New Zealand has battled to delay the inevitable but England eventually hurried to an eight wicket win in the first test and a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

New Zealand vs England Live Score: FOUR! Nice shot! Pitched fuller and on off, Daryl Mitchell employs the reverse sweep and gets a bit of top-edge over short third for a boundary. The lead now cross 80 runs for New Zealand.

England blazed to an eight-wicket victory in the first Test against New Zealand Sunday, knocking off their 104-run target in just 12.4 overs of their second innings.

Zak Crawley 0. Followed up first-innings duck with a score of one in the second to continue his wretched record in New Zealand (average 9.88). Ben Duckett 6. Backs-against-the-wal

Jacob Bethell admitted his Test debut was "everything I've dreamed of" after scoring the winning run in England's thumping victory over New Zealand at Christchurch.

Brydon Carse took 6-42 as England dismissed New Zealand for 254 on the fourth morning of the first test Sunday, leaving itself a target of only 104 runs to complete a comprehensive win and take a 1-0 series lead.

Kane Williamson has slipped seamlessly back into the New Zealand cricket team by top-scoring with 93 as the Black Caps reached 319-8 on the first day of the first test against England.

England got their series off to a solid start against New Zealand as they took the first Test by eight wickets in Christchurch.

A defiant Daryl Mitchell anchored New Zealand to 254 in their second innings to set England 104 to win the first Test in Christchurch on Sunday. The 29-year-old Carse, in only his third Test, took his fifth wicket of the innings four balls later with a similar delivery that accounted for Matt Henry (one).