Brook, Bethell steady England

Fri, 27 February 2026

21:08

England 28-2 (4 Ovs) vs NZ 159-7 | Scorecard

Matt Henry continues and he starts his fresh over with a wide down the leg side.

Brook then attempts the sweep but guides the ball into his body before being beaten on the outside edge off the next delivery.

A dot later, he hits a boundary with a slap over cover point and a six over backward square leg off the final two balls of the over.

11 runs came off the over.

Lockie Ferguson continues and Jacob Bethell greets him with a boundary with a push straight down the ground.

Follows it up with a single through backward square leg.

Two dots later, Brook crunches one through backward point for a boundary.

A dot to end the nine-run over.

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