New Zealand thrash England in Auckland Test match

Ben Stokes’s efforts are in vain as the Black Caps win by an innings and 49 runs

New Zealand vs. England cricket Test series
New Zealand’s Todd Astle celebrates taking the winning wicket of England’s James Anderson
(Image credit: Michael Bradley/AFP/Getty Images)

Ben Stokes scored 66 but this wasn’t enough to stop New Zealand from thrashing England in the first Test match in Auckland this morning.

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