New Zealand beat England by eight wickets as their great batting partnership left England’s bowlers floundering
As soon as Harry Brook was called up as cover, this one-day series became a play within a play, a spin-off with the glamour of the Colbys in their 1980s shoulder-padding prime. And in episode one, a crushing eight-wicket defeat by New Zealand, Dawid Malan and Liam Livingstone snuck the best reviews.
Brook, the man whose presence has ruffled the feathers in the hen house, had a quieter game. He had never opened before in 50-over cricket, for either club or country, but despite getting off the mark with a boundary, never looked quite at home on a sticky pitch. Buttler and Livingstone put on a rapid 77, before the excellent Southee returned and had them both caught in the same over – leaving just time for David Willey to crack a rapid 21, finishing the innings with a six down the ground.
New Zealand’s innings was a lesson in quiet control from Devon Conway, who finished with an elegant 111, and explosive hitting from Daryl Mitchell, who lit up the floodlit Sophia Gardens with huge sixes and skimming lofted drives in his 91 ball 118.
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