficit, England required an early breakthrough and they got one through Mark Wood, who had Corey Anderson caught behind for nine.

Kane Williamson and BJ Watling put on fifty for the sixth wicket before Williamson finally departed for 132 after being caught off the bowling of Moeen Ali.

Two balls later, Ali struck again by trapping Mark Craig in front of his stumps to reduce the tourists to 470-7 before James Anderson picked up his first wicket of the innings to remove Tim Southee for 11.

England pressed hard for a ninth wicket but New Zealand ended the session by moving past 500 with Watling still at the crease on 47.

Stumps Report

England trail New Zealand by 60 runs with eight wickets remaining at the end of day three of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.

Yorkshire duo Adam Lyth and Gary Ballance both fell early in England's innings, but a steady partnership of 49 between Alastair Cook and Ian Bell has taken the hosts to 74-2.

Earlier in the day, Kane Williamson (120) completed his century as New Zealand went on to set a first innings total of 523, giving them an innings lead of 134.

Williamson was well supported by the likes of Ross Taylor (62) and BJ Watling (61), while England bowler Mark Wood claimed his first Test match wicket with the dismissal of Brendon McCullum.

Wood went on to claim figures of 3-93, while Stuart Broad (3-77) and Moeen Ali (3-94) also chipped in.

England's second innings got off to a disastrous start as Lyth edged Trent Boult to slip, before Ballance was bowled by a superb delivery from Tim Southee for a duck.

However, Cook (32*) and Bell (29*) saw the day out and both will hope to push on tomorrow morning.