New Zealand vs England, 1st Test at Auckland, , Mar 22 2018 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Test (D/N), Auckland, March 22 - 26, 2018, England tour of Australia and New Zealand

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England

58 & 320

New Zealand

427/8d

New Zealand won by an innings and 49 runs

Player Of The Match

Trent Boult

, NZ

6/32 & 3/67

Spectators wear Tim Southee and Trent Boult masks•Mar 26, 2018•Stu Forster/Getty Images

Stuart Broad tries to avoid a bouncer, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day, March 26, 2018

Stuart Broad tries to avoid a bouncer•Mar 26, 2018•Getty Images

Neil Wagner celebrates Ben Stokes' wicket, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day, March 26, 2018

Neil Wagner celebrates Ben Stokes' wicket•Mar 26, 2018•Getty Images

Ben Stokes didn't mind the occasional attacking stroke, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day, March 26, 2018

Ben Stokes didn't mind the occasional attacking stroke•Mar 26, 2018•Getty Images

Jonny Bairstow picked out midwicket with a pull, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day, March 26, 2018

Jonny Bairstow picked out midwicket with a pull•Mar 26, 2018•Getty Images

Ben Stokes provided defiant resistance, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day, March 26, 2018

Ben Stokes provided defiant resistance•Mar 26, 2018•Getty Images

Trent Boult dismissed Joe Root off the final ball of the fourth day, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 4th day, March 25, 2018

Trent Boult dismissed Joe Root off the final ball of the fourth day•Mar 25, 2018•Stu Forster/Getty Images

Eden Park under lights, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 4th day, March 25, 2018

Eden Park under lights•Mar 25, 2018•Getty Images

Neil Wagner is pumped after dismissing Mark Stoneman, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 4th day, March 25, 2018

Neil Wagner is pumped after dismissing Mark Stoneman•Mar 25, 2018•Getty Images

Henry Nicholls left sprawling after a desperate dive, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 4th day, March 25, 2018

Henry Nicholls left sprawling after a desperate dive•Mar 25, 2018•Getty Images

Ben Stokes fends off a short ball, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day, March 26, 2018

Ben Stokes fends off a short ball•Mar 26, 2018•Getty Images

Todd Astle is ecstatic after dismissing Craig Overton, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day, March 26, 2018

Todd Astle is ecstatic after dismissing Craig Overton•Mar 26, 2018•Getty Images

Neil Wagner is pumped after dismissing Ben Stokes, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day, March 26, 2018

Neil Wagner is pumped after dismissing Ben Stokes•Mar 26, 2018•Getty Images

Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes fought for England, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day, March 26, 2018

Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes fought for England•Mar 26, 2018•Getty Images

Todd Astle is in disbelief after Trent Boult drops a sitter, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day, March 26, 2018

Todd Astle is in disbelief after Trent Boult drops a sitter•Mar 26, 2018•Getty Images

Tim Southee dismissed Dawid Malan early, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day, March 26, 2018

Tim Southee dismissed Dawid Malan early•Mar 26, 2018•Getty Images

Dawid Malan goes through the covers, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 4th day, March 25, 2018

Dawid Malan goes through the covers•Mar 25, 2018•Getty Images

Joe Root took a painful blow to his right hand, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 4th day, March 25, 2018

Joe Root took a painful blow to his right hand•Mar 25, 2018•Getty Images

Kane Williamson looks on as the roller begins its mid-innings operation, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 4th day, March 25, 2018

Kane Williamson looks on as the roller begins its mid-innings operation•Mar 25, 2018•Getty Images

Ben Stokes asks for the pink ball to be checked, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 4th day, March 25, 2018

Ben Stokes asks for the pink ball to be checked•Mar 25, 2018•Getty Images

Match Coverage

All Match News

Root wants 'rational thinking' but England need change

Joe Root may not be having as a bad a time as Steven Smith, but things aren't very rosy for the England captain

Wagner gets the job done with heart and skill

It was just passion that Neil Wagner's face reflected as he celebrated the wicket of Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes on the last day. It came without a lot of the nonsense seen of late

Bairstow's moment of madness

Two long-hops, one legspinner, two pulls: how did Bairstow go against Todd Astle?

Wagner bounces England out as New Zealand win in final session

Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes struck spirited fifties to lead England's fight in Auckland, but New Zealand eventually prevailed for an innings victory

Root's pain runs through England

With three balls to go on the fourth day, Trent Boult was coming to the end of an exacting final burst with the pink ball under lights

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England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AN Cook	caught	2	11
MD Stoneman	caught	55	91
JE Root	caught	51	131
DJ Malan	caught	23	62
BA Stokes	caught	66	188
JM Bairstow	caught	26	72
MM Ali	lbw	28	43
CR Woakes	caught	52	118
C Overton	lbw	3	18
SCJ Broad	not out	1	19
JM Anderson	caught	1	5
Extras	(b 8, lb 2, nb 1, w 1)
Total	320(10 wkts; 126.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
TA Boult	27	9	67	3	2.48
TG Southee	26	4	86	1	3.3
C de Grandhomme	24	10	40	0	1.66 (1 nb)
N Wagner	32	11	77	3	2.4
TD Astle	16.1	5	39	3	2.41
KS Williamson	1	0	1	0	1

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	6	Alastair Cook	Mark Stoneman
2nd	88	Mark Stoneman	Joe Root
3rd	38	Dawid Malan	Joe Root
4th	10	Dawid Malan	Ben Stokes
5th	39	Jonny Bairstow	Ben Stokes
6th	36	Moeen Ali	Ben Stokes
7th	83	Chris Woakes	Ben Stokes
8th	4	Chris Woakes	Craig Overton
9th	15	Stuart Broad	Chris Woakes
10th	1	James Anderson	Stuart Broad

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