New Zealand has battled to delay the inevitable but England eventually hurried to an eight wicket win in the first test and a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

New Zealand vs England Live Score: FOUR! Nice shot! Pitched fuller and on off, Daryl Mitchell employs the reverse sweep and gets a bit of top-edge over short third for a boundary. The lead now cross 80 runs for New Zealand.

England blazed to an eight-wicket victory in the first Test against New Zealand Sunday, knocking off their 104-run target in just 12.4 overs of their second innings.

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Harry Brook was dismissed for 171 after leading England to a first innings lead before lunch Saturday on the third day of the first cricket test against New Zealand. At lunch, Stokes was 78 not out, Byrdon Carse was five and England was 459-8,

England lost Zak Crawley, Jacob Bethell and Joe Root cheaply to reach lunch on 45-3 after finally bowling out New Zealand for 348 on the second day of the first test at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on Friday.

England lost two wickets in the last over before lunch, including Joe Root for a duck, to be 45-3 in reply to New Zealand's 348 on day two of the first Test in Christchurch Friday.

So what to expect from Day 4 then? In all practicality, a result on Sunday looks quite inevitable now. Even if New Zealand survives for the first session, they will have to make sure that they build on the lead significantly.