Chris Woakes is given the honour of giving a speech and presenting his Warwickshire teammate Jacob Bethell with his cap on ...

England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl first in the opening match of a three-test series against New ...

Kane Williamson has slipped seamlessly back into the New Zealand cricket team by top-scoring with 93 as the Black Caps ...

Bethell has impressed in the shorter formats, given that he made his T20I and ODI debuts in September. He has five ...

Shoaib Bashir takes 4-69 as England chip away at the New Zealand batting on the opening day of the first Test in Christchurch ...

Kane Williamson slipped seamlessly back into the New Zealand cricket team, top-scoring with 93 as the Black Caps reached ...

Thankfully for Bashir, Rachin Ravindra improved Kiwi-spinner relations by slapping a full toss to midwicket for his first.

The New Zealand veteran falls in the 90s for the first time since 2018, cutting into the hands of Zak Crawley who takes the catch falling to his left. It's a second wicket for the returning Gus ...

The hosts, New Zealand, will start Day 2 action on Friday with the overnight score of 319 for 8 after 83 overs ...

New Zealand close day one of first Test on 319-8 after England take five wickets in final session; off-spinner Shoaib Bashir ...

Kane Williamson slipped seamlessly back into the New Zealand cricket team, top-scoring with 93 as the Black Caps reached ...

England asked New Zealand to bat first in the opening game of the three-match Test series at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.