LAWRENCE BOOTH IN CHRISTCHURCH: If Ben Stokes and England could have handpicked a script for the first Test in New Zealand, it probably would have looked something like this.
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN CHRISTCHURCH: The England captain had said before the game that his body was 'good as gold' after worries about his hamstring had limited him to 10 overs in Pakistan.
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1st Test, D4: Eng, 499 & 104-2, bt NZ, 348 & 254, by 8 wktsDebutant Bethell hits 50 off 37; Carse takes 6-42 (10-106)England had whizzed their way to Hagley Oval on e-scooters hoping the fourth day would be a similarly frictionless cruise. There was a bit of resistance from New Zealand in the end but not enough to prevent the tourists claiming an …
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England captain Ben Stokes played down any injury concerns and insisted he was "raring to go" for the second Test against New Zealand after pulling up while bowling during the tourists' win in the series opener.
Brydon Carse and debutant Jacob Bethell lead England to an impressive eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Test in Christchurch.