England vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Cricket Score And Live Updates

England vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live:  Harry Brook was included in the England team for the first Twenty20 international against New Zealand at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday after being controversially omitted from the reigning 50-over champions' World Cup squad. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to field in the first of a four-match series. Brydon Carse was given a Twenty20 international debut on his home ground, with the Durham paceman called up to replaced the injured John Turner New Zealand selected two players who appeared in English domestic cricket's the Hundred -- Devon Conway and Finn Allen -- to open as they did for the Southern Brave, with captain Tim Southee leading the attack. (LIVE SCORECARD)

No run.

2 runs.

Floated up, on off, Mitchell Santner uses his feet and drives it down to long on for a single.

Short and just outside off, Mitchell Santner chops it straight to backward point.

Rolls his fingers over the ball and hurls it on a length, on middle, Glenn Phillips can only push it back to the bowler.

Angling away, slightly short, outside off, Glenn Phillips cuts it past point and collects a couple of runs.

Sees Santner make room and follows him with a bumper, Mitchell Santner helps it behind square for a single.

Slower delivery again, full and at the stumps, knocked down to long off for a single.

FOUR! Swatted away! Slower and into the wicket, on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips waits deep in his crease and pulls it towards deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Begins on a back of a length, around off, Mitchell Santner dabs it wide of point. Luke Wood in the deep does extremely to run around and keeps it to one.

Much straighter this time, full and on off and middle, Glenn