England's jam-packed international winter schedule kicked off on a disappointing note after the first T20I against New Zealand at Hagley Oval was washed out due to incessant rain in Christchurch on Saturday. All eyes will be on England next month when they tour Australia for the Ashes, scheduled to commence on November 21 in Perth. However, before a new chapter in the oldest rivalry of cricket is added, England is navigating through a white-ball series across the Tasman Sea.

In the first fixture of their white-ball tour at Hagley Oval, England were put to bat by the Kiwis. The Harry Brook-led side struggled for consistency on a surface that played all sorts of tricks on the batters. With England dwindling at 81/5, Sam Curran engineered the rescue act with his unbeaten 49 off 35. His swash

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