Players have started warming up and are just about ready to go. The Kiwi pair is out on the lawn while Maugham is lathering himself with sunscreen. It's a good idea adn the players are going to need a fair bit of it this week.

The toss has just happened so it's not far until we are underway

Westerby plays B to EB level with 5
Maugham plays R to S of c2
Garrison plays K an misses to EB
Burch heads to c3... misses to 3yN of c4

Garrison fails H1,
Burch hits 6 yarder, Makes 1 no rush to ball on EB, takes off to it gets a rush pointing at c3, cuts to 5yN of h6 and takes off out going to partner in C2..
Referee's out now seeing if it's in contact.. it is..
Westerby has a 13 yard double coming up..

Misses, that should be a cannon for Burch an would expect him to go round off that

Plays the canon, h3 pioneer is 7yW of it, but has run h2 an should be fine

Going round,about to have a tight MSL but sticks in 3b. Garrison to play has a 1 footer

Rushes to 1ft in front of 1 and is away

Garrison approaching 1b what will the leave be

Its going to be a spread with y - h1 at the peg

Maughan lifts the wb ball and shoots down the line. Hits! Qp coming up?

Maughan fails h1

Westerby hits from h3 to h2 has two balls at h1 and is currently on a standard tp. 4b jawsed after 3

Has an angled 1b but is fine. 2 peels done and has just run 2b

Competes the tp nz gets first game +18tp (aw)

G2 just trying to find out what the opening.. Iarrived to see Westerby miss a return after 1 followed by Maugham hit a 19 yarder, approach 1 of the boundary then fail h1. Westerby hits 25 yarder into c4 and has a good chance to go round here

Made h2 and should be away now

We probably have about 40odd spectators here already, this will only improve as the day goes on and as we move towards the conclusion of the test. I think it's going to be a great atmosphere to finish the event here

Not a cloud in the sky, wind is low and we are currently about 22 degrees with a high of 26 expected

Still going round approaching 1b

Tight spread, Maugham by wb just adjusting peg ball now

Maugham hits, tpo? Burch has just made a nice comment about the lovely tiled walls outside the club

Makes h1 this time hits 8y return and is underway

No tpo unless it's going to be delayed. Currently making h5 and it will just be to 4b what will the leave be? I'm guessing msl with Westerby at h4

Kiwi team lift the 4b ball from h4 abs shoot down the line. Hits! Leave coming up now

Maughams 4b ball at h1, kiwis laid up n of h2 on wb I'm assuming wired from burch who is over on eb peg high

Maugham goes to just n of c4?

Toby is on a delayed tp now. Runs h4 into reception ball. Sends it up to 3, makes h5 but no rush. Big Croquet stroke now. .

Take Off jawses the peele but approaching h6 from 3 yards. . Angled hoop

No dramas creams it through to the boundary. Rushes to c3 and loading 2b going for the rush peel now

3 yard rush to 1b... Great shot. 2b ball in a good position so we may see a death roll going to 2b

No death roll, takes off into 2b pioneer 2y approach. . Spanks it through has a northwards rush and will be setting up the peel going to 4b

Straight double it will be positioning peele as he gets a rush to 4b

Lining up the peel. . Front ball only goes to the peg so harder finish now

Loads deep ball going to oppo at peg, doesn't get a rush on it to peele taking of from 3 yards. 2ft cut rush now.. Over hits and it finished 2y east of rover. What will the leave be?

The leave hasnt gone to plan so far. Rushed Burch inbetween 1 an 2, taking off to partner at rover to get a rush to eb took off into it. Croquets it to 2 yards off wb going to peg ball. Adjusts peg ball and retires to c2

Maughan hits and has a leave laid up near c2 with Toby near h1 and Aaron near eb peg high. Kiwi team out looking what to do

Toby goes to c4

Burch fails h1

Westerby misses 13 yarder
Burch makes h1

Misses 4 yarder into c4

Westerby approaching from 2 yards with partner 8y ne of the peg
Runs rover has a 3 yarder pointing to c2. Doesn't hit very hard good take off gets 1y rush. . Lining up peg out from 2 yards

NZ draws first blood with a 2-0 win over Burch and Maugham.

NZ 1 ENG 0

Clarke and Chapman beat Fulford and Patel in 3
NZ 2 ENG 0