
In Hamilton, the cricket community witnessed something uncommon: a captain acknowledged that his elite team was “hammered.” No one anticipated that the defending champions’ reputation would suffer such a blow when England vs. New Zealand took place in October 2025. Brutal honesty, however, can sometimes be more devastating than any cricket ball. After New Zealand won the ODI series 2-0 with one game remaining, Harry Brook didn’t hold back. With annoyance in every word, he uttered, “You come to play the second-best team in the world on their own patch, and they have hammered us.” For those following the England vs. New Zealand live score, witnessing yet another collapse was like watching an unavoidable slow-motion car accident.
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