ENG vs NZ

New Zealand 283 for 1 (Conway 152*, Ravindra 123*) beat England 282 for 9 (Root 77, Henry 3-48, Santner 2-37) by nine wicketsRevenge for the final of the 2019 World Cup was never going to come in the first match of the 2023 edition. But a…

England 311 for 9 (Malan 127, Ravindra 4-60) beat New Zealand 211 (Ravindra 61, Nicholls 41, Moeen 4-50) by 100 runsDawid Malan completed the century that eluded him on Wednesday, and in the process surely confirmed that he will be the…

England 198 for 4 (Bairstow 86*, Brook 67) beat New Zealand 103 (Atkinson 4-20) by 95 runsBairstow batted through the England innings for 86 off 60 balls but it was Brook's audacious strokeplay that had the crowd off their feet while adding…

ICC has recently revealed the nominees for the men’s player of the month where three players have been nominated for the award. England batter Harry Brook, Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and West Indies left arm spinner Gudakesh Motie…

Lunch England 435 for 8 dec and 168 for 5 (Root 74*, Stokes 20*) need a further 90 to beat New Zealand 209 and 483An unbroken stand between Joe Root and Ben Stokes, worth 88 at the lunch interval, helped resurrect England's chances of…

Lunch New Zealand 209 and 325 for 5 (Williamson 63*, Blundell 19*) lead England 435 for 8 dec by 99 runsFifties from Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell continued the New Zealand fightback at Basin Reserve. Having been made to follow on, the…

New Zealand captain Tim Southee matched the batting record of Indian cricket legend MS Dhoni during the second Test match against England on Saturday, cementing his place in the history books. Tim Southee sent Stuart Broad's…

Innings break New Zealand 209 (Southee 73, Broad 4-61) trail England 435 for 8 dec (Brook 186, Root 153*, Henry 4-100) by 226 runsEngland stared down some defiant hitting from New Zealand captain Tim Southee to take the hosts' final three…

Innings break England 435 for 8 (Brook 186, Root 153*, Henry 4-100) vs New ZealandEngland spluttered and wheezed but were guided along by Joe Root's serene, unbeaten 153 before Ben Stokes declared early for the second Test running during an…

Toss New Zealand chose to bowl vs EnglandNew Zealand captain Tim Southee opted to insert England for the second Test running - this time on a grey, blustery morning in Wellington and presented with a green-tinged Basin Reserve surface that…