| First LV= Insurance Test, Lord's (day one) |
| New Zealand 132: Potts 4-13, Anderson 4-66 |
| England 116-7: Crawley 43; Boult 2-15 |
| England trail by 16 runs |
| Scorecard |
On the first day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's, England's new era got off to a chaotic start as 17 runs were added to the total.
England lost to New Zealand in the same way New Zealand lost to them.
As brilliant as England were with the ball and in the field, they were as poor with the bat as they have been in a run that has seen them lose only one of their past 17 Test matches.
The conditions offered movement to the home side that debutant Matthew Potts and James Anderson exploited.
Colin de Grandhomme's 42 not out was the difference as the Black Caps came back from 44-7.
England was in a strong position at 59-0 and 92-2, but lost five of their own for eight runs in a single over.
On a day when Jack Leach had to be withdrawn from the match with concussion after landing awkwardly while trying to save a boundary in the 6th over, there was more.
Parkinson started the day in Manchester and ended it on the verge of batting in his first Test match.
If the expectation was that the new management would bring an all-action style to the England team, it was fulfilled on a barely believable day at Lord's.
As things went England's way in the morning, the new skipper didn't have much to do. His most important act was to lose the toss, but there was at least one glimpse of an attacking intent with as many as six catchers in the slips.
England caught everything, including two stunning catches by Bairstow at third slip.
The game was stopped after 23 overs for applause in honor of the late Australia legend.
England's batting was depressingly feeble as they looked rejuvenated with the ball and in the field.
New Zealand could already have been out of the match, but the late clatter of wickets brought them back into it.
New Zealand looked flattened until they were given a way back into the game.
After playing nicely for 43, ZakCrawley fell in characteristic fashion, edging a booming drive off Kyle Jamieson.
While former captain Joe Root was at the crease, all seemed calm as the new number three was poked at for seven.
England lost the plot when Tim Southee was pushed to the ground byRoot.
Left-handed Alex Lees was the first to fall, getting 888-353-1299 888-353-1299 888-353-1299 888-353-1299 888-353-1299 888-353-1299 888-353-1299 888-353-1299 888-353-1299 888-353-1299 888-353-1299 888-353-1299 888-353-1299
England needed Ben Foakes and Stuart Broad to drag them to a close without further damage.
For a while, New Zealand looked a shadow of the side that won a series here 0-1 last year on the way to being crowned world Test champion, as their tentative batters were preyed on by the artistry of Anderson and the energy of Potts.
Bairstow took a grab low to his left to take Will Young's edge. Bairstow's reaction to hold a catch he initially dropped was just as impressive.
Bairstow's third came when Broad drew a young man away from his body.
He took the edge of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson with his fifth ball, got Daryl Mitchell to play on and then got rid of Tom Blundell when he didn't want to.
Anderson had both Tim Southee and Jamieson caught on the boundary, even though he took some punishment.
The last man Boult was dismissed by Stokes after he was forced to leave the field with cramp.
The match was turned on it's head by the evening carnage.
All Rights Reserved © 2024
