Published: May 25, 2015, 08:20 PM (IST)
Edited: May 25, 2015, 09:09 PM (IST)
New Zealand go to Tea on the back foot for the first time in this Test match at 134 for five, still needing a further 211 runs to win. Ben Stokes got rid of Kane Williamson and skipper Brendon McCullum of back-to-back deliveries to put England in firm control of this match. Corey Anderson has scored a sparkling half-century to keep New Zealand alive in the match. BJ Watling is giving him steady company at the other end. Live Cricket Score England vs New Zealand 2015, 1st Test at Lord’s
England went into lunch at 21 for 3, having lost openers Martin Guptill, Tom Latham and Ross Taylor cheaply. The Kiwis were dealt with further blows after Williamson fell for 27, unable to convert his start to a significant one. McCullum’s wicket off the very next delivery did not help his team’s cause. Anderson then negotiated the hat trick delivery and along with Watling has steadied the ship to a certain extent. Live Scorecard: England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 5
Earlier in the day, Trent Boult’s five-wicket haul had helped New Zealand bowl England out for 478, thus needing 345 runs to win the first Test. Boult picked up all the four England wickets to fall in the first session. New Zealand will hope that they can play the day out and save the Test match. England vs New Zealand 2015, 1st Test at Lord’s, Free Live Cricket Streaming Online on Star Sports, Day 5
This after New Zealand had won the toss on Day One and decided to bowl first. England scored 389 in the first innings, in reply New Zealand scored 523, courtesy of a 132 from Williamson. Adam Lyth and Mark Wood are making their debuts for England. Matt Henry is playing his first Test in whites for the Black Caps.
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 429 for 6 (Alastair Cook 162*, Ben Stokes 101 ; Tim Southee 2 for 129, Trent Boult 5 for 85, Matt Henry 2 for 106) 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) & 134 for 5 (BJ Watling 36*, Corey Anderson 51*; Stuart Broad 2 for 28, Ben Stokes 2 for 28) by 210 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)
