Nasser Hussain rescued England’s hopes of a winning start to the series against New Zealand at Lancaster Park. Hussain went to the wicket with his side on nought for two and produced an excellent century to lead England to 228 all out.
He totalled 106 in all as England recovered from a dreadful start, which saw them lose the first two wickets off the first three balls from Chris Cairns. New Zealand went to bat and finished the day on 9-1.
Filed by Johnny Proby