The clocks have changed, the weather is grim, the summer is gone. On the bright side: it means international cricket - and the OBO - coming to you at all hours through the course of the next month with England’s men in New Zealand for five T20s and two Tests.

The series opener is at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, one of the most beautiful grounds on the planet. Being a lovely little place in the middle of the parklands, there are no floodlights - thus the Friday afternoon timing; unusual in the shortest form of the game.

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