New Zealand vs England Match Stats

Starts from round the wicket, hard length, down the leg, Mitchell Santner shuffles across and tries to flick it but misses the line of the ball.

SIX! DOWN THE GROUND! Mitchell Santner connects this time and it goes all over the boundary. Predictable bowling by Brydon Carse where he again bangs in short, around middle, angles in from round the wicket. Mitchell Santner opens up and makes room to whack it over long on for a biggie. First one of the day.

Hard length, around middle, Mitchell Santner moves across and tries to play paddle sweep but misses the line as the ball sails to the keeper.

Short of length, on off, Mitchell Santner goes deep inside of the crease and gets an inside edge to square leg for a single. 

Comes over the wicket, Fuller, around off, Matt Henry pushes it to mid off with ease.

Ends with a short of length, outside off, Matt Henry goes deep inside of the crease and keeps it down to mid on for no run.

FOUR! Mitchell Santner is up and about! Pitched in short, outside off. Mitchell Santner makes room and slaps it over the bowler and straight down the ground towards the long on boundary for another boundary. 

Banged in short, angled towards the batter. Mitchell Santner shuffles across and tucks it towards backward square leg for a single. 

SIX! Matt Henry on the charge now. Pitched in short, angled towards the batter. Matt Henry swings at it, takes the top edge and goes over the ropes at the fine leg fence for a biggie!

Banged in short, angled towards the batter. Matt Henry ducks under it and lets it go through. 

OUT! TAKEN! Harry Brook takes an amazing catch at deep fine! Matt Henry departs! Ben Stokes again goes for a short ball after getting hit for a six in the over. He bowls at chest height and Matt Henry shuffles across and hooks it in an unprecedented situation behind the wickets without much control. The ball goes in the air towards the fielder at deep fine. Harry Brook runs to his left and grabs it well, but realises he is going over the ropes, so he flicks it in the air. He then hops inside and pouches it safely again to complete the catch. The replay confirms it is a clean catch and the Kiwis are now eight down.

Short of a length, just outside off, angling in. Tim Southee flinches and lets it go through. 

Coming in from around the wicket, angled towards the batter. Mitchell Santner toe-ends his pull towards cover. 

Banged in short, angled towards the body. Mitchell Santner ducks and lets it thud into the gloves of the keeper. 

FOUR! Full and wide outside off, goes away. Mitchell Santner stays inside his crease and cuts it towards backward point region and picks up another boundary. 

Bangs in short, angles in from round the wicket, around leg, Mitchell Santner ducks it.

Again a short ball above the shoulders, as the bowler follows the batter where he wants to make room to play his shot. Mitchell Santner finally agrees on to duck it as the ball goes to the keeper.

Banged in way too short this time. Mitchell Santner ducks underneath it as it loops up towards the keeper. 

Goes short angled towards the body. Tim Southee back away and swats it back to the bowler. 

SIX! Tim Southee gets into his act now. Bowled back of a length, angled towards the batter. Tim Southee makes room and swats that from above to go over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie!

Banged in short, directed towards the batter. Tim Southee backs away and lets it go through to the keeper. 

SIX! And another! On a length, jags back in. Tim Southee makes room and pulls it over backward square-leg fence for another biggie. Ben Stokes gives him a bit of a mouthful as well. Six number 97 for Southee in Tests!

Again a short ball, around middle, Tim Southee makes room and pulls it wide of deep square leg for a single. 

FOUR! Mitchell Santner gets in on the act now. Bowled back of a length, outside off. Mitchell Santner gets on top of the bounce and cuts it behind square as it thuds onto the boundary cushions for another boundary. 17 runs off the over!

SIX! WOW! HUGE! Number 98 for Tim Southee in Tests! Gus Atkinson bowls on good length around middle, from over the wicket, Tim Southee walks down the track and heaves it to deep square leg fence for a biggie. 

FOUR! EDGED AND BOUNDARY! Gus Atkinson bowls on a length around middle, Tim Southee gets opened up in trying to make room to hit it over the cover. He looks to push it and gets a thick outside edge that flies to deep third. Ben Duckett chases after it and slides in to push it back inside but makes a mess of it and lets it go for a boundary.

Hard length, around off, sticks to the surface, uneven bounce, Tim Southee gets hit on the gloves.

OUT! CAUGHT! The fireworks from Tim Southee finally come to an end! Bowled on a length, on middle. Tim Southee makes room, steps out and tries to smack it over onto the leg side, but just manages to undercut it straight up in the sky as it keeps getting big on him. Brydon Carse runs in from mid off and settles underneath the swirling ball but swallows it easily in the end. Southee won't be getting to 100 Test sixes in this inning, but he walks back after a fiery 23 off just 10, entertaining the crowd to the fullest.

Length, around middle, William O'Rourke fends it back to the bowler with the full face of the bat. 

Ends with a good length ball, around middle, angles in from over the wicket, William O'Rourke gets beaten in defense and gets hit on the pads. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire denies it. New Zealand takes a review for LBW after a discussion and it remains Not Out as the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is going over the stumps. 

On a length, just outside off. Mitchell Santner goes forward and defends it firmly off the front foot. 

Coming in from around the wicket, bowls it way fuller. Mitchell Santner takes his front leg out of the way and digs it out back towards the bowler. 

FOUR! Mitchell Santner is showing his range here. Bowled on a length, outside off. Mitchell Santner goes on one knee and slogs it over sweeper cover for another boundary. 

On a length, outside off, Mitchell Santner moves across and doesn't offer any shot. 

Brilliant fielding there by Jacob Bethell at the sweeper cover boundary, saved at least two. Bowled full and outside off. Mitchell Santner goes forward and drives it towards deep cover. Jacob Bethell runs across from deep point and outside in a dive and stops the ball dead in his tracks. The batters come through for a brace. 

SIX! That's a FIFTY for Mitchell Santner! Serves it full and outside off, comes in towards the batter. Mitchell Santner goes on one knee and muscles it over the long off boundary for a massive six. THAT WILL BE STUMPS ON DAY 1.