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Harry Brook played the role of New Zealand's nemesis with flair on Friday, reaching his eighth test century as England finished in a strong position after the first day of the second test. Brook's fast-paced innings of 123 included a century from 91 balls and set the tempo of a day on which 346 runs were scored and 15 wickets fell. New Zealand finished in trouble at 86-5 in reply to England's 280, having lost Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Rachin Ravindar, Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell before stumps. Tom Blundell was 6 not out and nightwatchman Will O'Rourke was unbeaten on 0. Williamson appeared typically solid until he was caught by wicketkeeper Ollie Pope from the bowling of Brydon Carse for 37. Carse had bowled Williamson when he was 20 only to be denied when replays showed he had over-stepped. Brook made the difference in the first test which England won by eight wickets, going to the crease at 45-3 and making 171 to deliver a commanding first-innings lead. On Friday he strod

Both New Zealand and England have announced an unchanged playing 11 for the second Test hours ahead of the toss

Both Stokes and Latham pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanctions, eliminating the need for a formal hearing.

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This milestone came in his 182nd innings, making him the eighth fastest player in Test history to achieve 9,000 runs.

Harry Brook, with an unbeaten century, led England's fightback on Day 2 after early strikes from New Zealand

A brief 15-minute meeting took place on Friday but was cut short after the members failed to reach a consensus

The hosts, New Zealand, will start Day 2 action on Friday with the overnight score of 319 for 8 after 83 overs

At stumps, New Zealand stood at 319-8, with Glenn Phillips unbeaten on 41 and Tim Southee at 10, as the team entered the second day in a strong position.

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India, with a win in Perth, has reclaimed the spot at the points table

New Zealand skipper Tom Latham remained considerate even after the historic 3-0 Test series clean sweep against India recently, asserting that Rohit Sharma's "quality" side has the ability to make a resounding comeback soon. The Kiwis, under Latham, became the first visiting side to whitewash India in a three-match home series, winning the Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai Tests. "Indian cricket in general is really special. We've played against them a lot. The guys play with them at the IPL. They were certainly gracious in defeat and they're still a quality side," Latham said after arriving here from India. "They certainly don't become a bad team overnight and I'm sure they'll turn things around in time," he added. Latham said the series victory became much sweeter because New Zealand suffered 0-2 defeat against Sri Lanka before landing in India. "When we were in Sri Lanka a few weeks, where things didn't necessarily go our way, so, I think it makes these times extra special when you're

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New Zealand registered their first-ever Test series win in India as they beat the hosts by 25 runs on Day 3 of the 3rd Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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