Joe Root and Ben Stokes led the way to help England overcome a shaky start to post 354-7 at the close of play on day one of the first Test against New Zealand.
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The hosts struggled to get going in the opening session of play, and they found themselves flagging on 30-4 following the loss of Adam Lyth, Gary Ballance, Alastair Cook and Ian Bell early on.
However, England produced a decent turnaround, with Stokes eventually being sent packing by Mark Craig for 92, while Root (98) fell agonisingly close of a century of his own.
Jos Buttler (67) added a further 103 runs to England's improved tally with Moeen Ali (49*), although he was dismissed lbw off the final ball.
Ali will now return to the crease when play resumes tomorrow morning.
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