England 241-4 vs New Zealand on day 1 of 1st test
(WorldNews Sport)

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) - Rory Burns, Joe Denly, and Ben Stokes made half-centuries as England reached 241-4 against New Zealand after winning the toss on the slow-scoring first day of the test series on Thursday. Burns scored his fifth half-century in 13 tests from 135 balls in 195 minutes - 3 1/4 hours - and Denly followed him to his fifth half-century in nine tests almost identically from 136 balls in 196 minutes. Along the way, opener Dom Sibley made 22 from 63 balls on his test debut, and captain Joe Root scrambled 2...