England enjoyed a morale-boosting win after three defeats in four matches as they beat New Zealand in the opening Test of this three-match series.

Brydon Carse has taken 6-42 as England dismissed New Zealand for 254 on the fourth morning of the first test, leaving itself a target of only 104 runs to complete a comprehensive win and take a 1-0 series lead.

Brydon Carse spent most of last summer confined to watching cricket on television and mulling over the advice he received from Ben Stokes about how to handle his gambling ban. Now he has a ten-wicket haul in a Test,

Brydon Carse completed a six-wicket haul on Day 4 of the Test series opener. Carse's 10-wicket haul is a first in 12 years for an England bowler in away Test.