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.

Follow live coverage of New Zealand vs England from the England in New Zealand 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.

England might be using it as a stepping stone to come back to form after the Pakistan debacle and building towards the home Test summer next year but for New Zealand, these three matches are critical from WTC points perspective after hammering India in their own backyard 3-0.

Following are facts and figures ahead of the three-match test series between New Zealand and England, which begins on Thursday: FIXTURES First test: Nov. 28-Dec. 02, Hagley Oval, Christchurch Second test: Dec.