<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/kane-believes-2026-world-cup-wont-be-his-england-swansong-23432289" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>England</strong></a> captured the vital wicket of Kane Williamson for 93 in a dramatic five-wicket final session to leave New Zealand 319-8 after Day One of the first Test in Christchurch on Thursday.</p>
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<p>The hosts went to tea at a healthy 193-3 and slumped to 252-7 before Glenn Phillips (41 not out) and Matt Henry (18) halted the collapse with a spirited 46-run stand for the eighth wicket.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Shoaib Bashir, the only specialist spinner in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/team-indias-jasprit-bumrah-reclaims-the-number-1-spot-in-icc-test-bowling-rankings-23437769" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Test</strong></a>, was England&rsquo;s chief destroyer with 4-69. It left the contest finely balanced.</p>
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Shoaib Bashir, the only specialist spinner in the Test, was England’s chief destroyer with 4-69. It left the contest finely balanced.

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