England hit embarrassing low

AUCKLAND: Captain Kane Williamson’s unbeaten 91 set New Zealand up for a commanding lead after England were skittled for one of the lowest scores in their history in the first Test here on Thursday.

At stumps on day one in the first day-night Test in New Zealand, the Black Caps were 175 for three and 117 runs ahead with seven wickets in hand.England were left red-faced when they failed to cope with a swing bowling masterclass by Trent Boult and Tim Southee to be all out for just 58 after a mere 20.4 overs in Auckland.

They were flirting with the world-record low of 26, set by New Zealand on the same ground against England in 1955, until number nine batsman Craig Overton spared their blushes with an unbeaten 33 at the end.Apart from Stuart Broad taking his 400th Test wicket it was a bleak day for the tourists, who registered their sixth lowest total in Tests.

New Zealand won toss

England 1st Innings 58 all-out (C Overton* 33; T Boult 6-32)

New Zealand 1st Innings

J A Raval c Bairstow b Anderson 3

T W M Latham c Woakes b Broad 26

*K S Williamson not out 91

L R P L Taylor c Woakes b Anderson 20

H M Nicholls not out 24

Extras (lb 6, w 5) 11

Total (3 wickets; 69 Overs) 175

To bat: †B J Watling, C de Grandhomme, T D Astle, T G Southee, N Wagner, T A Boult

Fall: 1-8, 2-92, 3-123

Bowling: Anderson 13-4-32-2; Broad 15-4-24-1; Overton 15-4-43-0; Woakes 15-5-36-0; Ali 11-1-34-0

Umpires: B Oxenford and P Reiffel (Australia). TV Umpires: M Erasmus (South Africa). Match Referee: Sir R Richardson (West Indies)