England dominated proceedings yet again as New Zealand faltered on day 1 of the 2nd Test match at Basin Reserve, Wellington. The host find themselves at 86/5 at stumps, trailing England's total by 194 runs. (Streaming | More Cricket News)
Earlier, Harry Brook century propelled England to register 280 all out with contributions from Ollie Pope (66). For the Kiwis, Nathan Smith took four wickets (4/86). However, Brydon Carse turned on the heat for the Three Lions as the hosts find themselves in hot waters going into day 2.
Earlier Tom Latham won the toss and had elected to field first. Follow the cricket scores and ball-by-ball commentary from the NZ vs ENG Test, right here.
Playing XIs
New Zealand: Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, William ORourke
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope(w), Ben Stokes(c), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir
The third and final Test will be played in Seddon Park, Hamilton starting December 14.
