Captain Ben Stokes opted not to take the field, allowing Ollie Pope to lead the side instead. Brook, who scored three centuries in as many Tests during the whitewash over Pakistan before Christmas, was in electric form as he lashed a New Zealand XI to all parts of Seddon Park on the first of two days of warm-up action. Rookie leg-spinner Adi Ashok bore the brunt, pounded for five consecutive sixes in an over after Brook blocked the first delivery. A few more inches on the shot and it would have been a tenth six and another hundred. Zak Crawley (17), Ben Duckett (32) and Pope (26) all failed to kick on after getting starts.

Source: The Herald February 08, 2023 07:47 UTC