{"id":30626,"date":"2025-10-26T04:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=30626"},"modified":"2025-10-26T04:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T04:00:50","slug":"new-zealand-v-england-first-mens-odi-live-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=30626","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand v England: first men\u2019s ODI \u2013 live | Cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"

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34th over: England 209-9 (Brook 126, Wood 0) <\/strong>Henry returns \u2026 and Brook gets a leading edge that travels over the keeper\u2019s head for six. As you do. Brook has some words with himself after a swish and miss \u2026 before whipping over the leg side for another six. This is against one of the best quicks in the world by the way. Add a pull over the ropes to close the over. This partnership is worth 43: Wood remains on none.<\/p>\n

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33rd over: England 190-9 (Brook 108, Wood 0) <\/strong>Brook reverse-sweeps Santer for a couple and takes a single to keep the strike.<\/p>\n

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Hundred for Harry Brook!<\/h2>\n

Duffy bowls a wide off-cutter, and it looks like Brook hasn\u2019t got all of it \u2026 oh, ignore me, he\u2019s sent it over extra cover for six. And then comes the whip over midwicket for another! Brook moves to 98, and he sends a full toss behind square on the leg side, all the way! What a ridiculous knock by a ridiculous cricketer. He loves batting in New Zealand, having hit three Test tons here.<\/p>\n

32nd over: England 187-9 (Brook 105, Wood 0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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31st over: England 167-9 (Brook 86, Wood 0) <\/strong>Santer continues, and Brook is surely going to come for him. After two dots \u2026 there\u2019s a forward defence. He drives for a single, so what will Luke Wood do? Surely just block these two balls? He sees it out.<\/p>\n

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WICKET! Rashid c Bracewell b Duffy 4 (England 166-9)<\/h2>\n

Duffy\u2019s fun continues. He closes the over by getting Rashid to clip straight to midwicket. The end is nigh: can Brook at least get himself a ton?<\/p>\n

30th over: England 166-9 (Brook 85, Wood 0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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29th over: England 164-8 (Brook 85, Rashid 3) <\/strong>Santner is knocked around for singles before giving the ball some serious hang-time \u2026 Rashid drives and gets an edge but Latham can\u2019t hold on.<\/p>\n

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28th over: England 161-8 (Brook 84, Rashid 1) <\/strong>Duffy \u2026 doesn\u2019t get a hat-trick. A yorker is dug out by Brook before the batter clips for a couple. Brook welcomes a full toss, thumping it through mid-on for four. He\u2019s moving around on the crease, a sign that he\u2019s ready to launch. A pull for six confirms it.<\/p>\n

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27th over: England 146-8 (Brook 70, Rashid 1) <\/strong>We\u2019ll have to wait for the hat-trick ball as Adil \u2013 10 first-class hundreds \u2013 Rashid emerges.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a023.24 EDT<\/p>\n

WICKET! Carse c Williamson b Duffy 0 (England 143-8)<\/h2>\n

Two in two! Carse is undone by the bounce, cutting to Williamson at backward point. England are collapsing once again.<\/p>\n

26th over: England 143-8 (Brook 68, Rashid 0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a023.17 EDT<\/p>\n

WICKET! Overton c Mitchell b Duffy 46 (England 143-7)<\/h2>\n

Duffy returns after an awkward wide-heavy start \u2026 and gets Overton! An off-cutter flummoxes the right-hander, with a leading edge looping to short cover \u2026 Daryl Mitchell dives and juggles before finally holding on. Apologies for my last post, Jamie.<\/p>\n

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25th over: England 140-6 (Brook 66, Overton 45) <\/strong>Santer drops a touch short and Overton slaps the ball to the midwicket rope, this looking more and more like his day.<\/p>\n

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24th over: England 135-6 (Brook 65, Overton 41) <\/strong>Overton gets himself four more with a thick edge to the third rope \u2013 he\u2019s dominating this stand, which is some achievement when Harry Brook is at the other end.<\/p>\n

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23rd over: England 127-6 (Brook 64, Overton 34) <\/strong>Overton has got himself a new ODI best \u2026 before Brook is dropped at backward square! The flying Ravindra couldn\u2019t hold on after a powerful sweep by the captain.<\/p>\n

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22nd over: England 123-6 (Brook 62, Overton 32) <\/strong>Overton makes room to wallop Smith through the covers for four \u2026 before clipping through midwicket for more! England\u2019s run rate is actually looking quite pretty now, helped by Smith sending down a leg-side wide.<\/p>\n

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21st over: England 114-6 (Brook 62, Overton 24) <\/strong>Mitch Santner brings himself on, ready to bowl some lovely, loopy stuff. He gives the ball some serious flight and Overton eventually comes down the pitch \u2026 driving along the carpet for one.<\/p>\n

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20th over: England 111-6 (Brook 61, Overton 22) <\/strong>New Zealand go upstairs, believing Overton has got a little tickle behind after a meaty swing across the line: it\u2019s a wasted review. Smith forces another play and miss before Overton comes down the pitch \u2026 and is struck on the chin after Smith drops short! A break in play follows before Overton drives for one to end the over.<\/p>\n

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19th over: England 110-6 (Brook 61, Overton 21) <\/strong>Brook pulls to midwicket: it\u2019s a cracking stroke, deserving more than the single it gets. Overton adds another run to Duffy\u2019s over.<\/p>\n

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18th over: England 106-6 (Brook 60, Overton 19) <\/strong>Brook guides Smith to the third rope (I reckon it was on purpose, so let\u2019s not call it an edge). The 50 partnership comes up and things are starting to look up for England. Nonetheless, there\u2019s still plenty of work to do.<\/p>\n

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17th over: England 100-6 (Brook 55, Overton 18) <\/strong>Jacob Duffy begins with his radar off, launching a couple of leg-side wides. Make that three in a row! He eventually gets himself right to launch a leg-before appeal against Brook. A no-ball adds to Duffy\u2019s troubles, with Overton caught off a free hit, confusing some spectators (including this writer). Overton closes the over with a thumping hit over midwicket for six and England have got themselves to three figures!<\/p>\n

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Fifty for Harry Brook!<\/h2>\n

16th over: England 87-6 (Brook 53, Overton 12) <\/strong>Nathan Smith is into the attack, which brings some pressure: how do you follow that opening burst? Overton, who is looking pretty calm out there, clips down the leg side for one before Brook miscues a pull \u2026 a thick edge flies all the way over third for six! That\u2019s his half-century off 36 balls \u2013 the captain\u2019s more than hanging in there. He dances down the pitch to swing and miss, remaining audacious. That\u2019s just how he plays.<\/p>\n

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15th over: England 76-6 (Brook 43, Overton 11) <\/strong>Henry continues, Santner banking on his premier quick to get the big one: Brook. Meanwhile Overton welcomes a length ball, swatting it down the ground for four. He edges the final delivery of the over \u2026 but the ball keeps low, bouncing on the way to the cordon.<\/p>\n

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14th over: England 70-6 (Brook 42, Overton 7) <\/strong>Foulkes continues, searching for his fifth, but Brook clips through midwicket for four. The quick gets the ball to jag sharply into Overton\u2019s front thigh before finding the inside edge moments later \u2026 not sure the ball carried to Tom Latham behind the stumps. New Zealand briefly contemplate a review before getting wise. Time for a drink.<\/p>\n

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13th over: England 65-6 (Brook 37, Overton 7) <\/strong>Hello, all. Matt Henry, rocking the mo, meets some resistance: Jamie Overton shows his chops with a lovely off-drive for four. The start of an extraordinary comeback? Eh, probably not.<\/p>\n

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12th over: England 58-6 (Brook 37, Overton 1) <\/strong>Henry and Foulkes have bowled six overs each and there\u2019s still no sign of a change: 12 overs into the game and Henry\u2019s going to bowl a seventh. His six overs have brought two wickets and just 21 runs. But we\u2019re going to have a change of bowler on the blog \u2013 Taha Hashim is going to take control.<\/p>\n

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Harry Brook has looked good,<\/strong> and is currently on 37. Everyone else, well, they\u2019ve scored 16 between them.<\/p>\n

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WICKET! And another one! Curran c Latham b Foulkes 6 (England 56-6)<\/h2>\n

I interrupt this catchup to bring you news of another wicket!<\/strong> That\u2019s loose from Curran, who feathers one through to the keeper!<\/p>\n

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Zakary Foulkes then dismissed Duckett and Root in his first over,<\/strong> two cracking deliveries: Duckett was squared up and edged off the shoulder of his bat to Tom Latham behind the stumps, then Root was beaten by one that moved sharply in, sailed through the gate and took out middle and off.<\/p>\n

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The drama started with the first ball of the match<\/strong> and indeed the series, bowled by Matt Henry, which Smith prodded at and missed, allowing it to go on and tear out his off stump.<\/p>\n

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So, that cricket.<\/strong> England lost the toss and were told to do some batting, which very few of them have really done. Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett and Joe Root, who only arrived in the country a few days ago, took their customary positions in the top three and lasted, respectively, one ball, four balls and six balls while scoring a combined total of four runs.<\/p>\n

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Firstly, the sun is shining and cricket is being played!<\/strong> There has been a bit of light rain, which is odd because it\u2019s been sunny all day, though it\u2019s windy enough that the rain might have been blown in from miles away. But it hasn\u2019t disrupted play and it isn\u2019t currently falling. It is, as I say, very windy.<\/p>\n

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Hello team, Simon Burnton here in Mount Maunganui.<\/strong> You may have noticed a disconcerting lack of action on the blog \u2013 I\u2019ve just been told that Rob Smyth has been taken ill (I know no more than that). So, let me fill you in.<\/p>\n

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The weather is fine in Mount Maunganui<\/strong> and we should have a full game. The toss is about an hour away.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a019.36 EDT<\/p>\n

Joe Root has declared himself ready to thrive in this winter\u2019s Ashes<\/strong>, having changed his approach to focus more on getting himself in the ideal frame of mind rather than fixating on his technique.<\/p>\n

Root goes into the one-day international series against New Zealand having not played since early September, since when his only batting has come in the indoor nets in Sheffield. \u201cIt\u2019s been nice to have a break,\u201d Root said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith what we\u2019ve got coming up, it\u2019s important to utilise that. I\u2019ve done a little bit of batting, not loads. I\u2019ve tried to get a good bit of separation, just trying to get that feeling of excitement again, almost like that feeling of being a kid at the start of the season and trying to harness that ahead of what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n

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Preamble<\/h2>\n

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the first ODI between New Zealand and England in Mount Maunganui. It\u2019s the start of a three-match series, England\u2019s last international cricket before the Ashes, and most of the Test squad are on board.<\/p>\n

The match starts at 1am BST<\/strong>, 1pm local time.<\/p>\n

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