England squeeze past New Zealand in first ODI thanks to Charlie Dean
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1st ODI: England, 211-9, bt New Zealand, 210, by 1 wkt
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Captain guides long tail to low target
England’s biggest summer got off to an underwhelming start at Chester-le-Street, as they limped to a one-wicket win in the first one-day international against New Zealand.
Only a calm rearguard effort from the stand-in captain, Charlie Dean, who finished unbeaten on 31 and valiantly marshalled England’s long tail, enabled them to crawl across the line.