England vs New Zealand

England, who have won 9 out of their last 10 Tests, are bidding to win their first test series in New Zealand since 2008.

It was a streaky innings by the England captain, who was caught in close for 19 with a botched pull-shot as debutant Scott Kuggeleijn celebrated his first test wicket. Joe Root was gone for 14 in the next over off Neil Wagner with a botched ramp shot that caught the bottom edge on the way to Daryl Mitchell, who dived low for a fine catch. New Zealand needed someone to step up after a wayward first session and it was captain Southee who delivered, having Ollie Pope edge to Tom Latham in the slips to be out for 42.

'New peak for Bazball': Poms stun cricket again with Root's wild exit, day 1 declaration.

(England in 1939 declared 55.2 overs into a Test but it was in the era of 8-ball overs.) Southee, leading his country at home for the first time, put the tourists in to bat with the hope of exploiting the pink ball’s swing on a green-tinged pitch that had been covered for days because of Cyclone Gabrielle. He fell short, for now, of becoming just the second England batsman after Ken Barrington in the 1960s to hit centuries in four consecutive Tests.

England's decision to declare on 325-9 is vindicated by three late wickets on the first day of the day-night first Test against New Zealand in Mount ...

It's probably going to be a bit more of a graft tomorrow." He could have had a hundred in the first session, but drove to cover to give Tickner his maiden scalp. Anderson, Robinson and Stuart Broad were relentless in their control, maximising the helpful conditions. Brook was on course for a fourth hundred in as many Tests - only Ken Barrington has achieved that feat for England before - until he fell to Wagner's bumper barrage. It's filtered throughout the team. To revel in the thrilling wins means accepting the times when the cavalier approach does not work.

England posted 325-9 in the first Test against New Zealand, with Ben Duckett and Harry Brook scoring half-centuries, before Ollie Robinson and James ...

Conway and nightwatchman Wagner were able to see out the final few overs and New Zealand will begin day two trailing England by 288 runs. And the trio were truly excellent, causing all sorts of problems for New Zealand's top order and claiming the huge wickets of Tom Latham, Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls. However, Duckett chipped a delivery from debutant Blair Tickner straight to short cover and England proceeded to lose several cheap wickets. Ollie Pope then shared a 99-run partnership with the irrepressible Duckett, who threatened to break Gilbert Jessop's 121-year-old record for England's fastest Test hundred. He added 89 runs with wicketkeeper Ben Foakes and, like Duckett, also threatened Jessop's record at one point. And after

JIMMY ANDERSON captured two late wickets as England signalled their first day of Test cricket in 2023 with another full-on display of 'Bazball.'An.

Brook has a remarkable 569 runs in his first seven Test innings – the most by an England player and fourth on the list of batters from all countries. So Brook failed by 11 runs to score his third Test century in successive innings and his fourth in four Tests on the trot. He struck Brook on the side of helmet and then, in his next over, the Yorkshireman attempted a pull shot and succeeded only in deflecting the ball back onto his stumps. Duckett was also on course to become only the seventh batter in history to score a century in the first session of the first day of a Test match. But he tried again and Wagner and this time the ball glanced the under-edge of his bat and Daryl Mitchell anticipated well in the slips and held a catch. [Anderson ](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/james-anderson/)and Ollie Robinson reduced New Zealand to 37-3 in reply to [England](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/england-cricket/)’s 325-9 declared at the close of day one of the First Test at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

England concluded the first day of the first Test against New Zealand with the upper hand after Ben Stokes exorcised some decisive captaincy.

It’s probably going to be a bit more of a graft tomorrow.” It’s filtered throughout the team,” Brook, who at one point smashed 65 off 39 balls, said. In the day-night Test match the pink ball tends to swing more under the lights, and Stokes wanted an hour running it in with tomorrow’s forecast set to be sunny.

England profit from attacking batting and Ben Stokes bold declaration against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui; number of players fall playing aggressive ...

Just 76.2 overs into this game and they are in a strong spot to make it 10 victories from 11. Jessop has never had as much airtime as he has over the past few months with Brook, Duckett, Crawley and Jonny Bairstow coming close to eclipsing his 121-year-old record. It's the hardest time to bat and we've got three of the best bowlers to ever play the game. It is because of the mindset he has imparted on his side that England are able to pound 325 inside 59 overs on day one of a Test. It may have come as a surprise to some but, in truth, it was just so Ben Stokes. When Stokes called his side in after just 58.2 overs at Mount Maunganui, he had just initiated the second-earliest first-innings declaration in Test history.

10th over: England 69-1 (Duckett 49, Pope 12) Jeez, Duckett is batting outrageously well. He times Tickner for four boundaries in five balls – mid-on, ...

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the first Test between New Zealand and England in Mount Maunganui. 7th over: England 41-1 (Duckett 24, Pope 10) Duckett continues his extremely impressive start, dismissing a Southee inswinger to the midwicket boundary. Duckett slugs a pull for four later in the over, his fifth boundary in only 24 balls on the first morning of a series. His career average is 28, which isn’t great but is comparable to all the other openers, and his Baz average is 27. It’s a horrible time to be young and queer in the UK at present, with the full force of the British establishment painting you as public enemy number one. A pull round the corner for a single brings up the fifty at exactly a run a ball. We may not be Bazworthy to quote Chris Lintott, but what a pleasure it is to watch Test cricket in the sunshine, especially after the week NZ (and other parts) has experienced.” To be honest, I’d forgotten this was the first Test cricket of the year. That brings up England’s hundred at more than a run a ball, and Duckett pulls the next ball to the fence to move to 76 from 58 balls. “Looking forward to (hoping for) the boos from the home crowd when Kuggeleijn gets tossed the ball,” wrote Paul Cockburn a few minutes before Kuggeleijn came into the attack. 16th over: England 106-1 (Duckett 76, Pope 20) Kuggeleijn drops a fraction short – if that – and Duckett slugs a pull through midwicket for four. 17th over: England 108-1 (Duckett 77, Pope 21) Mount Maunganui has a reputation for being flat and this is no exception.

England are finally back in Test action as Ben Stokes' side take on New Zealand in a two-match series.Coach Brendon McCullum and captain Stokes haven'

“It’s been a real journey. They want to win games. - Ollie Robinson - Ollie Pope - Ben Duckett - Tom Latham

Everything you need to know as the first Test begins in Mount Maunganui.

"It's good to be back out there with these lads as well, I felt good out there. “It's filtered out throughout the team. England vs New Zealand channel: How to watch first Test on TV and online

New Zealand vs England: are there highlights available for cricket match? How to watch on UK TV, start-times. England declared on 325 on the first day of play ...

Jacob Duffy has been added in his place. England’s two Test matches against New Zealand will be available to watch on BT Sport. Ben Stokes and Tim Southee will meet again on Thursday 23 February for another five-day Test with play starting at 10pm GMT (11am local time). The first Test match started on Wednesday 15 February with play beginning at 1am GMT. A moment’s silence was also observed for those currently affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Harry Brook top scored with 89 runs off 81 balls while Ben Duckett backed this up with 84 off just 68 balls and England rushed to score 325 after nearly 60 overs before they took the bold decision to declare.

New Zealand vs England 1st Test Day 1 LIVE: Tourists look to post over 300 runs in the first innings.

( [LIVE Scorecard](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/live-commentary/new-zealand-vs-england-1st-test-mount-maunganui-nzen02162023213912)) [Tim Southee](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1032-tim-southee-playerprofile) has been New Zealand's most dangerous bowler, picking 2 wickets so far. [Ben Duckett](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/63527-ben-matthew-duckett-playerprofile) and Ollie Pope provided England as solid start on Day 1 of the first Test against New Zealand as [Ben Stokes](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1434-ben-stokes-playerprofile)' men kicked-off the tour Down Under on Thursday.

England started the first Test with an opening-day declaration as they look to end their long wait for a series win in New Zealand.

The Test will also be shown live on BT Sport. [online](https://talksport.com/sport/cricket/1330569/new-zealand-v-england-live-commentary-stream-team-news-ball-by-ball-coverage-start-time-toss-stokes-mccullum/). [here](https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/tv-guide). I imagine Ben Stokes will be saying to Joe Root tonight, ‘still play the reverse sweep because that’s what we want.’ [online](https://www.bt.com/sport/watch). [series win in Pakistan](https://inews.co.uk/sport/cricket/pakistan-vs-england-3rd-test-review-ben-stokes-inspires-whitewash-live-long-in-memory-2038797?ico=in-line_link), the next task for England is ending their [poor run of form](https://inews.co.uk/sport/cricket/new-zealand-england-first-test-start-time-how-watch-uk-2147255?ico=in-line_link) in both New Zealand and pink-ball Tests.

Scott Kuggeleijn to Ben Duckett. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to gully for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.

Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover, caught by Bracewell. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Neil Wagner to Ben Duckett. Scott Kuggeleijn to Ben Duckett. Blair Tickner to Ollie Pope. Blair Tickner to Ben Duckett. No ball Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Neil Wagner to Joe Root. Neil Wagner to Ollie Pope. No ball Neil Wagner to Ollie Pope. Michael Bracewell to Joe Root. Do join us for the next session in another 20 minutes.

New Zealand vs England 1st Test Day 2 Live: England ended Day 1 of the first Test against New Zealand on a dominating note as the hosts are struggling at ...

( [LIVE SCORECARD](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/nz-vs-eng-scorecard-live-cricket-score-england-in-new-zealand-2-test-series-2023-1st-test-nzen02162023213912)) New Zealand finished at 37/3 at stumps with [Devon Conway](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/45400-devon-philip-conway-playerprofile) (17*) and [Neil Wagner](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1362-neil-wagner-playerprofile) (4*) standing unbeaten at the crease. You can also download the NDTV Cricket app for Later, [James Anderson](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/517-james-anderson-playerprofile) led the bowling unit as he scalped two wickets while [Ollie Robinson](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/116480-ollie-robinson-playerprofile) took one. [Harry Brook](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/115158-harry-brook-playerprofile) (89) and [Ben Duckett](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/63527-ben-matthew-duckett-playerprofile) (84) guided England to a huge total before the team declared at 325/9 against New Zealand on Day 1 of the first Test on Thursday. [notify](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/nz-vs-eng-scorecard-live-cricket-score-england-in-new-zealand-2-test-series-2023-1st-test-nzen02162023213912#pfrom=insidearticle)

Over-by-over report: Join our writers for updates from the second day of play at the Bay Oval.

Instead they were their usual aggressive selves yesterday, then forced that home with a confrontational declaration, meaning New Zealand have a lot to do today to stay in the contest. “A good watch even at three o’clock in the morning,” says Alastair Cook of the Testvangelists. But nah, having an excuse to sit up and discuss crisps on the internet is a blessing, even if I’m done at 4.20, up at eight to do radio, then enjoying the final day of half-term while cooking for It’s like being told the Quavers aren’t Quavers, they’re manna, and they don’t taste of salt n’ vinegar, they taste of anything you want them to, which is the best flavour ever, that you haven’t had yet, that makes you see the world with different eyes and experience it with different soul whenever you’re lucky enough to see it cooking. If England are going to play this kind of cricket, the least I can do is support them with requisite calorie-consumption. 21st over: New Zealand 57-3 (Conway 29, Wagner 11) “Oh no!” laments Wagner as he swipes uppishly, but he has Robinson lumbering around the rope to save two, then he takes two more also into the on side. It’s a funny thing really, I remember Alex Ferguson saying towards the end of his career that when you’d been around as long as he had, there was always a record on the horizon, and Branderson are on 999 combined Test wickets, two behind the 1001 set by McGrwarne. Ran into a barmy army bloke at Mount Hot pools today about to walk up the mount before the Test, if you’re reading this, i hope you made it up and down and found the beer van to hydrate after your tramp! “Gday Danny,” begins Niall Allen, who doesn’t know that I went through a phase, aged about eight, telling people to call me that and now I’m 43, my mates still like calling me it to remind me of my behaviour. Then Wagner swipes around the corner and picks out Leach, who has four goes at taking the catch before he finally snaffles, then just as England are pulling out the George Peppard cigars to love it when a plan comes together, out comes the umpire’s right hand to signal no ball. I’ve never been able to decide whether, when I make my d’boo, I’ll wear a cap because it’s traditional, or a sunhat like SJ, because Warne and the West Indians of my childhood did. 26th over: New Zealand 82-4 (Conway 37, Mitchell 0) Anderson’s bowled tightly this morning, but hasn’t looked as threatening as Broad, and Conway comes down to his fourth delivery, looking to mess with his line by shimmying towards the bowler.