After losing their captain, Joe Root, to the final ball of day four, England knew the task ahead of them would be difficult to hold off the New Zealand side which had bowled them out for just 58 on day one.

The tourists fought valiantly on day five, but were unable to repeat Matt Prior’s heroics to save a draw on that final day five years ago at the same venue.

Neil Wagner finally got his reward for some smart bowling as Stokes finally offered up a chance; attempting to slash Wagner’s bouncer over point he could only find Tim Southee beneath the ball.

From that point on, England knew there was a high chance of defeat in the final session and, sure enough, it came. Woakes battled on but could not be joined for too long by Craig Overton and soon fell himself to another Wagner short ball, leaving Jimmy Anderson to prod Astle to mid-off for New Zealand’s victory.

This win, albeit with a very different side, will somewhat ease the memory of the Auckland Test five years ago for New Zealand, who thought the rain during the match may have denied them victory, but they now head to the second and final Test in Christchurch leading 1-0.