England vs New Zealand

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 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

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.

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

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.

And yet, the startling speed of Duckett's and Brook's innings were such that England had already posted more runs in two sessions than most teams would usually ...

If there is occasionally a sense that England are in danger of over-reaching themselves with this bold new attitude, it had been heightened one over prior to Root's dismissal, when Ollie Pope - quietly in control of his own tempo on 42 from 65 balls - was undone by arguably the first spell of sustained pressure that New Zealand managed all day. Instead, having posted a 36-ball fifty - the fastest by an England Test opener - he climbed through one too many drives and picked out Michael Bracewell in the covers to hand Tickner his maiden wicket. A remarkable 62 of Brook's runs came in boundaries - 14 fours, the majority scorched through point, and one towering six down the ground off Tim Southee as he turned on the style late in the session, with the floodlights beginning to kick in. And though both men endured some rough treatment, most particularly from Duckett in the first session and Brook in the second, they also chipped in with a maiden wicket apiece as England's attacking ambitions got the better of a succession of free-flowing batters. England by that stage had romped along to a typically freestyle 325 for 9, at a rate of 5.77 an over, and with arguably only Ollie Pope the victim of anything that could conventionally be described as old-school bowling "pressure". Ollie Robinson - already regarded by his team-mates as the equal of his seniors James Anderson and Stuart Broad - wasn't kept waiting long to live up to his heightened status.