Published: May 24, 2015, 08:21 PM (IST)
Edited: May 24, 2015, 08:21 PM (IST)
England go to tea on Day Four at 261 for four and have secured a lead of 127 runs against New Zealand in the first Test at Lord’s. Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes have managed to survive the deliveries going into Tea as rain has stopped play. Cook scored his 27 Test ton and Joe Root scored a magnificent 84 earlier in the day but hiss innings was cut short as he played the ball straight to fine leg’s hands off the bowling of Matt Henry. Live Cricket Score England vs New Zealand 2015, 1st Test at Lord’s
Cook, who was under severe pressure going into this match has managed to answer his critics to a certain extent. Tim Southee, Matt Henry and Trent Boult are the wicket-takers for New Zealand. The Kiwis will want to pick up a few more wickets in the final session once play resumes. New Zealand scored 523, with Kane Williamson scoring 132. Stuart Broad, Moeen Ali and Matt Henry secured three wickets apiece. Live scorecard: England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Lord’s, Day 3
England still have a strong batting line-up with the likes of Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali to follow. This is the first of two Test series. This after New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum had won the toss on Day One and decided to bowl first. Wood is playing his maiden Test for England and Matt Henry has earned his maiden Test cap in this match for New Zealand. ENG vs NZ 2015, 1st Test at Lord’s, Free Live Cricket Streaming on Star Sports, Day 4
Brief scores:
England 389 (Joe Root 98, Ben Stokes 92, Jos Buttler 67, Moeen Ali 58; Trent Boult 4 for 79, Matt Henry 4 for 93) and 261 for 4(Alastair Cook 105*, Joe Root 584 ; Tim Southee 2 for 61) lead New Zealand 523 (Martin Guptill 70, Tom Latham 59, Kane Williamson 132, Ross Taylor 62, BJ Watling 61*; Stuart Broad 3 for 93, Mark Wood 2 for 93, Moeen Ali 3 for 94) by 127 runs.
(Pramod Ananth is a reporter at CricketCountry. He has represented Karnataka table tennis under-15, and is a hardcore supporter of Liverpool FC. His Twitter handle is @pramz)
