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The best of action from the first day of the Lord’s first test between England and New Zealand
The best of action from the first day of the Lord’s first test between England and New Zealand
The new era of England began with a well-known baptismal capitulation, as Ben Stokes’ team sank to 116-7 after beating New Zealand by 132 in a day full of ports one of the first LV = Insurance Test at Lord’s.
New captain Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum took charge of an England team with 11 defeats and only one win in their last 17 games and their lowest points-scoring streak since August 1995.
The hosts were full of confidence with the ball as they swept the current test world champions in exactly 40 overs with debutant Matthew Potts hitting 4-13 and the late James Anderson 4-66.
However, they withered the bat in scenes similar to the Ashes series after an initial 59-run grandstand was broken between Zak Crawley (43) and Alex Lees (25), losing seven ports for 41 runs before closing. 16 races in arrears.
- England outscored New Zealand by 132 in 40 overs
- Potts draws 4-13 on the debut, Anderson 4-66 on the return
- England closes 116-7 in response to the track for 16 runs
- The hosts lost 7-41 after being 59-0
- First test for new coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes
- Jack Leach retired due to a concussion, Matt Parkinson enters to make his debut
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Stokes (1) was caught behind the ninth ball and former skipper Joe Root (11) headed for the ravine, with the new No. 3 Ollie Pope (7) and Jonny Bairstow (1), who was preferred to the ‘in form Harry Brook at number 5., also falling cheap.
New Zealand were 45-7 at one point, but got three figures thanks mainly to Colin de Grandhomme (42 not out of 50 balls) before Stokes took the last cover of the Black Caps on a day dominated by the Sabers.
It was the locals initially, including Potts, who made Kiwi captain Kane Williamson their first test wicket, but then New Zealand, with Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Kyle Jamieson hitting twice.
Durham striker Potts made a two-ball duck at the end of the day after shining with the ball before, leaving Ben Foakes (6th) and Stuart Broad (4th) undefeated in the stumps and ruining England, letting him escape. an excellent position.
Another bitter note for the local team was the withdrawal of spinner Jack Leach to a concussion after suffering a sharp fall on the field in the sixth over: Matt Parkinson became the first substitute for concussion of the team when he dropped it from Manchester to debut as a player. a similar substitute.
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Matthew Potts tied 4-13 from 9.2 overs, with Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell among his scalps.
Matthew Potts tied 4-13 from 9.2 overs, with Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell among his scalps.
England smashes New Zealand with a new ball
Durham reaper Potts flourished in his test arc (he had 3-8 figures from eight overs at lunch), while Anderson was more expensive but as prolific as New Zealand failed after winning the draw.
The Tourists were 12-4 in the first hour after Potts cut Williamson with his fifth ball in the test cricket.
Bairstow’s trio of non-slip catches had reduced New Zealand to 7-3 and won the Anderson and Broad (1-45) wickets on their return to the test side, with England’s two most prolific bowling players having dropped by the 1-0 series defeat to the West Indies in March.
Bairstow grabbed an impressive one-handed cup to take Will Young (1) out of Anderson bowling in the third over and followed up with Tom Latham (1) from the same bowling in the fifth, this time on the second attempt. while the Kiwis limped to 2-2.
Broad, who had promised to put his “heart and soul” into the first test and play as if he were making his debut, put Bairstow back to work when he induced an outside advantage from Devon Conway (3), a player who had fact 200. on this ground against England last summer in their first test innings.
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Potts made New Zealand captain Kane Williamson catch Ben Foakes from the fifth ball he threw at test cricket.
Potts made New Zealand captain Kane Williamson catch Ben Foakes from the fifth ball he threw at test cricket.
It was Potts who enjoyed a memorable introduction to test cricket on Thursday, starting with Williamson’s wicket in his first over as he put the batter to a fifth straight one-figure score after a duck in a game touring last weekend after the fights. in the Indian Premier League.
Potts added the scalp of Daryl Mitchell (13) and Tom Blundell (14) before the break, while New Zealand sank to 36-6: Mitchell stung and Blundell was kicked out of the stump.
Tributes to Warne when rehearsal summer begins
The brilliant start to England further heightened the excitement at Lord’s, with fans pouring into the ground with new optimism following the quotes from McCullum and Stokes.
The day was also moving, with tributes to the late, great Shane Warne and Stokes in a T-shirt with the name and number of Graham Thorpe -564- in the draw with the former batsman and assistant coach of England seriously ill in the ‘hospital.
Lord’s main comment box has been renamed Warne, while after 23 envelopes, players and spectators stood up to complete 23 seconds of applause to remember the former leg player after the his death at the age of 52 in March: Warne wore the 23rd jersey as a player in honor of his childhood hero, Australian footballer Dermott Brereton.
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The opening day of the first test came to a halt after 23 overs as players and spectators paid tribute to Shane Warne with 23 seconds of applause.
The opening day of the first test came to a halt after 23 overs as players and spectators paid tribute to Shane Warne with 23 seconds of applause.
After lunch, Potts was the receiver on both occasions, as Anderson caught Jamieson (6) and Southee (26) on a deep, thin leg – Southee fell after a counterattack on the eighth goal of 41 of 36 installments with De Grandhomme.
Anderson thought he had won a 32nd five-port throw test and an eighth at Lord’s, only because Ajaz Patel overturned a lbw decision based on an inside edge, and it was Potts who watched a five-port debut. for when he happened to catch Patel. leg before seven.
The 23-year-old pulled out two balls in his tenth month – the ECB later revealed it was due to a ramp and nothing more serious – so Stokes took over the bowling and polished entries with his tenth delivery when Trent Boult (14) hit a ball to Pope in the short half.
England’s day falls flat after the noise of the ports
Pope soon put on the pads, ready to enter No. 3 for the first time in his red ball career, but had a wait of 14 more before heading to the center when Crawley and Lees saw the new ball.
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Ben Stokes was left behind by one when England lost seven ports in 41 runs
Ben Stokes was left behind by one when England lost seven ports in 41 runs
Lees’ run was nervous at first and it was Crawley who dominated the scoreboard, setting seven limits before beating Jamieson in the drive from the 56th delivery he faced, causing a procession of wickets.
Pope advanced Jamieson to goalkeeper Blundell, Root headed De Grandhomme into the ravine, and Lees was caught in the lbw by Southee before Stokes sank Southee behind, Bairstow dragged Boult to his stumps, and Potts then slid Boult to slide. ..