England in New Zealand, 2008 (New Zealand)

New Zealand vs England, TEST

Kyle Mills is the Man of the Match for his figures of 4/16.

We do have a few contenders for the Man of the Match. Ross Taylor for his maiden century, Ryan Sidebottom for his six wickets(including the hat-trick) and of course Kyle Mills, who was instrumental in the Kiwi victory today. Stay tuned..

New Zealand win by 189 runs. The first three days belonged to the batsmen and lead us to believe this match was heading for a draw. An excellent spell from Sidebottom saw New Zealand crumble yesterday and an inspired bowling performance from Mills to get rid of the English top order meant England were in danger straightaway. The fact that the 10th wicket partnership was the highest of the innings pretty much sums up England's batting performance. New Zealand then go 1-0 up in this 3 Test series. Do join us for the second test starting on Thursday as England look to avenge this defeat.

Oram to Panesar, out Caught by McCullum!! Oram had one ball at Monty and he's done it! Comes round the wicket and hits a good length, in the channel, Panesar pokes forward and McCullum holds on to the dying edge! Panesar c McCullum b Oram 8(35) [4s-2]

54.5 Oram to Bell, 1 run, angling in, clipped off his pads to long leg

54.4 Oram to Bell, no run, fired in from wide of the crease, gently pushed to mid off

54.3 Oram to Bell, no run, length delivery on the stumps, defended to short mid wicket on the frontfoot

54.2 Oram to Bell, no run, angling in on a fuller length from wide of the crease, cleanly defended

54.1 Oram to Bell, no run, slower delivery, full and straight, pushed to cover

53.6 Mills to Panesar, no run, lurches forward and defends to point, another maiden!

53.5 Mills to Panesar, no run, outside off and he's not interested

Monty's looked pretty good out there so far..

53.4 Mills to Panesar, no run, speared in on middle stump, pushed to mid on

53.3 Mills to Panesar, no run, slower ball, ends up being a full toss outside off, driven to short cover again

53.3 Mills to Panesar, no ball, searching for extra pace, ends up overstepping, driven through the covers

53.2 Mills to Panesar, no run, bangs it in, Panesar gets tall to defend towards cover

53.1 Mills to Panesar, no run, moves forward and defends to mid off, neatly done

52.6 Oram to Bell, no run, kicks up off a length, Bell moves back and does well to keep it down as he defends to short mid wicket

52.5 Oram to Bell, no run, driven with a nice straight bat but straight at mid off

52.4 Oram to Bell, no run, angled in from much wider of the crease, too far outside off to make him play

52.3 Oram to Bell, no run, a hint of in swing, in the corridor, left alone

Incidentally, this is now the highest partnership this innings!

52.2 Oram to Bell, no run, comes forward to defend a length ball, gets a thick inside edge towards square leg

52.1 Oram to Bell, no run, shortish on off, plays it down to gully with an angled bat

Jacob Oram is back into the attack

51.6 Mills to Panesar, no run, angling in on off from a length, carefully defended off the backfoot

51.5 Mills to Panesar, no run, full and angling in on middle stump, safely negotiated off the frontfoot

Moves round the wicket...

51.4 Mills to Panesar, no run, slanted across outside off and Panesar shoulders arms rather stylishly

51.3 Mills to Panesar, no run, full on middle and leg, driven gently to mid on

51.2 Mills to Panesar, FOUR!!, edged but safe! hits a good length around the off stump line, Panesar pokes away from the body, finds the edge but it zips away through the gap between third slip and gully

51.1 Mills to Panesar, no run, bangs it in and Monty takes evasive action, dies on the way to the keeper

50.6 Patel to Bell, SIX!!, Bell finally breaks the shackles as he charges down and launches a flighted delivery way over the sightscreen to bring up his FIFTY!! and the 100 for England.

50.5 Patel to Bell, no run, fullish on middle and leg, turned to square leg

50.4 Patel to Bell, no run, very full and straight, pushed back gently

50.3 Patel to Bell, no run, flighted and full, wristily pushed back to Patel's right

50.2 Patel to Bell, no run, around the off stump line, gets right behind and blocks

50.1 Patel to Bell, no run, tossed up and turning a fair bit, Bell punches to cover on the backfoot

49.6 Mills to Panesar, no run, cleanly defended off the frontfoot

49.5 Mills to Panesar, no run, fullish delivery, wicket to wicket, pushed to mid off

49.4 Mills to Panesar, no run, right up there, zeroing in on the stumps, gently stroked to mid on

49.3 Mills to Panesar, no run, a touch short, on the off stump line, defended on the backfoot

49.2 Mills to Panesar, no run, angled across a little wider and Monty shoulders arms