Ben Duckett signalled the charge with an anarchic innings of 27 in 18 balls, while Joe Root capped his 150th Test with a no-less free-flowing 22 not out from 15. The coup de grâce was applied by Bethell in a performance of rare precocity - 50 not out from 37 balls,

Brydon Carse spent most of last summer confined to watching cricket on television and mulling over the advice he received from Ben Stokes about how to handle his gambling ban.

Brydon Carse bowls England closer to first Test victory - Carse completed a 10-wicket match haul in Christchurch to leave England needing 104 to win.