bowled 'im, the resistance comes to an end! Anderson aims for the top of off and gets the desired result as the ball slides past Tickner's outside edge and flips off the bails. England win by 267 runs and will take a 1-0 lead in the series to Wellington next week
New Zealand vs England, 1st Test at Mount Maunganui, NZ v ENG, Feb 16 2023 - Match Result
4.05pm: "Don't call it that, you'll upset Baz." Sadly for England's head coach, Bazball continues to be a roaring success. England's winning run extends to six on the bounce, and you can be pretty sure of what the approach will be when these teams rock up in Wellington in a few days' time. Whatever your preferred terminology, it's a heck of a lot of fun to watch. We'll be back for more on Friday. Until then, thanks for your comments. From myself, Miller and Binoy, it's cheerio for now. Bye!
3.55pm: Right, all set for the presentations at the Mount. Harry Brook is Player of the Match: "There was not standout performer, we all contributed especially the bowlers on a docile pitch in the first innings with the sun out. [Second innings attack on Wagner] Think it helped they went bumpers early. It was a good pitch and I stuck to my strengths. The way we've been playing over the last 8-9 months, putting as much pressure on the bowler as we can and hit them off their strengths. Having the most fun, really excited to go out and play like however I want. Was lucky enough to start in Pakistan where I've had a bit of success, then carry it on out here."
New Zealand captain Tim Southee: "Disappointing, but credit to England. Strategically they played it pretty well, we were on the receiving end of a couple of night innings that wasn't ideal. [Toss] Made that decision and thought it was the right one. The way they batted meant they got into a position where they could declare. Probably could have bowled a bit better. Their style presents opportunities but it's about trying to stem the bleeding in between. Broady, that spell last night was pretty impressive, if we'd got through that last night we knew there's not many demons out there. [Next Test] Different challenge at Basin Reserve, we haven't been there in a long time and guys are looking forward to getting back to the red ball."
England's Ben Stokes: "Another great performance. Very clinical with the bat and ball. Look at the attack we've got, with the pink ball under lights we executed as we wanted to. When you've got Anderson and Broad in your attack, you're always going to put the opposition under pressure. Most impressive thing was how we countered everything NZ threw at us. [Targeting opposition] It's just going with what you feel is going to work. There's an opportunity to take wickets [with the short ball] but also score runs, so they took it on. Some days it's not going to work but it came off for us here. [Pink ball] It's a tactical thing around day-night games, looking to bowl with the new ball under lights. The pace we batted allowed us to set it up, inflict some damage under lights and again last night. Pretty blessed to be in charge of this bowling group. We take the scoreboard out of the equation, as long as we're taking ten wickets. Not worrying how many runs we go for. Brooky carrying on from his amazing series in Pakistan, he's a fantastic talent. Senior guys can take credit for allowing these young guys to go out and show what they can do."
3.45pm: It was coming for quite some time... Fifteen years, in fact, since England's last success in a Test match in New Zealand. The damage was of course done last night, and when the hosts shipped three wickets in nine balls this morning, it looked as if it would all finish in a rush. Daryl Mitchell and Blair Tickner hung around for 10.4 overs, adding a few quid more to the bar takings at Bay Oval, but it only added up to a brief delay. Now ten wins out of 11 for England under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, as the Baz bus rolls on
pitched up and met with a doughty straight bat from Tickner
"(Without wanting to prejudge the result….) Who do we think for MotM? I reckon there's quite a few England players you could argue for it - Duckett, Brook, Broad, Robinson?" All outcomes still possible here, Rob L. Just another five sessions of stonewalling from these two and we could get a draw...
short of a length, defended back on leg stump
So Anderson gets another crack at Tickner
6-3 leg-side field as Broad drops short once again. Mitchell pulls hard but can't get it through
Like the NZ scorecard, this ball has seen better days. Umpires calling for the box of replacements
full on off and Mitchell drills it back into the hands of the bower on the bounce
banged in short and Mitchell swats a pull to midwicket
pitched up and driven through backward point, slightly uppish but placed safely and it bounces away to the rope
short and pulled along the carpet to deep backward square leg. Still doesn't want the exercise
short on the hip, 127kph/79mph and nudged behind square
"Kiran, have NZ failed then in allowing their best minds to work for other countries, eg Vettori and McCullum?" They've only really failed in that regard, Darren Pickerin, by not having a bigger bank balance
dug in, Tickner jumps out of the way and survives another examination
back of a length, fended down towards the cordon from the crease
banged in and looped to leg slip... possibly off the bat handle? No appeal from England, must have been the forearm
short ball up towards the rib cage, not far off gloving down the leg side. Well held by the diving Foakes
banged in short of a length outside off, this time he sways out of the line
bumper, aiming at the body, Tickner rolls underneath
James Anderson replaces Leach
134kph/83mph full toss to finish the over. Mitchell still doing his bit to drag NZ to some form of respectability. Broad possibly not feeling the vibe in pursuit of this five-for
more short stuff, this time rocketed past the dive of square leg and away to the fence. Half-century up for Mitchell, he takes the applause of his team-mates and those NZ fans who have made it into the ground today
Field comes in to prevent one
banged in once again, Mitchell practices his pull shot by rolling his wrists on another to deep backward square leg
Here's Kiran: "Aviral, I think NZ do such an amazing job of overachieving given their population and resources, that's why they have some of the best minds in the sport (Crowe, Fleming, McCullum, Vettori). It's hard to sustain, and I personally prefer to give them grace."
back of a length, 135kph/83mph and blocked in front of the stumps
another bumper, pulled through the leg side. Mitchell happy to be camped on 49
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Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | |
Toss | New Zealand, elected to field first |
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Season | 2022/23 |
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Series result | England led the 2-match series 1-0 |
Match number | Test no. 2492 |
Match days | 16,17,18,19 February 2023 - daynight (5-day match) |
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Umpires | Aleem DarDRS |
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