13/03Result

Tour match (D/N), England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Hamilton, Mar 14-15 2018

Match drawn

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Match Coverage

'A bit of a kick up the backside' - Thorpe
Liam Livingstone and Joe Root were the only England batsmen to really shine against the pink ball and batting coach Graham Thorpe said it was a reminder of the performances needed
England lose 14 wickets in a day, but Livingstone shines
The second day of England's two days with the pink ball in Hamilton did not go that well for the batsmen. England lost 14 wickets in the day and were still unable to match the New Zealand XI total
Wood's new-ball role an eye to the future beyond Anderson-Broad
England's most prolific bowling pair will hope to stay together for some time yet, but in a sign of Joe Root starting to think further ahead into his captaincy tenure minds have been cast to the future
Blundell and Jamieson give England the runaround
Ben Stokes' back will be the focus of attention over the next few days, while the exploits of the New Zealand XI lower order raised questions about the England attack
'There's a place for emotion on the field' - Anderson on Rabada
England paceman sympathises with Kagiso Rabada after his on-field aggression leads to two-Test ban

NZ XI BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
SHA Rance	17.0	2	62	3	3.64	(1nb)
KA Jamieson	13.0	4	38	1	2.92	(1w)
DAJ Bracewell	7.0	1	33	3	4.71	(1nb, 1w)
SC Kuggeleijn	15.0	2	50	4	3.33	(1w)
NG Smith	13.0	3	45	3	3.46	(2nb)
AY Patel	23.0	4	68	0	2.95
HM Nicholls	2.0	0	11	0	5.50

'A bit of a kick up the backside' - Thorpe