| Second LV= Insurance Test, Trent Bridge (day one) |
| New Zealand 318-4 (87 overs): Mitchell 81*, Blundell 67* |
| England: Yet to bat |
| Scorecard |
England are already facing a fight to get back into the second Test after New Zealand took the initiative on day one at Trent Bridge.
Asked to bat on a dry pitch by England captain Ben Stokes, the tourists moved to 318-4 as Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell repeated their huge stand from the first Test at Lord’s last week.
England recovered from a poor start with the ball to reduce the Black Caps to 169-4.
But Mitchell made 81 not out and Blundell is undefeated on 67 in an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 149.
Crucially, Mitchell survived a relatively straightforward chance to Joe Root at first slip when he had only three, while Blundell edged one through a static cordon late in the day.
England found themselves in danger at various points during the first Test, only to battle to a five-wicket win.
They will need similar resolve here, especially as they…
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