Southee: 'Test cricket is as exciting as it has ever been'
The NZ captain talks about the future of Test cricket and Jamieson's return from injury
03/02Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Feb 4-7 2024
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
511 & 179/4d -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
162 & 247 (80 ov)
Player of the Match
03/02Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Feb 4-7 2024
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
511 & 179/4d -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
162 & 247 (80 ov)
Player of the Match
Bedingham: 'It was quite gutsy of me to take on the short ball'
"If we can learn and improve going into the next Test, that will be a good thing for us"
Petersen: 'We've seen enough of Kane now'
He talks about the difficulty of facing Santner and their team's objective in the Mount Maunganui Test
Brand: 'South Africa one big partnership away from being back in the game'
South Africa captain reflects on a "tough two days" against New Zealand
Williamson: Rachin and I had to work hard and keep each other focussed
Williamson calls New Zealand's latest double-centurion "a class act" while also praising their bowling effort
Moreki: We knew it would be difficult against NZ
Tshepo Moreki reflects on his first day of Test cricket
'He's a model cricketer' - Ravindra in awe of Williamson
The NZ allrounder talks about the relevance of Test cricket and his double-century stand with his captain
Neil Brand: We feel as ready as we can be
South Africa's Test captain Neil Brand speaks on the eve of the first Test against New Zealand
Williamson: 'Test cricket is still in the forefront of our minds'
The New Zealand captain also speaks about coming up against a new-look SA team
Ravindra ready for middle-order role in Test cricket
The allrounder also talks about dealing with the outside noise after emerging as the breakout star of the 2023 ODI World Cup
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAre Rehan Ahmed and Shoaib Bashir England's youngest ever bowler-fielder combination?
And has anyone converted more Test fifties to hundreds on the trot than Kane Williamson?
Conrad on South Africa's big defeat: 'A jolt and a wake-up call'
South Africa head coach says his inexperienced players now know the 'harsh reality of Test cricket' after being thrown in the deep-end
Jamieson, Santner bowl NZ to victory after Williamson's twin centuries and Ravindra's 240
David Bedingham counterattacked for South Africa with 87 off 96 balls, but they folded for 247 in pursuit of 529
Santner goes 'the other way' to rediscover his Test bowling
"I tried to give it a rip again, and [go a] little bit slow at the crease. That's what I tried to do at the World Cup"
Red-hot Williamson puts the stamp on NZ's day again
Williamson followed his first-innings ton with a more enterprising 109 off 132 balls to flatten a depleted South Africa and power New Zealand's lead to 528
