England v New Zealand: Joe Root hundred seals win at Lord's

The first Test between England and New Zealand was played at Lord's.

Sir Alastair Cook became the second England batter to reach 10,000 Test runs when he was hit for a century by Joe Root.

Ben Foakes made 32 not out as the home side defeated the visitors by 61 runs.

The England pair were assured throughout, taking the tension away from what could have been a nerve-shredding morning.

It took a remarkable comeback from 69-4 on the third day to give England their first Test win of the year.

The success gave a winning start to the new team.

New Zealand had a seven- match winning streak against England.

The second Test will be held at Trent Bridge.

History boy Root wins it for England

The world's premier Test batter turned himself into the world's premier Test batter even as England crumbled in the last months of his captaincy.

He gave another demonstration of his class in his first test since giving up the leadership.

With the lights on, Root resumed on 77 and continued to bat with the gusto he showed late on Saturday night.

He became the 14th man in Test history to score 10,000 runs when he clipped Southee to mid-off.

He is 31 years and 157 days old, equaling Cook's record as the youngest man to reach the milestone, and he is the first to do it less than 10 years after his debut.

This was the first hundred of his career in the fourth day of a Test.

He was supported by Foakes, who made his most telling contribution with the bat since a hundred on debut.

The New Zealand attack struggled to use the overhead conditions to their advantage and the wicketkeeper took advantage.

New Zealand may have been hoping for a boost from the second new ball, but England made such rapid progress it never arrived.

When Root hit three boundaries in one Southee over, it completed the third highest run-chase to win a Test.

The former captain wiped tears from his eyes as he left the field.

England prevail in Lord's thriller

The way the hosts fought back after they looked certain to be beaten should be a huge boost to England's confidence.

England took the last six New Zealand second-innings dismissals for 34 runs on the third day. England were in danger of folding to a heavy defeat when they suffered another top-order collapse, but they were able to fight back.

The new management won't have much to learn this week. England's bowling is dangerous when the ball moves and often toothless when it doesn't, and the batting is dependent on Joe and Ben. England's fielding improved a lot.

To either improve the players that are struggling at this level or identify some who are more likely to succeed is the challenge for the two.

It is typical of New Zealand's fighting qualities that they were so close to England. They are a team in transition after some key retirements, had little preparation for this match, and at one point on the first day were 45-7, but still almost won.

The Black Caps felt like they should have won on Saturday. They probably wouldn't have done it if Colin de Grandhomme hadn't overstepped when he was bowling. He made a crucial 54.

England will need to improve in order to win this series because the tourists are likely to be better when they arrive inNottingham.