DAY ONE
After a delayed start as a consequence of morning rain, Joe Root, back in his old captain’s blazer, won the toss under grey skies and asked Latest Zealand to bat first. A brand new-look England side took the sphere, including three debutants and the returning Matt Fisher, with Root the one surviving player from the primary game of the McCullum era. The Kiwis began cautiously, reaching drinks at 27-1, Devon Conway (9) strangled down the legside off Fisher to present James Rew his first Test catch. Latham (27) then fell to Archer, caught brilliantly within the gully by Jacob Bethell, to see Latest Zeala…
