England New Zealand 1st Test, Day 1 Live Cricket Score.
England vs New Zealand (ENG vs NZ) 1st Test Live Cricket Score Updates: England face New Zealand in their two-match Test series starting Wednesday. For the New Zealanders, priority No. 1 this international summer is the inaugural World Test Championship final against India in Southampton from June 18-22 — four days after the England series concludes.
Indeed, that final is the reason they are over in the U.K., with the test series against England having been added on relatively late for financial reasons amid the pandemic as much as anything else.
England will be without a slew of leading players, including Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, only adds to the sense of the series being something of a warm-up ahead of bigger things to come.
A solid start from the New Zealand openers, Latham and Conway taking the Black Caps to 35/0 after 10 overs at Lord’s. Now it’s time for Ollie Robinson’s first over in Test cricket.
He’s only been at the crease for seven overs, but Devon Conway looks well-suited for Test cricket.
New Zealand is 0/29, with Conway unbeaten on 14.#ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/rS85TLWTVu
— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1) June 2, 2021
Stump mic picking up Broad before his first over: “I might go with four grabbers rather than three and one.”. Meanwhile, the first boundary of the bat from Conway as Broad overpitches. Score after 6 overs, NZ 23/0
Before making his debut today, Devon Conway has built a remarkable record in New Zealand. Against right-arm seamers in first-class cricket there, he averages 63; against off spin, he averages 71. A potentially difficult challenge for the English attack.
Conway and Latham out in the middle for New Zealand and Jimmy Anderson with the ball in hand for England! Let’s play
With his 161’st Test match for England, James Anderson has equalled Sir Alastair Cook’s record for the most Test matches for England, and it is not over yet, many more to come.
Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root(c), Daniel Lawrence, Ollie Pope, James Bracey(w), Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson
Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling(w), Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner
James Bracey and Ollie Robinson have received their Test caps. Two debutants for England then as Robinson joins James Bracey in receiving his first England cap at Lord’s
#ENGvNZ#ENGvsNZ#JoeRoot
Ollie Robinson and Bracey make their test debut for England pic.twitter.com/2lMpwC8JDk
— Cricket Herald (@timesofcricket_) June 2, 2021
New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to bat!
It’s not raining (bright and sunny) at Lord’s!
Sooooo good to be back!! @HomeOfCricket 2 of the best teams, blue skies, fans! On @bbctms from 10.15 and highlights at 7pm tonight BBC2 #ENGvNZpic.twitter.com/wRocb5iRoZ
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) June 2, 2021
For Kane Williamson, England is the final frontier. The Kiwi batsman is a legend of the game, but as this @CricViz graphic shows, England is the only place he’s struggled to make runs…so far. #ENGvNZpic.twitter.com/rHj01MN9BL
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) June 2, 2021
Test cricket is back tonight, with ENG vs NZ at Lord’s!. Believe it or not, the last match played at the famous venue was an epic Ashes showdown in 2019. England’s Skipper Joe Root and New Zealand’s Captain Kane Williamson in the photoshoot, with the Test Series Trophy.
Squads:
England Squad: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root(c), Ollie Pope, Daniel Lawrence, James Bracey(w), Craig Overton, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Sam Billings, Olly Stone, Jack Leach, Ollie Robinson, Haseeb Hameed
New Zealand Squad: Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling(w), Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Doug Bracewell, Will Young, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Devon Conway, Ajaz Patel, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra
England New Zealand 1st Test, Day 1 Live Cricket Score.
