New Zealand 61/6 after bundling England for 140:Robinson-Jamieson duo triggers 16-wicket fest at Lord’s on Day 1

The first Test match of New Zealand’s tour of England is being played at Lord’s Stadium. On the first day of this match, bowlers dominated. A total of 16 wickets fell here on Thursday. New Zealand won the toss in this match and chose to bowl. Hosts England were all out for 140 runs in their first innings. Meanwhile, New Zealand lost 6 wickets while scoring 61 runs by stumps. Glenn Phillips returned unbeaten on 31 and Nathan Smith on 6 runs. England’s Ollie Robinson took 4 wickets. Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue got one wicket each. Ollie Robinson dismissed 3 New Zealand batters in his very 1st over Ollie Robinson set the crowd ablaze with thrill at Lord’s by taking wickets on his third, fifth, and sixth deliveries of the very first over. He quickly dismissed Devon Conway (one run), Kane Williamson (3 runs), and Rachin Ravindra (zero). After this, Gus Atkinson dismissed captain Tom Latham for 3 runs, making New Zealand’s score 12/4. Robinson also sent Daryl Mitchell back to the pavilion, while Josh Tongue took Tom Blundell’s wicket. New Zealand’s top-5 batters could only score a total of 16 runs. Meanwhile, two of these batsmen could not even score a single run while being at the crease. Kyle Jamieson rattled England’s batting with 5-fer earlier New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Kiwi bowlers took full advantage of the cloudy weather and conditions helpful for fast bowlers. Kyle Jamieson, playing a Test match after February 2024, broke the back of England’s batting by taking 5 wickets. He took 5 wickets for 62 runs. Nathan Smith took 3 wickets, and Will O’Rourke took 2 wickets. For England, Harry Brook scored the most runs, 52. Captain Ben Stokes played a useful knock on his 35th birthday, but could not stitch a big partnership while being present on the strike. Rain and bad light affected play Rain and bad light also disrupted play during the match. Play was halted for almost two hours due to rain in the afternoon, while bad light forced tea and the day’s play to end earlier than scheduled. England’s last pair, Josh Tongue and Shoaib Bashir, added 22 runs to take the team to 140 runs. By the end of the day, this partnership seemed to be proving quite important for England.