England vs New Zealand, 1st Test

England Squad: Zak Crawley, Alex Lees, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes©, Ben Foakes(w), Matty Potts, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Harry Brook, Craig Overton

And that’s why NZ is the #1 test team. Roared back from 132 all out to bowl out England for 140. And now battling hard at 170-4 to put up a winning total.

Day 2 - Session 3: New Zealand lead by 207 runs.

Blundell 81*, Mitchell 86*

Partnership: 167 runs
52.2 ov (RR: 3.19)
75 overs bowled...•

285

Mitchell 108, Blundell 96

Day 3 - Session 3: England need 141 runs.

136 - 4

Root 33*, Stokes 36*

165 - 5 after 52

Day 3 - Session 3: England need 112 runs.

49.6
Jamieson to Stokes, gottim, gloved! Stokes has funked himself!

Blundell accepts the gift gratefully! There's a gladiatorial mood around Lord's
but it is New Zealand's talisman who has landed a decisive blow

Ben Stokes c †Blundell b Jamieson 54 (110b 5x4 3x6) SR: 49.09

184 - 5

3 - Session 3: England need 93 runs.

55.5
Southee to Root, flicked off the pads and Root has 50. Loud applause
from the Lord's crowd, who then boom "Roooooot!"
to recognise his milestone. Off 107 balls and only four fours

England won by 5 wickets

Joe Root 115*