New Zealand v England: Tourists win first Test by 267 runs

James Anderson took 4 wickets connected the the 4th time to vie triumph for England

England swiftly wrapped up an awesome 267-run triumph implicit New Zealand connected the 4th time of the archetypal Test successful Mount Maunganui.

The New Zealand batting had been decimated by Stuart Broad connected the 3rd evening, the hosts reduced to 63-5 overnight successful their pursuit of 394.

Spinner Jack Leach had Michael Bracewell tamely caught successful the 3rd implicit connected Sunday, earlier James Anderson ran done the process to assertion 4-18.

Scott Kuggeleijn and Tim Southee fell successful successive balls and Neil Wagner slashed Anderson down earlier immoderate last-wicket absorption from Daryl Mitchell and Blair Tickner.

But Anderson switched ends and bowled Tickner, leaving New Zealand 126 each retired and Mitchell stranded connected 57 not out.

It gives England their archetypal Test triumph successful New Zealand for 15 years and a 10th triumph successful 11 matches since Stokes took implicit arsenic skipper astatine the opening of past summer.

In addition, it ends England's five-match losing streak successful day-night Tests and is their archetypal overseas triumph successful a pink-ball match.

The 2nd and last Test of the series, and England's past of the winter, is successful Wellington, opening connected Friday.

• Reaction to England's triumph implicit New Zealand

England's winning wont rolls on

Superlatives for England's stunning signifier - and the mode successful which they person earned their wins - are starting to tally thin.

The numbers are spectacular. Not since 2010, erstwhile a squad led by Andrew Strauss was connected the mode to becoming fig 1 successful the world, person England won six Tests successful a row.

For Stokes, this was his 10th triumph successful 12 Tests arsenic captain, including the 1 helium led successful spot of Joe Root successful 2020.

Only Lindsay Hassett, who succeeded Don Bradman arsenic Australia skipper successful 1949, tin lucifer Stokes' velocity to 10 Test wins arsenic captain. Michael Vaughan, who took 16 matches, was England's erstwhile quickest to the mark.

England accidental their absorption is connected enjoyment, amusement and freedom, but they person besides turned winning into a habit. They person secured a immense borderline of triumph astatine the Bay Oval contempt not being astatine their champion for parts of this match.

In retrospect, New Zealand made a mistake by choosing to tract archetypal astatine the toss, an mistake that condemned them to batting doubly nether lights successful examination to England's once.

Conversely, it tin beryllium said England shaped the crippled with their declaration astatine 325-9 aft 58.2 overs connected the archetypal time - lone 1 different team, Pakistan successful 1974, person declared aft less overs successful the archetypal innings of a Test.

Harry Brook and Ben Duckett continued their awesome signifier with the bat - their strike-rates of 96.88 and 87.53 are the highest successful the past of Test cricket among players who person scored astatine slightest 500 runs. Wicketkeeper Ben Foakes erstwhile again should his dependability with a important half-century successful the 2nd innings.

Ollie Robinson demonstrated his credentials arsenic a aboriginal person of the England onslaught with 4-54 successful New Zealand's archetypal innings, portion Broad's spell nether lights connected the 3rd evening, successful the mould of his trademark blistery streaks, was thrilling theatre.

England whitethorn opt to freshen up their onslaught successful Wellington, erstwhile they volition purpose for a seventh successive win, a feat they person not achieved since 2004.

England surge arsenic New Zealand crumble

While New Zealand's apical bid had the excuse of the hard night-time conditions connected time three, a sunny day and a bully transportation astatine the opening of time 4 offered the accidental for immoderate defiance.

Instead, they showed nary tummy for the combat successful the look of a ruthless and businesslike show from England.

Mitchell, resuming connected 13, and Bracewell, connected 25, were the past recognised batting partnership, but Bracewell patted Leach to mid-wicket to depart without adding to his people and exposed the tail.

Anderson trapped Kuggeleijn successful beforehand past had Southee fencing to archetypal slip. Wagner astatine slightest survived 21 balls earlier helium unfurled a chaotic thrust and was pouched by Foakes.

At 91-9, New Zealand were successful information of being beaten wrong the archetypal hour, lone for Tickner to articulation Mitchell successful holding up England for 52 minutes.

Broad returned, hunting a five-wicket haul, and Mitchell passed fifty, earlier Anderson replaced Leach and splattered Tickner's stumps.