New Zealand v England: Late wickets vindicate tourists' declaration on day one

James Anderson has present taken 677 Test wickets

England's determination to state connected 325-9 was vindicated by 3 precocious wickets connected time 1 of the day-night archetypal Test against New Zealand successful Mount Maunganui.

England wanted to beryllium bowling with the pinkish shot nether floodlights and their declaration aft 58.2 overs was the second-earliest successful the archetypal innings of a lucifer successful the past of Test cricket.

After the tourists were asked to bat, opener Ben Duckett stroked a flowing 84 successful the archetypal league and Harry Brook enhanced his rapidly increasing estimation with a sublime 89.

At different times, England's tendency to beryllium assertive tipped implicit into carelessness. They mislaid 3 wickets for 37 runs aboriginal successful the day, portion a last gaffe of 4-27 prompted the declaration and near gait bowler Neil Wagner with 4-82.

The transportation looks bully for batting and the shot moved astir successful the nighttime league - New Zealand mightiness person been good placed to bat successful the daytime connected Friday had England not been truthful incisive precocious successful the day.

Instead England, with 9 wins successful their past 10 Tests, snatched the precocious hand.

England precocious amusement leaves them connected top

This was a fascinating archetypal time astatine a stunning venue, made each the much intriguing by the other styles of the 2 teams and the other furniture of complexity brought by the pinkish ball.

New Zealand volition person been satisfied by their determination to tract archetypal aft they worked done the visitors' batting with an onslaught containing debutants Blair Tickner and Scott Kuggeleijn, lone for England to trump the hosts with their precocious strikes.

It mightiness person been adjacent amended for England. Almost each of their batters were complicit successful their ain downfall, with strokes ranging from escaped to reckless.

It is simply a hyper-aggressive benignant that has brought England their caller success. To revel successful the thrilling wins means accepting the times erstwhile the cavalier attack does not work. Still, England should astir apt person cashed successful further against the inexperienced location bowling line-up.

The declaration successful the floodlit last league was not unexpected - captains little innovative than Ben Stokes person made akin moves successful erstwhile day-night Tests.

From there, England were magnificent with the shot and would person had a 4th wicket had Zak Crawley not dropped Devon Conway disconnected Anderson.

More to follow.