Eng vs NZ 1st Test: England at 45-3 in reply to New Zealand's 348 at lunch on Day 2

Glenn Phillips shines with half-century as New Zealand dominates England in the first Test match.

Glenn Phillips completed a half-century before New Zealand's first innings ended at 348 Friday (November 29, 2024) on the second day of the first Test against England.

At lunch England was 45-3 in reply, with Ben Duckett 32 not out.

England lost Zak Crawley early in its innings, then fast bowler Nathan Smith, on debut, dismissed Jacob Bethell for 10 and Joe Root for a duck within three balls before lunch.

Smith first dismissed Bethell, who is also on debut, with the first ball of his second over in Test cricket and Root with the third ball.

Bethell had taken 13 balls to get off the mark and had progressed to 10 from 34 balls when he edged a ball from Smith to wicketkeeper Tom Blundell.

Root, in his 150th Test, received a shorter ball from Smith which cut back and cramped him as he tried to dab it behind point. The ball came off the inside edge onto the pad and then onto his stumps.

Lunch was taken on Root's dismissal and Duckett, who had played confidently in difficult conditions, was due to be joined by Harry Brook.