Summary

  • 15 wickets fall on opening day of second Test in Wellington

  • England all out for 280 in 54.4 overs after being put in

  • Brook makes superb 123 before being run out - shared 174 for fifth wicket with Pope (66)

  • New Zealand reach 86-5 at stumps, trailing by 194

  • Carse 2-28 - Stokes, Atkinson, Woakes one wicket each

  • England lead three-Test series 1-0

  1. Brook and Carse give England the upper handpublished at 05:51 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2024

    Brydon CarseImage source, Getty Images

    That's your lot for day one, folks - but what a day it has been!

    A mere 15 wickets have gone down in Wellington but there was still time for Harry Brook to blitz a ton.

    England are top then and you can read Stephan Shemilt's report from the Basin Reserve here.

    The action in New Zealand may be done for the day but they're only just getting started in Adelaide, where Australia are taking on India - follow that one here.

    We'll be back for day two in Wellington at 21:45 GMT tonight - be sure to join us then!

  2. 'Next generation doing a great job'published at 05:48 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2024

    David Gower
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    This is kind of the future for England.

    Only a few months ago, England were saying to James Anderson, 'thank you but we need to build for the next generation'.

    Well, the next generation are doing a great job. Carse and Atkinson are part of that.

    Woakes is slightly different - he's more towards the tail end of his career, potentially - but this whole four-man attack has done a very good job.

    They've kept the pressure on.

  3. Postpublished at 05:47 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2024

    Harry BrookImage source, Getty Images

    Brydon Carse was to the fore again with the ball as his brilliant start in Test cricket continues.

    But with the bat, England were indebted to Harry Brook, who made a fantastic 123 from 115 balls.

    His eighth Test hundred and seventh away from home - that is some record.

  4. Postpublished at 05:42 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2024

    David Gower
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    Brydon Carse is leading this attack at the moment with huge heart, huge staminia and huge strength.

    He bowls a very heavy ball and fits into this regime beautifully. Ben Stokes will absolutely love him because he is never going to let you down and he has a knack of making things happen.

  5. Postpublished at 05:40 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2024

    Brydon CarseImage source, Getty Images

    Batting got easier as the day went on then and yet England's seamers still managed to take five wickets after tea.

    Brilliant effort from them, never giving New Zealand's batters a moment to relax.

  6. How's stat?!published at 05:38 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2024

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    Cricviz analyst

    PitchViz ratings - by session

    • Session 1: 8.1
    • Session 2: 6.0
    • Session 3: 6.2

    PitchViz Bounce Inconsistency (out of 10, higher = very consistent)

    • Session 1: 3.1
    • Session 2: 2.5
    • Session 3: 4.2
  7. Close of play - NZ 86-5published at 26 overs

    Trail by 194

    A frustrated swish of the bat from Will O'Rourke after he fishes at the last ball of the day.

    It beats the edge, though, and it is job done for the New Zealand nightwatcher.

    But England walk off the happier of the sides.

    After posting 280, largely thanks to Harry Brook's marvellous century, they have taken out the Black Caps' top five in the evening session.

  8. NZ 86-5published at 25.2 overs

    Trail by 194

    Brydon Carse goes past the bat with a superb delivery.

    That prompts a field change that means the only fielder in front of square is short leg.

  9. NZ 86-5published at 25.1 overs

    Trail by 194

    Single for Tom Blundell to start the over.

    Five balls for nightwatcher Will O'Rourke to survive against Brydon Carse...

  10. NZ 85-5published at 25 overs

    Trail by 195

    Goodness me.

    Ben Stokes angles the ball in to Tom Blundell, he shoulders arms and the ball misses off stump by a whisker.

    Another leave that sneaks into the good category. A centimetre to the right and it would go down as bad.

    England rush around to get another over in before the close.

  11. NZ 84-5published at 24 overs

    Trail by 196

    Nearly a third for Brydon Carse!

    Tom Blundell had sent the nightwatcher in hoping not to have to bat tonight and having had to come in anyway, he's fortunate not to go third ball.

    Ben Stokes put himself in at leg slip and the very next ball, Blundell flicks in the air and only just out of the England skipper's reach.

    Four but not far away from a wicket.

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    WICKETpublished at 23.2 overs

    Mitchell c Pope b Carse 6 (NZ 79-5)

    Brydon Carse has got another one!

    The England fast bowler had a few words for Daryl Mitchell after sending down a bouncer the ball before and he quickly backs them up.

    It's another short one, angling down leg and Mitchell gloves it behind to Ollie Pope as he tries to glance it away.

    Extra bounce doing to trick for Carse once more.

  13. Postpublished at 05:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2024

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    Cricviz analyst

    At the 22-over mark, England's batters played false shots 38% of the time, losing four wickets. In comparison, New Zealand's batters played false shots only 17% of the time, yet they also lost four wickets.

    England's bowlers, despite generating less swing and seam movement, have been more aggressive with their attack, targeting the stumps 13% of the time, compared to New Zealand's 7% at the same stage.

  14. NZ 79-4published at 23 overs

    Trail by 201

    There may have been some doubts when Ben Stokes said he was fully fit to bowl in this Test after pulling up late in the first, but here he is, charging in for the seventh over of his spell.

    He's bowled well, too, but just overpitches to Daryl Mitchell and is driven back down the ground for four.

  15. Is Test cricket different to county cricket for bowlers?published at 05:17 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2024

    FinnImage source, Getty Images

    Steven Finn wrote an excellent column looking at the differences between bowling in county cricket and Test cricket earlier this week.

    "It is a misconception every pitch in the County Championship is a green seamer," said Finn.

    "Certainly there are plenty of pitches that favour slow-medium-pacers, but the lazy assumption that a wily bowler like Darren Stevens, formerly of Kent, would take all the wickets on any domestic surface is wrong.

    "There are good, flat batting surfaces on the circuit. The thing that is so different to international cricket is the lack of bounce."

    READ MORE: 'Test bowling is different to county cricket - here's why' - Steven Finn column

  16. NZ 74-4published at 22 overs

    Will O'Rourke is in as nightwatcher for New Zealand with time running out on day one.

    He gets quite the welcome from Brydon Carse who hits him with a nip-backer and then whistles a bouncer past his nose.

    O'Rourke is still there, though, doing his job for the Black Caps.

    Still 15 minutes left in the day, though. Time enough for England to pinch a fifth...?

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    WICKETpublished at 21.2 overs

    Williamson c Pope b Carse 37 (NZ 74-4)

    This time he's got him!

    Brydon Carse back into the attack and he gets the big, big wicket of Kane Williamson second ball.

    Having bowled him off a no-ball a little earlier, he now finds the outside edge and, crucially, keeps his foot behind the line.

    The line is perfect to Williamson, in that channel just outside off, and just enough movement to find the edge.

    Ollie Pope takes a good catch tumbling to his right. Carse and England are pumped up now!

  18. NZ 74-3published at 21 overs

    Williamson 37, Mitchell 1

    Ben Stokes gets through the sixth over of his spell and just errs a tad too straight in the second half of it.

    Three balls angling towards leg and each is clipped to leg for a single, two for Kane Williamson and one for Daryl Mitchell in between to get him off the mark.

  19. Postpublished at 05:06 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2024

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    Cricviz analyst

    Rachin Ravindra has been dismissed 12 times in the first 30 balls of his Test career so far, with four dismissals each in the 1-10, 11-20, and 21-30 ball ranges.

  20. NZ 71-3published at 20 overs

    Chris Woakes is the latest England bowler to overstep, albeit this no-ball is rather less costly than others...

    Kane Williamson then drives smartly through the covers for three. Little more than a push to pierce the in-field.