England race to eight-wicket win over Black Caps in first test

Brook, Carse shine as England win convincingly in Christchurch

“We weren’t quite at our best in this game, but we know how fickle this game can be, and we’ll head to Wellington and stay reasonably level,” says Kiwi captain Latham.

England cruise to win over Black Caps

Joe Root and Jacob Bethell walk from the field after securing victory for England. Photo: Getty Images England comfortably chased down their 104 victory target on the fourth day of the first test against New Zealand on Sunday to claim a convincing eight-wicket victory and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

England player ratings vs New Zealand as Carse shines but Crawley scores 0/10

Chris Stocks covers England home and away for i and will be in New Zealand for the duration of this tour. Sign up for the free Inside Cricket newsletter here to receive his daily dispatches HAGLEY OVAL — England chased down 104 with eight wickets to spare in Christchurch to take a 1-0 lead in this three-Test series against New Zealand. Debutant Jacob Bethell scored an unbeaten fifty off 37 balls in the chase to lead Ben Stokes’ team home midway …

Carse takes six as England beat New Zealand by eight wickets

The 29-year-old continues his rise to prominence in Christchurch

Sachin Tendulkar's All-Time Record Broken, Joe Root Takes No. 1 Spot In...

England talisman Joe Root registered his name in the history books for another reason as he surpassed the great Sachin Tendulkar in the list of batters with the most number of runs in the 4th innings of Test cricket. Root claimed the No. 1 spot in the first Test against New Zealand which England won handsomely by 8 wickets. Root didn't quite get going when he first got the opportunity to bat and was dismissed for a duck. However, he did better o…