A sustained seam attack by Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse following a belligerent batting effort saw England on the verge of ...

New Zealand were hurting at the fielding errors with Brook adding 153 after he was first dropped on 18. "Fielding's something ...

Brook was spilt four times - Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes survived other blemishes. The culprits, in no particular order, were ...

Check out how Kane Williamson made history by becoming the first New Zealand batter to score 9,000 runs in Test cricket ...

England took charge of the first test against New Zealand on Saturday, riding Harry Brook's 171 to a first-innings lead of ...

Brydon Carse took three second-innings wickets after biffing 33 with the bat. © AFP Led by a massive 171 from Harry Brook, ...

England's aggressive batting, led by Harry Brook's 171, secured a 151-run first innings lead in the first Test against New ...

The next ball, to Tom Blundell, went the other way, straightening off the seam to kiss the outside edge so imperceptibly that ...

Chris Woakes carved New Zealand open with a vital double strike as England placed a stranglehold on the first Test in ...

England seized control of the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday, powered by Harry Brook's brilliant 171. The ...

By Andrew Alderson in Christchurch. Any chance of New Zealand winning the first cricket test against England at Christchurch ...