Harry Brook smashed perhaps his best hundred yet, while Joe Root showed his class as England reached 315-3 after being put into bat on day one in Wellington.
The pair shared an unbeaten 294-run stand, having come together in the seventh over with England teetering at 21-3. Brook continued his stunning start to life as a Test cricketer with a dominant 184 off just 169 balls, while Root was much more patient as he struck his first Test hundred since the victory over India last July.
Brook was able to wrestle the momentum back from New Zealand, needing only 107 deliveries to reach a fourth century in just his sixth Test, matching the legendary Sir Don Bradman. His range of stroke play, power and timing was on show throughout his innings, which was particularly impressive given the match situation when he arrived at the crease.
