Life has come to a standstill in the western German city of Koblenz, where 45,000 people — nearly half of the city´s population — have been evacuated after the discovery of several dangerous World War II bombs.

In his own words, James Pattinson has been “smashing” a full length at every opportunity for the past four months. Given the chance to make his debut, he duly used that length to smash New Zealand

Ross Taylor, the New Zealand captain, has said changes will be inevitable if his side cannot improve on their abject surrender to Australia over the final two days of the first Test in Brisbane