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We might only have got in 65 of the scheduled 90 overs before the rain arrived but there was a full day's worth of action and more!

England were put in to bat on a (very!) green seamer, slipped to 21-3 before a stunning fourth-wicket stand between Joe Root and Harry Brook saw them close on 315-3.

Root reached his 29th Test ton but Brook was the star of the show, and he'll resume tomorrow on 184 and looking for a maiden double hundred in just his sixth Test.

If you missed any of the action from an enthralling first day in Wellington, you can read all about it in Stephan Shemilt's excellent report.

And, before we go, a reminder that we'll have live text, radio and in-play clips of England's semi-final against South Africa in the T20 World Cup later today.

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More from Brook, speaking to BT Sport: "Both me and Joe were moving around quite a lot in the crease, just trying to put the bowlers off their lengths.

"There was a little bit in the pitch early on so we were just trying to negate that really.

"I think he was more excited about me getting my hundred than I was. He's unbelievable to bat with, I've played plenty of games with him now and I enjoy every game.

Favourite shot of the day? "Probably that one I hit Henry back over Henry's head for four. I enjoyed that one."

On Joe Root: "I think we were a perfect partnership there. He obviously struggled a little bit at the start and couldn't quite middle anything but then as he got into it later into his innings, he was the Joe Root everyone knows and loves. Another hundred he can tick off."

On a possible double hundred: "I haven't got one before so I'll be thinking about that a little bit. But I'll find my family and chill out tonight.

"It's only he first day of a five-day Test match so we've got plenty to do from here. We've got them on the back foot a little bit here so hopefully we can carry on the momentum the next few days."

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England batter Harry Brook, after scoring 184no on day one, speaking to BT Sport: "Just the usual mindset, the way I've been playing the whole time I've been playing Test cricket.

"Plenty of time, look to put pressure on the bowler and be as positive as possible.

"On that pitch, I was trying to move around quite a lot so I did change a few little things but generally I think the more positive you are, the more you get away with.

"So there were a few miscues into gaps, if I'd be a little bit more half-hearted, I might have been caught. I was trying to be as positive as possible."

Steven Finn
Former England bowler on BT Sport

Neil Wagner's been a fantastic servant to New Zealand cricket, but maybe there's not quite the same venom and zip on his bouncers as there were a few years ago. That's just sport, you get older and you lose that zip.

The thing that's impressed me the most is Brook's ability to sense those moments in the day's play where he's had to hold in, sit and respect the bowlers because they were bowling well and the conditions deserved his respect. Then the second he's had the opportunity to put any degree of pressure back on those bowlers he's done it.

For Daryl Mitchell, at some stages there were four or five players coming up to him mid-over to suggest where to bowl. When you've got people doing that, you're in trouble.

Yep, that's your lot, folks.

The rain refuses to relent and play has been abandoned for the day - but what a day for England.

They've recovered from 21-3 on a green seamer to put themselves in a fantastic position thanks to an unbroken 294-run stand between Joe Root and Harry Brook.

Root has just reached his ton, Brook is closing in on a double. But he's going to have to wait until day two.

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A further update from the Basin Reserve: the covers are back on.

I think that could well be that.

England will be delighted to get back out there, given the chance, but New Zealand might not be so keen.

Since reducing the tourists to 21-3, they've gone nearly 60 overs without a wicket and the decision to go in with just three frontline seamers looks to have backfired.

Good news from the Basin Reserve, I'm reliably informed that the covers are coming off!

Sir Alastair Cook
Former England captain on BT Sport

I wouldn't know exactly what to do as a captain against a man in Brook's form, because he's got every option covered. They quite rightly tried to bowl top of off to him, he had some luck at the beginning, a couple of inside-edges past the stumps.

But some of these shots you can only dream of and the confidence to play them and the skill to be able to consistently hit cleanly in the right areas - it's been an absolute pleasure to sit here and watch a Harry Brook masterclass. 180 not out on day one of a Test match after being 21-3, striking at over 100, it's extraordinary when you start breaking it down like that.

I'll be astonished if he doesn't play over 100 Test matches. I'm expecting him to be able to dominate Test cricket, 50-over cricket, 20-over cricket, be one of the all-time great players - without putting too much pressure on him!

He's not going to average that for the course of his career, it is a purple patch of extraordinary form, you get them if you're lucky and he's been able to drag his out quite long and he'll be wanting to continue.

There's so many questions about what's going to happen - the IPL, is he going to get burnt out at some stage? He can't play every format and every game, but when you're young you want to carry on and play every day.

I think we were all concerned after such a drop off, Reverend. Thankfully, normal service has been resumed today.

Oh, it's still raining in Wellington, by the way. We've got less than half an hour until the scheduled close so it needs to stop pretty soon if they are going to get back out there.

Rev Aidan Watson: Nice to see a return to form for Harry Brook after the blip of last week of only scoring half centuries. Ending the equal longest century drought of his Test career.

This is Harry Brook's world.

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Former England bowler on BT Sport

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Root's still a relatively young man in sport, but he's been around for a long time, played well over a hundred Test matches and sometimes you can question your desire or willingness to get better. This is the perfect environment to keep wanting to improve or better yourself.

Maybe a period of mild reflection between Test matches made him come back here extra determined to score runs. And I think it's been a real classic Joe Root innings - he assessed the situation in partnership with Harry Brook all the way through, he accelerated a lot towards his hundred, he brought out his reverse sweep, we questioned whether he was going to pull that one out today.

He's shown he's progressive and it's another Joe Root hundred to add to the stats.

Sir Alastair Cook
Former England captain on BT Sport

Harry Brook's just carried on, while Joe Root's just played an innings of pure and utter class. He's looked in total control, it's been pretty ruthless - I can't even remember a false shot in tough conditions.

The celebration there was more emotion - there was quite a telling interview in between the Test matches when he said he struggled to find where exactly he fits in the side.

There's no doubt about it, he wants to be the number one batsman in the team and in the last few games other people have been getting the headlines. When you're a great like he is, he'll still want to be number one. That will mean a lot to him.

He parked his ego today, he didn't try to compete, he used all his experience, said 'Harry you go your way, I'll be there for the team' and got that 100 he so desperately craved, the first one this winter. His 29th, level with Don Bradman - that's a serious number of hundreds.

Quick update from Wellington. The covers were briefly being taken off but they didn't get far before having to put them back on.

We wait.

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As for Harry Brook, it's been another masterclass.

In the history of Test cricket, nobody has scored as many runs as he has after nine innings...