Kane Williamson has slipped seamlessly back into the New Zealand cricket team by top-scoring with 93 as the Black Caps reached 319-8 on the first day of the first test against England.

The hosts, New Zealand, will start Day 2 action on Friday with the overnight score of 319 for 8 after 83 overs

England were frustrated by the returning Kane Williamson as New Zealand reached 193 for three by tea on day one of the first Test in Christchurch. Williamson missed his side’s stunning whitewash of India with a groin injury,

Kane Williamson returned to Test cricket after missing the three-match series against India but was dismissed seven runs short of his 33rd century at Christchurch.

New Zealand 319 for 8 (Williamson 93, Latham 47, Phillips 41*, Bashir 4-69) vs England Kane Williamson blended grit and flourish to make 93 from 197 balls on his return to New Zealand's ranks, but his rare failure to convert such a promising start proved to be a microcosm of his team's day,

England captured the vital wicket of Kane Williamson for 93 in a dramatic five-wicket final session to leave New Zealand 319-8 after day one of the first Test in Christchurch on Thursday. But for the rest of the first two sessions,