England beaten by NZ despite Brook’s majestic 135

Mount Maunganui’s first international day, one-day,

England 223 (35.2 overs): Brook 135 (101), Overton 46 (54), Foulkes 4-41

New Zealand 224-6 (36.4 overs): Mitchell 78* (91), Bracewell 51 (51), Carse 3-45

New Zealand won the series by four wickets and won it with a score of 1-0.

Despite Harry Brook’s outrageous century threatening to save his side after an awful top-order batting collapse, New Zealand defeated England by four wickets in the first one-day international.

At the conclusion of the second over, the visitors were 5-3 when Jamie Smith was bowled for two and 33-5 in the ninth.

Their hopes sank as a result of Root and co’s attempts to recover from the Ashes, but captain Brook countered with superb New Zealand bowling in favorable conditions, hitting an audacious 135 from 101 balls to nudge his team to 223 in Mount Maunganui.

No other batter in the top seven of England’s top seven recorded double figures, but Brook led the pack with a stand of 57 runs, seven of which came from Luke Wood, who was the last man.

With a score of 66-4, Brook had given his side a chance even though they were all out in 35 overs. When Brydon Carse took three wickets in a strong new-ball spell, the Black Caps were in real danger.

In Hamilton on Wednesday (01:00 GMT), England can tie the series, but this one will be remembered most:

England is no secret using this tour, including the T20s that stopped before these ODIs to build up to the Ashes.

The question for Brook, who scored 78 in the second T20 last week, is whether he can maintain his form throughout the transition in terms and formats. The current evidence indicates a clear yes.

When he arrived, batting was risky.

Brook’s first six deliveries, which he did not score, caused him to hit the body three times. Matt Henry was shown the way as he advanced to his seventh grade drive, which showed him how to navigate the covers.

Before settling into a stand of 87 with Jamie Overton, the 26-year-old reached 50 in 36 deliveries. Carse and Adil Rashid quickly followed Overton as she fell to the leading edge, cutting loose while protecting Wood.

He targeted the leg side and dispatched anything short by flicking it over the fine leg or cracking it over midwicket after three straight sixes off Jacob Duffy to reach his hundred.

This knock should not be regarded as one of England’s best ODIs due to the understated nature of this series and the disappointing defeat it suffered.

For the first time in more than six weeks, Root, Smith, and fellow opener Ben Duckett were in the middle.

Their only other chance to return to form before the first Test on November will be the two remaining matches in this series, plus one warm-up in Australia.

Although it’s obvious that four runs combined for three players are crucial to England’s hopes, New Zealand’s new-ball bowlers deserve a lot of praise.

Smith was bowled through the gate by Henry’s jagged delivery, which he barely relented with throughout his opening eight overs.

Zak Foulkes’ return to batsmen, 4-41, was incredibly impressive, finding 0.96 degrees of seam movement plus 1.99 degrees of swing in his first 10 overs, a significant increase from the previous average of 0.89 and 1.41, respectively, at this ground.

Root was bowled by a hooping inswinger, though one that wasn’t big enough for his booming drive, after Duckett missed a Foulkes ball from round the wicket that angled in before moving in.

Perhaps Jacob Bethell saved the 23-year-old’s best delivery.

The left-hander attempted to play straight down the field, but the ball swung too far to miss his outside edge.

Brook later expressed his opinion that England’s record could be justified. He could have been correct if his team had kept their catches.

Both errors were legal. When Root defeated Jamie Overton’s Bracewell on a low at-fly, the hosts were 75-4.

When Luke Wood dropped the ball after a reverse sweep from Mitchell reached him at a backward point, the Black Caps still needed another 93.

That made it possible for the Kiwi pair to work together to avoid the early danger Carse had caused by putting together a measured partnership of 92.

The 30-year-old seamer nickered off Kane Williamson’s first ball with a hard-cut near the top of the stumps, but opener Will Young and former captain Tom Latham, who had slipped to 24 before being pinched lbw, both quickly and full deliveries.

From that position, I’ve done it a few times. It’s a do-or-die situation, and thankfully I’ve managed to get us a respectable score to defend it a few times.

Mitchell Santner, captain of New Zealand, said, “Our opening bowlers were outstanding. Matt Henry is capable of doing that, we are aware of. Then, Zak Foulkes was outstanding with his swing. Particularly for the left-handeders, he appeared to be a nightmare.