NZ VS ENG - 1st Test, England tour of New Zealand, 2023

England continue to turn their opponents to dust with their aggressive brand of cricket. Whatever challenges have been thrown at them, they've had the answers for it. And in doing so, they've won 10 of the 11 matches played under Stokes and McCullum. So that's all from this pink-ball Test at the Bay Oval. The second and final Test takes place at the Basin Reserve in Wellington from Friday. Do join us then. Goodbye!

Brook, Player of the Match: There was probably no standout performer in the game. We all contributed extremely well, especially the bowlers on a fairly docile pitch. We stuck at it and we were outstanding. It was a good pitch. Obviously I stuck to my strengths and tried to whack it. Just the way we've been playing over the last year. Just trying to put as much pressure on the bowler as we can. Struck it well yesterday but on another day it might not have come off. It's one of the most fun I've had. Everytime I go out to bat, I'm really excited to go out and do whatever I want. Was lucky enough to start in Pakistan - have some experience there and some success.

Ben Stokes | England captain: You need to stop calling it (Bazzball) that, you're gonna upset Brendon. Another great performance, very clinical with the bat and very clinical with the ball. When you look at the bowling attack that we've got with this pink ball especially under lights ... we executed everything as well as we wanted to. When you've got the likes of Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson in your bowling attack, it's always going to be tough for any opposition with the bat in hand. One of the most pleasing things was whatever NZ threw at us - their options with the ball - we managed to react to that and come out on the positive side. Yet again it was entertaining cricket to watch. It's what we want to do. It's just going with what you feel is going to work. There's always an opportunity for wicket to be taken with short ball bowing, but it's also great opportunity to score runs. That's what the batters want to do - score runs and they took the aggressive option. Some days it's not going to work, thankfully this week everything we tried to do it paid off. That's a tactical thing around these day-night games, looking to take advantage of the new ball under those lights because it does a lot more. The way we set the game on day one, the pace we scored allowed us to get ahead of the game. Having 320 on the board was a good score, so we were able to inflict some hard damages with the new ball. It's tough for anyone when Jimmy and Broady get the new ball talking like that. Pretty blessed to be in charge of this bowling group at the moment. We take the scoreboard out of the equation in any situation. Brooky is just carrying on from his amazing series in Pakistan. He's a fantastic talent and he's gonna go on to be a global superstar. The senior guys with the bat have to take a lot of credit for allowing these young guys to go out there and express themselves and show the world what they are all about.

Tim Southee | New Zealand captain: Disappointing, but credit to England, they strategically played it pretty well. We were under the receiving end of a couple of night periods, wasn't ideal. The way they batted and the rate that they batted got them in that position and they could declare that night. The decision was right (to bowl), we could have bowled better on the first day. We were able to get nine wickets in the first innings and in the second innings, we got all 10. It's about trying to create chances. Wagner created a few chances, half-chances as well, but strategically they played it pretty nicely. Broad came in and that spell last night was impressive. If we'd gone through last night then we knew there weren't a lot of demons today with the pink ball. Credit to the way they bowled. Different challenge at the Basin Reserve.

Harry Brook led the way with the bat for England with fifties in both innings, but what really stood out were the contributions right through the batting order. And another major point of difference between the two teams here was how much better the England seamers were able to utilise the conditions. It helped that the floodlights were on in both innings when it was England's turn to bowl. But New Zealand also had that opportunity once, and they failed to produce the same kind of impact. Anderson, Broad, and Robinson were just a class apart.

15:43 Local Time, 02:43 GMT, 08:13 IST: Anderson and Broad lead England off the field as the players line up for handshakes. It was Broad yesterday, dismantling the core of New Zealand's batting line-up under lights with the new ball as he produced a sensational spell of seam bowling. And Anderson took over this afternoon to clean up the lower order. England have been brilliant here at the Bay Oval as they win the first Test by a massive margin of 267 runs. This pink-ball Test was poised to be a big challenge for their ultra-positive brand of cricket, and they've conquered it quite magnificently while being thoroughly entertaining to watch.

Anderson to Tickner, out Bowled!! Anderson wraps it up. Length ball cutting back in, Tickner hangs back looking to defend, gets beaten on the outside edge and it clips the top of off stump. New Zealand bowled out for 126 as England win big at the Bay Oval. Tickner b Anderson 8(29) [4s-2]

Anderson to Tickner, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Anderson to Tickner, no run, slanted in full on middle and leg, defended forward

Anderson to Tickner, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, Tickner hops back and blocks

Broad to Mitchell, no run, short of length on off, Mitchell pulls hard but is denied the boundary by a good diving stop at square leg

The ball is being replaced

Broad to Mitchell, no run, half-volley outside off, driven back to Broad

Broad to Mitchell, no run, short of length at the body, Mitchell mistimes the pull to midwicket

Broad to Mitchell, FOUR, pitched up outside off, driven through backward point

Broad to Mitchell, no run, short of length at the body, Mitchell pulls it to long leg

Vishnu Prasanth: "@Cricbuzz, could you let me know when was the last time Eng won a test in NZ? Seems a long time" -- March 2008, Napier.

Broad to Mitchell, no run, short of length down leg, Mitchell tucks it down to fine leg

Anderson to Tickner, no run, short of length down leg, left alone with his arms raised high

Anderson to Tickner, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, Tickner backs away and blocks

Anderson to Tickner, no run, what's that come off? Short of length at the body, Tickner takes his eyes off completely and turns his bat at it, and it balloons off the arm guard to leg gully