Stokes fires Ashes warning after England crush New Zealand

Englands Stuart Broad celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies Shane Dowrich on the fourth day of the second Take a look at cricket match between England and the West Indies at Outdated Trafford in Manchester. (Photograph by Jon Tremendous / POOL / AFP)

England captain Ben Stokes fired an Ashes warning to Australia after crushing New Zealand by 267 runs within the first Take a look at at Mount Maunganui on Sunday, saying his group has acquired extra firepower on the best way.

RESULT | England beat NZ by 267 runs

England made it 10 wins from 11 Assessments since Stokes was handed the captaincy and Brendon McCullum the teaching reins final yr, introducing an attacking revolution that once more proved decisive within the day-night Take a look at on the Bay Oval.

Having used aggression and intelligent pink-ball techniques to get the higher hand, England closed out victory within the first session of day 4, dismissing New Zealand for 126 after they resumed at 63-5.

Veteran tempo duo Stuart Broad and James Anderson each completed with 4 second innings wickets as England notched a primary win on New Zealand soil in 15 years and took a 1-0 lead within the two-match sequence.

Broad (4-49) was a menace on Saturday night time beneath lights when he tore by New Zealand’s high order, with all 4 wickets clear bowled to scale back them to 28-5 in pursuit of 394 for victory.

Lengthy-time new ball associate James Anderson (4-18) turned the chief tormentor on Sunday, knocking over 4 tailenders as New Zealand added 63 extra runs in 22.3 overs.

Solely Daryl Mitchell, unbeaten on 57, put up any resistance after resuming his innings on 13, hanging two sixes on his strategy to a sixth Take a look at half-century.

England tactically dominated the sport, batting aggressively and intentionally timing the top of each their innings so New Zealand needed to face a brand new pink ball in vigorous seam circumstances beneath lights on days one and three.

The guests can be favourites to beat the struggling Black Caps within the second Take a look at in Wellington earlier than turning their consideration to the showdown with Australia in England’s summer time.

Stokes recommended he was already excited on the prospect of unleashing England’s fearless method after they bid to reclaim the Ashes.

– ‘Choice nightmare’

The captain mentioned depth had turn out to be an England power, naming three injured gamers — batsman Jonny Bairstow and tempo bowlers Jofra Archer and Mark Wooden — amongst a bunch who can be making use of stress on the present squad.

“It is most likely going to finish up being a range nightmare sooner or later however you’d a lot moderately have that,” Stokes mentioned.

“It is an important factor to be excited about going ahead — the quantity of world class gamers that we have got, not solely right here in the mean time but in addition sat at house, recovering from accidents or no matter it might be.

“I do not prefer to look too far forward however I believe it is going to be a very good crop of gamers to have the ability to select from after we come to the Ashes.”

Stokes mentioned their attack-first method, dubbed “Bazball”, was working as a result of the gamers had introduced into it unequivocally and had the power to execute.

“Not solely have I acquired an unbelievable bowling assault to have the ability to captain, I’ve additionally acquired a critically expert and really courageous batting line-up to take a look at and watch them categorical themselves,” Stokes mentioned.

“They have to take loads of credit score for the file I’ve had as far as a captain.

“If we hold enjoying the best way by which we’re enjoying and we’re executing the issues that we wish to do effectively then we’ll be giving ourselves a chance to win.”

“We’re simply at all times seeking to put oppositions beneath stress.”

New Zealand captain Tim Southee conceded England had outplayed his group however did not assume the margin between the perimeters was mirrored within the end result.

He welcomed the return to conventional crimson ball cricket on the Basin Reserve, beginning on Friday.

“I do not know if gulf is the proper phrase, I believe England strategically performed it fairly effectively,” Southee mentioned

“You look again to day one, the best way that they scored allowed them to arrange the match from there by declaring on the tough time beneath lights.

“The top result’s large, but it surely may have been barely completely different so that you reassess and you progress ahead to a conventional Take a look at match at a floor we get pleasure from enjoying at.”

The house aspect are set to regain the providers of seam bowler Matt Henry, who was unavailable for the sequence opener to attend the start of his youngster.