Debutant Bethell's 37-ball 50 seals victory for England - report
Duckett (27 off 18) gets England off to flier
New Zealand finally bowled out for 254
Carse takes 6-42 for maiden Test five-wicket haul
Mitchell (84) holds up England
England go 1-0 up in three-Test series
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Zak Crawley averages just 9.88 in 17 innings against New Zealand so far in his Test career - since the turn of the century only Marlon Samuels has played as many innings with as low an average against an opponent (9.81 vs Sri Lanka).
Ben Duckett fancies a bit of Tim Southee, it's fair to say.
He takes 10 off the first two balls of the over with more powerful hitting, striking the Kiwi seamer down the ground for four then a top-edge hook over fine leg to a bumper.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
England have scored 32 runs with the scoop shot in Test matches this year, that's only just over half as many as in 2023 (63 runs).
Eeesh, Jacob Bethell with a lucky escape. He gets off the mark with an inside edge, attempting to drive, which beats wicketkeeper Tom Blundell and races away through fine leg for four.
Erm, Ben Duckett... Is now really the time do this?
The England opener does not appear fazed by the situation and decides to follow a delivery from Tim Southee and ends up lifting it over the wicketkeeper's head for four with a kind of stand-up ramp shot.
He immediately follows it up with another boundary, more conventionally working Southee into the leg side.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesUpdated: Zak Crawley vs New Zealand's new-ball pair in Tests so far
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I can't believe the pessimism from England fans. We'll win it by tea.
Jimmy in Gateshead
Crawley c & b Henry 1 (Eng 1-1)
Image source, Getty ImagesUh oh.
A fraction of movement does for Zak Crawley and a booming drive he envisions going through the covers ends up back in the hands of Matt Henry instead.
Crawley was stretching to get that delivery and is unable to get the middle of the bat on it. Smart reaction catch from the Kiwi seamer, though.
A few jitters in the England dressing room, perhaps?
Ben Duckett gets on strike and is beaten by an absolute peach of a delivery from Tim Southee. Swing, beautiful seam presentation and nip off the pitch.
Too good for the England left-handed opener.
Duckett responds with a bit of a wild slash to Southee's final ball but gets away with it.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesZak Crawley vs New Zealand's new-ball pair in Tests so far
The new ball swings away from Zak Crawley in that rather asethtically-pleasing manner. Crawley leaves, is beaten and then gets off the mark with a drive.
Tim Southee has the ball in hand and is at the top of his mark, Zak Crawley has just taken guard.
Play.
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Glad I held off making a lunch reservation on the beach. Do need to stock up on sun cream though, scorcher!
Tom, (still) in Christchurch
Right, New Zealand's players are assembling on the edge of the outfield looking fairly relaxed it has to be said. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett will open the batting for England.
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Remember, there’s no team like England (over many years) for snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory.
Colin, Cambridge
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on TNT Sports
Brydon Carse has made a fantastic start to his Test career. What is it that makes him special, an earmarked him looking ahead to the Ashes? It's pace and bounce. He's a strong lad and he's developing his skills all the time with the Kookaburra ball.
His domestic record is fairly modest, and not the sort which would pick him out as an international cricketer, but it's his attributes which make him so important. New Zealand's batters struggled against his short ball, and the lift he gets off a length.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Christchurch
Carse is the first England bowler to take a 10-wicket haul in an away Test since Monty Panesar during the famous win in India in 2012. He's the first seamer since Ryan Sidebottom in New Zealand 16 years ago.
Steady now, Tim.
Anyway, Brydon Carse has really caught the eye in this Test match. Lots of chatter he'll be a shoo-in for the Ashes given the pitches England are set to face there.
He looks a handy player.
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Tim L-G: I have a funny feeling I shall wake up in the morning to find NZ have pulled off a stunning victory
My research leads me to determine that only two lower fourth-innings totals lower than this one have successfully defended.
Australia defended 85, winning by seven runs, against England at The Oval in 1882.
West Indies were victorious by 35 runs when they defended 99 against Zimbabwe at Port of Spain in 2000.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latham,caught Pope, bowled Carse Latham, caught Pope, bowled Carse | 47 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 87.04 |
Conway,caught and bowled Atkinson Conway, caught and bowled Atkinson | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25.00 |
Williamson,caught Crawley, bowled Atkinson Williamson, caught Crawley, bowled Atkinson | 93 | 197 | 10 | 0 | 265 | 47.21 |
Ravindra,caught Crawley, bowled Bashir Ravindra, caught Crawley, bowled Bashir | 34 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 69.39 |
Mitchell,caught Brook, bowled Carse Mitchell, caught Brook, bowled Carse | 19 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 40.43 |
Blundell,caught Atkinson, bowled Bashir Blundell, caught Atkinson, bowled Bashir | 17 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 53.13 |
Phillips,not out Phillips, not out | 58 | 87 | 6 | 1 | 140 | 66.67 |
Smith,caught Root, bowled Bashir Smith, caught Root, bowled Bashir | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23.08 |
Henry,caught Duckett, bowled Bashir Henry, caught Duckett, bowled Bashir | 18 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 56.25 |
Southee,caught Atkinson, bowled Carse Southee, caught Atkinson, bowled Carse | 15 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 60.00 |
O'Rourke,bowled Carse O'Rourke, bowled Carse | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 11, wides 11, byes 8, leg byes 12, total 42 Extras, no balls 11, wides 11, byes 8, leg byes 12, total 42 | ||||||
Total,348 all out 91.0 overs Total,348 all out 91.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 20.0 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 3.50 |
Atkinson | 18.0 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 3.38 |
Carse | 19.0 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 3.36 |
Stokes | 13.0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 4.53 |
Bashir | 20.0 | 1 | 69 | 4 | 3.45 |
Bethell | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
4 for 1 (1.6 overs) | Conway |
62 for 2 (13.6 overs) | Latham |
130 for 3 (31.3 overs) | Ravindra |
199 for 4 (52.4 overs) | Mitchell |
227 for 5 (60.2 overs) | Williamson |
246 for 6 (65.6 overs) | Blundell |
252 for 7 (69.3 overs) | Smith |
298 for 8 (78.5 overs) | Henry |
325 for 9 (84.1 overs) | Southee |
348 for 10 (90.6 overs) | O'Rourke |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,leg before wicket, bowled Henry Crawley, leg before wicket, bowled Henry | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 |
Duckett,caught Conway, bowled O'Rourke Duckett, caught Conway, bowled O'Rourke | 46 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 74.19 |
Bethell,caught Blundell, bowled Smith Bethell, caught Blundell, bowled Smith | 10 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 29.41 |
Root,bowled Smith Root, bowled Smith | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Brook,caught Blundell, bowled Henry Brook, caught Blundell, bowled Henry | 171 | 197 | 15 | 3 | 315 | 86.80 |
Pope,caught Phillips, bowled Southee Pope, caught Phillips, bowled Southee | 77 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 133 | 78.57 |
Stokes,caught Southee, bowled Henry Stokes, caught Southee, bowled Henry | 80 | 146 | 9 | 0 | 226 | 54.79 |
Woakes,caught Latham, bowled Southee Woakes, caught Latham, bowled Southee | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50.00 |
Atkinson,caught Phillips, bowled Smith Atkinson, caught Phillips, bowled Smith | 48 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 133.33 |
Carse,not out Carse, not out | 33 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 137.50 |
Bashir,caught Southee, bowled Henry Bashir, caught Southee, bowled Henry | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55.56 |
Extras, no balls 6, wides 6, byes 2, leg byes 14, total 28 Extras, no balls 6, wides 6, byes 2, leg byes 14, total 28 | ||||||
Total,499 all out 103.0 overs Total,499 all out 103.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southee | 20.0 | 4 | 85 | 2 | 4.25 |
Henry | 23.0 | 5 | 84 | 4 | 3.65 |
Smith | 26.0 | 0 | 141 | 3 | 5.42 |
O'Rourke | 25.0 | 2 | 138 | 1 | 5.52 |
Phillips | 9.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3.88 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
9 for 1 (3.5 overs) | Crawley |
43 for 2 (14.1 overs) | Bethell |
45 for 3 (14.3 overs) | Root |
71 for 4 (21.2 overs) | Duckett |
222 for 5 (52.2 overs) | Pope |
381 for 6 (85.1 overs) | Brook |
382 for 7 (86.1 overs) | Woakes |
445 for 8 (94.6 overs) | Atkinson |
485 for 9 (100.2 overs) | Stokes |
499 for 10 (102.6 overs) | Bashir |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latham,caught Brook, bowled Woakes Latham, caught Brook, bowled Woakes | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14.29 |
Conway,caught Atkinson, bowled Carse Conway, caught Atkinson, bowled Carse | 8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 30.77 |
Williamson,leg before wicket, bowled Woakes Williamson, leg before wicket, bowled Woakes | 61 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 153 | 70.93 |
Ravindra,caught Bethell, bowled Carse Ravindra, caught Bethell, bowled Carse | 24 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 63.16 |
Mitchell,caught Woakes, bowled Carse Mitchell, caught Woakes, bowled Carse | 84 | 167 | 12 | 1 | 269 | 50.30 |
Blundell,caught Pope, bowled Woakes Blundell, caught Pope, bowled Woakes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Phillips,leg before wicket, bowled Carse Phillips, leg before wicket, bowled Carse | 19 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 59.38 |
Smith,leg before wicket, bowled Carse Smith, leg before wicket, bowled Carse | 21 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 47.73 |
Henry,leg before wicket, bowled Carse Henry, leg before wicket, bowled Carse | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.33 |
Southee,caught Root, bowled Atkinson Southee, caught Root, bowled Atkinson | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 92.31 |
O'Rourke,not out O'Rourke, not out | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12.82 |
Extras, no balls 11, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 18 Extras, no balls 11, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 18 | ||||||
Total,254 all out 74.1 overs Total,254 all out 74.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 19.0 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 3.10 |
Atkinson | 17.3 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 3.25 |
Carse | 19.1 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 2.19 |
Bashir | 12.0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 5.41 |
Stokes | 6.3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4.61 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
3 for 1 (2.3 overs) | Latham |
23 for 2 (8.5 overs) | Conway |
64 for 3 (19.1 overs) | Ravindra |
133 for 4 (35.4 overs) | Williamson |
133 for 5 (35.5 overs) | Blundell |
153 for 6 (45.2 overs) | Phillips |
190 for 7 (56.2 overs) | Smith |
192 for 8 (56.6 overs) | Henry |
209 for 9 (61.2 overs) | Southee |
254 for 10 (74.1 overs) | Mitchell |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught and bowled Henry Crawley, caught and bowled Henry | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12.50 |
Duckett,caught Henry, bowled O'Rourke Duckett, caught Henry, bowled O'Rourke | 27 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 150.00 |
Bethell,not out Bethell, not out | 50 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 135.14 |
Root,not out Root, not out | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 153.33 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 Extras, no balls 2, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 | ||||||
Total,104 for 2 12.4 overs Total,104 for 2 12.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southee | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 |
Henry | 3.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4.00 |
Smith | 3.4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 10.36 |
O'Rourke | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
1 for 1 (1.5 overs) | Crawley |
55 for 2 (7.1 overs) | Duckett |