NZ v England in a nutshell: All you need to know as the hosts won the first Test

New Zealand wrapped up a convincing innings-and-49-run victory in the first Test in Auckland as England's dismal winter in red-ball cricket continued.

SCORECARD | AS IT HAPPENED

THE REPORT

With seven wickets in hand heading into the final day, the visitors lost Dawid Malan (23), Jonny Bairstow (26) and Moeen Ali (28) in the first session before Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes battled through the middle session.

But when the Durham all-rounder fell on the stroke of dinner for a hard-fought 66, to leave England 300-7, the away side's hope of salvaging a draw faded and the hosts required less than 13 overs in the final session to wrap up just their 10th Test win over Joe Root's side.

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MOMENT OF THE DAY

Having batted uncharacteristically slowly, with grit and determination to reach his 13th Test half-century, Stokes began to look as though he was struggling having been facing deliveries for over four hours.

As Neil Wagner sent down a barrage of short balls and bouncers, the 26-year-old ducked and weaved out of the way but in the final over before dinner Stokes was caught by Tim Southee running back from point - to become the third England batsman in the innings to fall on the stroke of a break following Root and Ali.

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Having etched out 66 off 188 balls, the all-rounder looked like he could be England's hero but the departure of their last recognised batsman took the heart out of their resistance and gave the Kane Williamson's side the boost they needed to push for victory.

STAT OF THE DAY

England have not won a Test match away from home since October 2016 when they beat Bangladesh in Chittagong.

WHAT THEY SAID

England captain Joe Root: "We weren't good enough it is as simple as that. It is difficult to get back into a Test match after such a poor start and we have to learn some lessons quickly.

"It is difficult to single any one thing out, we needed to adapt quicker, we knew it might swing and seam around and we didn't deal with it.

"The character of the dressing room and the efforts shown today were fantastic. A day like today, you ask the guys to show how much it means to play or England, and they did."

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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson: "It was a fantastic performance from us. If we go back to that first innings we were very good in the lengths we bowled but we were also fortunate in the edges we found.

"We knew we would have to work hard against a quality England bowling attack and in taking 10 wickets in the second innings, which they showed. They fought very hard but we did very well."

Sky Sports Cricket's Rob Key: "Wagner kept coming back and that's exactly what you need. It's fine having [Trent] Boult and [Tim] Southee when it is moving around a little but he is a great follow up.

"You talk about whipping out the tail but also the set batsmen, being able to go through them, that is exactly what teams are crying out for and that is exactly what New Zealand have found [in Wagner].

"Of all the bowlers, he would be the one the England players would not have liked facing. He was at them all the time, they knew they were in a contest. He had so many different ways of getting them out and that pepper no-one looked comfortable against it."

TWEETS OF THE DAY

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