Ben Stokes was Mr Grumpy in Pakistan but there was a hint of a smile back on his face at the end of the first day of the Test series against New Zealand after his side kept in touch with New Zealand despite being below their best.

OUT! c Zak Crawley b Shoaib Bashir. New Zealand vs England Live Score: FOUR MORE! Back to back boundaries from Williamson! Fuller one, on off, Kane Williamson picks it well and drives it gloriously down the ground for another boundary.

England won the toss and chose to bowl against New Zealand on Thursday on the first day of the first test at Hagley Oval. The Black Caps come into the series following their 3-0 series win at India. They were the first team to sweep India in a home series of three tests or more.