Centuries for Harry Brook and Joe Root put England in control on day one

England were in trouble after losing three early wickets before Brook and Root built an unbeaten 294-run partnership for the fourth wicket to turn the game on its head

Wellington (day one of five): England 315-3

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Harry Brook and Joe Root plundered centuries on day one of the second Test in Wellington as England bounced back from a shaky start to close on 315 for 3.

Brook scored his fourth Test century off 107 balls in the 45th over before accelerating to 184 (169) at the end of the day.

Root, meanwhile, reached three figures in contrasting fashion, taking 182 balls to raise his bat just as the rain set in.

New Zealand, however, were left to rue allowing England back into the game after a disciplined opening spell from Matt Henry and Tim Southee yielded three early wickets.

^{Matt Henry picked up two early wickets [Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images]}

^{Zak Crawley departed for yet another single-figure knock [Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images]}

Out of form opener Zak Crawley (2) departed for yet another single-figure knock in the fourth over, sending the faintest edge through to Tom Blundell off Henry, and the bowler didn't have to wait long for his second wicket of the day, with Michael Bracewell taking a routine catch at second slip to account for Ollie Pope.

Five balls later, Bracewell was once again at the centre of the action, diving in the slips to hang on to Ben Duckett and secure a 700th international wicket for Southee.

Brook, however, was unfazed by his early entrance and dispatched Southee for three consecutive fours in the ninth over to signal his intent from the get-go.

He and Root built a 50-run partnership off 77 balls in the 19th over, with the former skipper happy to soak up the pressure while Brook took the more attacking approach, and on the stroke of lunch, the 24-year-old reached his half-century off 51 balls with a boundary off Bracewell.

England resumed on 101 for 3 and after weathering a tricky spell from Southee and Henry, Brook took his chance against Mitchell, striking back-to-back sixes in the 35th.

And the scoreboard continued to tick over at a healthy rate, with the pair rotating the strike nicely and taking full advantage of Mitchell and an out of sorts Neil Wagner.

^{Joe Root celebrates reaching his century [Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images]}

^{Neil Wagner had an expensive day, returning figures of 0 for 101 from 17 overs [Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images]}

Root brought up his half-century in the 45th but his time in the spotlight was brief, with Brook dispatching the next delivery for four to move onto 103.

He finished the session with a flourish, brutally hitting Wagner for a couple of boundaries to send England into tea with a spring in their step, and after the break, the pair simply accelerated, racing beyond the 300-mark in the 63rd over after resuming on 237 for 3.

By this point, Root had advanced into the 90s and after striking a four down the ground to move to 99 at the start of the 65th over, he ran two off the final delivery to see himself safely into three figures.

It proved to be the last act of day one, with the rain, which had been expected to wash out the first three days, setting in around 4am.