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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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James Wallace

New Zealand v England: first men’s T20 cricket international hit by rain – as it happened

New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy just fails to take a catch against England in the first T20
New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy just fails to take a catch against England in the first T20. Photograph: Andrew Cornaga/AP

That’s it from us today, a washout to start the series but plenty more cricket in store over the coming days, weeks and months. Thanks for tuning in, goodbye.

The Captains have a quick word:

Harry Brook: “The pitch did a little bit to start with. Matt Henry, especially, made the most of the surface. We obviously want to adapt to the situation and the surface but with the depth of batting we’ve got, we can go hard all the way through.”

“We probably just want to be quicker at adapting to the surface. Using your options, and executing… it’s been good fun, a great bunch of lads and all loving being in the squad. We’re looking forward to the rest of the series.”

Mitchell Santner:

“There was a little bit in it, like we thought. The boys started off really well with the new ball. A pretty good all-round performance… It’s a building block for what we’ve got coming up. It’s nice to be back with the lads, we pride ourselves on adapting and we were pretty clinical out there to keep chipping wickets away.”

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