England went into this day-night Test calling the format a gimmick, but as Stuart Broad set off on one of his trademark surges, sending the Zing bails flying in the darkness and New Zealanders on their way, there was a sense it may be growing on them.
A run of five pink-ball defeats probably informed the pre-match stance but, equally, this is a team under Ben Stokes that cares little for history. That is unless it is Broad rolling out a few of the old hits, his four-wicket burst on the third evening in Mount Maunganui sending thoughts back to those giddy days of Trent Bridge, Johannesburg and the like.
