And with that, we bid you farewell. It's been a fascinating day of Test cricket, with England fighting back brilliantly from a dreadful position of 30-4. All to play for tomorrow. See you then when we return with live commentary at 10.15 BST!
"You can't attack all the time in Test matches. Southee and Boult should have known that, and New Zealand definitely missed Vettori like England miss Swann. I'm a bat-first man in a five-day Test match. England should be quite pleased with that day, the middle order had a splendid day."
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Howard Horner: A thoroughly brilliant day of cricket. Potentially 34 more days of test cricket this summer - let's hope they live up to today!
Michelle Garland: 354-7? I remember plenty of recent tests we would have been happy with 354 all out. Lots of positives going forward.
Rob Brown: With that late wicket it has to go down as an even 1st day. Great to see all England's young middle order contributing.
New Zealand bowler Matt Henry, who made his Test debut today: "I suppose it was a great start to Test match cricket. From a bowling perspective we did quite well but would have liked to do better. Joe Root and Ben Stokes fought back well but we hung in there, as that last wicket showed.
"It is amazing to make a debut for New Zealand and to make it at Lord's is an incredible feeling. I am very fortunate."
England's Ben Stokes, who scored 92: "We got into a bit of a hole in first 45 minutes but to finish on 354-7, we would have taken that. We built partnerships throughout the middle order. Hopefully tomorrow Mo can come out and play how he did and the lower order can stick with him. Hopefully we can get over 400 and then, with the ball, take a few early wickets.
"Brendon [McCullum, New Zealand captain] always sets attacking fields so there are options for runs. Rooty [Joe Root] over the last 18-20 months has been incredible form, and when you are in the middle with his record it fills you with confidence.
"I got told yesterday I was batting at six. It is good to get the responsibility. It has gone well and hopefully I can make that my spot."
"A wonderful day's cricket. Everyone who has come has had interest and entertainment.
"I didn't see it as a putting in pitch. It was awkward for openers with a bit of movement but that is an opener's job. The saving grace for batting is that it is on the slow side meaning if you are careful and be sensible, it was an 80-2 pitch. But England were in the mire.
"It was what happened after that that is the story of the day. It was a splendid performance of counter-attacking cricket from young guys with no fear who played brilliantly. It is not just about making runs but when you make them."
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James Gutteridge: Aggressive cricket from England, putting the pressure on. Isn't this how Australia played last Ashes? Promising stuff.
Tom, London: I love how positive England have been, especially given the shaky start. Another day we'd be six down but 100 behind this score.
Review of the day
Well, from 30-4 you have to say England have done magnificently to still be batting at the end of day one, let alone with 354 runs on the board. And yet, New Zealand will fancy their chances of rolling the tail for not many and getting down to work on a track that looks like it's getting better and better to bat on.
New Zealand rocked England with a terrific new ball burst in the morning, with their much-vaunted seam attack moving the ball both ways and looking a million dollars. But England fought back superbly through a typically counter-attacking innings from Joe Root, in partnership with the effervescent Ben Stokes.
Those batsmen both fell just short of a century, but Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali batted beautifully as New Zealand's bowlers tired to put England in a position of superiority - or so we thought until that late, late twist...
"I think it was a fantastic day of Test cricket. England will be happy. Disappointed to lose Buttler last ball but from the position they were in they showed great fight and spirit to get back into it."
And that ends a pulsating, topsy-turvy day of Test cricket. A brilliant morning from New Zealand, a fantastic fightback from England, and a late wicket that leaves things more or less evenly poised. What a day...
"Jos Buttler's face showed he knew he was gone. He played right across the line."
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Buttler lbw b Boult 67 (Eng 354-7)
Would you believe it? Just when it seemed that all was rosy in the garden of English cricket, Trent Boult has just booted a football into the prize flower-bed. He raps Jos Buttler on the pad with a full, straight delivery and there's no reprieve - it was hitting middle halfway up. What a sickener...
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Now then! Jos Buttler has been given out LBW off the final ball of the day! He wants another look though...
Eng 354-6
Moeen looks in glorious touch here, he's timing it like a Swiss watchmaker. He picks up another four with a push down the ground off Henry that races away to the rope. Henry's day is done, but he's had a good one - not many New Zealand bowlers can say that.
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Rob Stileman: Today is providing a great case for having a deep batting line-up. The luxury of Moeen at 8 is superb.
Ed Stockton: Vital knock for Moeen this. Always had the talent but lacked the composure to build on it recently.
Ian: A Mooen cover drive is a thing of beauty.
Eng 350-6 (Buttler 67, Moeen 45)
Brendon McCullum: the arch-tactician, the perpetual aggressor, the king of unorthodoxy - what has the New Zealand skipper got up his sleeve for the final three overs of the day? It doesn't feel like it, but another wicket here and it would still be a very decent day for the Kiwis. Trent Boult is striving, but he can't provide it, and Buttler punches him into the covers for two.
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Matthew Bennett: Repeated question at work has been "Is Root in?" "Yes" "Oh we'll be alright then". Shame to lose him, Buttler quick fire century?
Jack Mendel: Think with Buttler/Stokes/Mo low down, England get have false a sense of security. Top order think 'Wickets in hand', relax?
Eng 348-6
Brendon McCullum turns back to Matt Henry, who has been New Zealand's best bowler today. But even he can't stem the tide as Moeen punches him off the back foot for another silky four.
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Tattz: Buttler, like Root to a degree, has the skill of reading and playing the match situation, and looks so composed. Test class.
VB: The top order might have failed as always, but what a recovery by the middle order. Too tight to call now.
Eng 344-6 (Buttler 65, Moeen 41)
New Zealand will be mighty disappointed with how this day has panned out - from such a strong position, they are finishing the day on the back foot. Their strike bowlers have only recently stepped of a plane from the IPL, and it shows - they look more undercooked than a steak tartare. Buttler tickles Tim Southee behind square for another four - this has been a great knock from the keeper.
"England have sent out a message today about the style of cricket they are going to play during this summer. It won't always come off but it certainly has today."
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Eng 338-6
The runs just keep flowing for England - Buttler eases the flagging Trent Boult back past his toes for a crisp straight-driven four. Chastening times these for a fast bowler.
"The England team are set up to play aggressively because of the personal in it. Bell and Root at their best are those kind of players. The natural play of Stokes, Buttler and Ali is aggressive. But it is important Cook plays his game at the top. His role is to occupy the crease at the top of the order and create pressure on the opposition."
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Ben Fox: THIS. This right here is how England should play their cricket going forward.
Tom, Leeds: Very exciting day's cricket. Farbrace is a great ODI coach so I wonder if this new attacking approach is down to him.
Eng 333-6 (Buttler 55, Moeen 40)
Oh Moeen, behave yourself! He leans into one angled across him from Southee and dispatches it to the cover boundary with an indecent flourish. Woof.
"Just done a lap of the ground in the sunshine, spotted Middlesex and England pair Sam Robson and Steven Finn in the beer garden. No confirmation on what they were drinking."
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Michael A: Fortunate it's not NZ going from 30-4 to 300-6. The anti-Cook bandwagon would collapse under the weight of all the people trying to get aboard.
Nick Ogden: Where are all the 10.30 to 12.30 doom and gloom merchants now...?!?!?! Seems like English cricket isn't finished after all.
Eng 329-6
Moeen Ali continues his smooth progress with a three off his legs, then there's more punishment for New Zealand as Boult fires one down the leg side and it beats Latham for four byes. A day that began so well for the tourists is ending painfully.
"That was a tough chance for Southee. It went sharp. And it was at awkward height where he couldn't quite get his hands into the right position. His follow through was at mid-range when the ball hit him."
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Eng 322-6 (Buttler 55, Moeen 33)
Tim Southee takes the new cherry from the other end, and immediately he gets a chance - Moeen hits one straight back at him but he can't quite gather it in his follow-through. Tough chance that, but it would have been a big wicket for New Zealand.
Buttler rubs salt into the wound with a four through square leg. A wide in that over and a couple of leg-side balls from Southee: New Zealand's bowlers look weary here.
"These 10 overs with the second new ball are going to be so important. If McCullum gets three or four quick wickets with that new ball he will be justified in bowling first."
New ball taken
Eng 316-6
Unsurprisingly, New Zealand take the new ball immediately. Trent Boult is the man who Brendon McCullum calls on to do the business. New Zealand will desperately want another wicket before the close to claim supremacy on day one, and McCullum puts in three slips and a gully. Boult strays and concedes three leg byes.
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James Warner: I think New Zealand are a bit unlucky with the call at the toss. The pitch has dried out and with Moeen in at 8 England bat deep.
Eng 312-6 (Buttler 51, Moeen 31)
Mark Craig twirls through the last over before the new ball becomes available, and it's a set that underlines just how badly New Zealand need the new cherry. Moeen swats two fours through square leg.
"From 30-4 this has been a brilliant day's play from England I have just said to Ed Smith off air, it has been one of those days that I've enjoyed every minute of. It has been wonderful.
"We were all sat up here thinking 'oh no' and nobody would have expected this turnaround. All anyone wants to see is the team have a go. I would have said a year ago, England would be 210 at this stage trying to block it out, but they have got the game moving."
50 for Buttler
Eng 303-6
That's 50 for Jos Buttler, as for the third time today Lord's patrons rise to salute a fluent, attacking half-century from one of England's young bucks. He gets there with a dab to cover point.
"England don't look in any trouble at all at the moment. But they don't need to be so timid. They can press ahead a bit more and put more pressure on. New Zealand are moving towards this second ball without using their main bowlers."
Eng 302-6 (Buttler 49, Moeen 23)
Moeen misses with an attempted sweep - the cross-bat shots have caused batsmen a bit of difficulty today. A maiden from Craig. This match is still very evenly poised - can either side turn the day decisively in their favour with a late burst?
"When England were 30-4 this morning 300 looked like a veritable Mount Everest. But such is the beauty of cricket. You don't know quite what is round the corner."
Eng 302-6
Those jumpers are definitely causing controversy - they are rather odd, half muscle T, half traditional cable knit. Buttler moves closer to his fifty with a lovely cover drive off Anderson. Another ball brings up the 50 partnership off 79 balls.
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Thomas Huysinga: These lambs-wool jumpers England are showcasing are a thing of beauty.
James in Sevenoaks: Worst thing about this English team are those shocking half cable knit jumpers.
Eng 295-6 (Buttler 43, Moeen 22)
Suddenly, Moeen springs into life - he sizes up Mark Craig and launches him over mid-on for a handsome four. Nice.
"This is the time, from an England perspective, when you can take control of the day and make a big statement. They can get a run a minute, which is not out of the question with the field's McCullum sets."
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Eng 290-6
Corey Anderson continues. Moeen has clearly been spending plenty of time with the bowling machine - his bat-face is redder that that of Louis Van Gaal after a few tipples at the Manchester United end-of-season awards. The batsmen rotate through for three singles.
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Michael Bates: With Corey Anderson and James Anderson playing each other, there is the potential for Anderson bowled Anderson. How many times in Test cricket has a namesake taken such a wicket?
Drinks break
Eng 287-6
Mark Craig is back into the attack and Jos Buttler nudges the run rate northwards again with a good pull to dispatch a poor ball to the fine-leg boundary. Time for drinks.
"It is difficult to say who is in charge at the moment. It is not a huge total at 280 but if they can carry on until stumps and not lose wickets you would say it was England's day. Looking at it now this pitch is not doing anything. New Zealand's seamers did well for the first hour but lacked discipline to keep the ball in the same place five in a row."
Eng 279-6 (Buttler 34, Moeen 15)
Some migraine-inducing blazers in the Lord's crowd today - the camera picks out two gentlemen bedecked in red, dark green and silver stripes. You don't get those on the High Street. Anderson trundles through a steady maiden to Moeen.
"If McCullum is going to be consistent he has to take the new ball. Not with 10 overs to go but maybe with five, so he gets two bites - this evening and tomorrow morning."
Eng 279-6
Joe Root and Ben Stokes sitting together on the balcony, both a little rueful but no doubt reminiscing on that partnership. Ah, good times. Southee is inches away from dismantling Moeen's stumps with yet another yorker - New Zealand making their intentions clearer than a lustful teenager on prom night.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"I'm sitting square of the wicket, very close to the action, about as far as a Brendon McCullum forward defence carries. Here, in the Mound Stand, was where Ben Stokes targetted earlier on. They should wear hard hats."
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Eng 278-6 (Buttler 34, Moeen 14)
Now, with 15 overs left before the new ball we're going to get our first look at Corey Anderson. The all-rounder has 13 wickets in his 10 Test matches, so he can certainly pose a threat. A bit of swing from the arm for the sturdily built Anderson, who operates at around 77mph. These batsmen are showing good understanding and they scamper three sharp singles.
Eng 275-6 (Southee 15-1-65-1)
Gentle amusement for the spectators as Brendon McCullum has to remove an apple that someone has chucked on to the outfield. It must have seemed like a funny idea after a few glasses of fizz. Buttler guides three through backward point.
"I do like having a few boys up your sleeve at six, seven or eight who can go at and give the ball a good whack. I want to see Buttler in with more time to play. When he gets moving he is a worry because he can put it about. Even more so than Stokes."
Eng 271-6
Moeen has started nervously but he is a gorgeous batsman in full flight and that's a lovely stroke, leaning into a full Trent Boult delivery and caressing it through the covers.
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FoxingLucky: I have cursed 2 batsmen today. Turned TV on to see Stokes get 100. Out next ball, turned on to see Root get 100. Out next ball.
Angus Gibson: Finally decided it was safe to turn the radio on in the office to let my NZ colleague listen to Root get his 100. Sorry Joe.
Eng 267-6 (Buttler 30, Moeen 7)
Oh, goodness me, that looks a great shout against Moeen, another full, straight delivery from Henry and it hits him low on the pads. The umpire says no, much to New Zealand's chagrin - they've burned both their reviews, remember. These two are looking to scamper through for some sharp singles and they keep the scoreboard ticking over with four from this over.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"I was sitting in the stands when Joe Root fell for 98. It ruined (or hastened, depending on which way you look at it) the plans of the men behind me, who were going to get the beers in when Root reached 100. There was a gasp (from everyone, not just our beer-chasers), then applause, then the chant of 'Roooooot'."
Eng 263-6
New Zealand have obviously got a plan to Moeen Ali, they think they can get him with a yorker - as of course they did when these two sides met in the World Cup in coloured clothing. Moeen just about manages to dig one out of the blockhole, and then there's a huge shout for LBW against Buttler - a lavish inswinger from Trent Boult that just hooped back too much.
Sumin Baxter: The live text writer for #bbccricket obviously has a massive man crush on Joe Root. Rightly so. I feel your pain right now.
Eng 262-6 (Buttler 29, Moeen 4)
Another probing over from Henry, just a couple off it from Buttler with a push into the off side.
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Patrick Smith: I turned TMS on to listen to Root get his hundred. It's all my fault. Apologies all.
Eng 260-6
All of a sudden, that score isn't looking quite so flash for England. Still, Moeen Ali is a handy batsman to come in at six wickets down -June 2006 was the last time that he batted at eight in a first-class match. England add four byes to the tally when an away-swinger from Trent Boult moves lavishly and beats Tom Latham's despairing dive.
"He's seeing it that well, he's decided to flip the bat round and use the back of the bat..."
Not out
Well, we've praised Brendon McCullum's captaincy to the rafters, so it's only fair to say that this is one of the worst reviews of all time. The ball, in fact, hit nothing but bat, and Moeen is OK.
Umpire review
Moeen Ali comes out and is immediately hit in front. The umpire says not out, but New Zealand want another look...
"I'm nearly speechless. He could almost have left it. He was having to reach for it, and when you have to reach a long way, that's when you make a mistake. But it was a splendid innings. He got the innings moving when they were in trouble."
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Root c Latham b Henry 98 (Eng 251-6)
Yes, I'm afraid so. Lord's falls silent - bar the exultant whooping of the New Zealand fielders - as Joe Root, scarcely believably, errs with his hundred in sight. He chases a widish one from Henry and gets a little top-edge through to Tom Latham. Disappointment for Root, but you have to say Henry, who has bowled a terrific spell, deserved that.
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Eng 249-5 (Root 97, Buttler 25)
Root is closing in here, he adds a single through the leg side off Craig.
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Chris Salkeld: As a dry stone waller in Bristol, I learnt all I know from Joe Root.
Eng 246-5
Matt Henry has arguably been the pick of New Zealand's vaunted seam attack today and he's producing another good spell, just nibbling them away on a good consistent length. He finds the edge of Jos Buttker but the ball drops just short of the slips. A maiden.
"England are doing splendidly. If you're a New Zealander, all the euphoria of those four wickets has gone. Runs are coming far too easily for England. If they go on at this rate, they're going to be 360 at the end of the day. Wow."
Eng 246-5 (Root 96, Buttler 24)
Oh, dreamy stuff this, Craig just loops one up a bit too loopily and Joe Root gets to the length and creams him back down the ground to move into the 90s. Delicious. And Root then moves to 96 in comical circumstances, clipping one through the leg side which hits a bump in the outfield and takes a funny bounce, flummoxing Corey Anderson on its way to the rope.
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bROCKerz: Perhaps Root should be given the nickname 'Plug' as he's the one that stops England's innings from going down the drain!?
Eng 238-5
Big Corey Anderson is loitering in the outfield. I'm a little surprised we haven't seen the broad-chested all-rounder given a bowl - he does have something of a golden-arm factor. Root pinches three off Henry's latest over.
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Danny McGee: Why do wicketkeepers always bat 6/7/8? If Jos Buttler consistently outscores the men above him is there not a case for him to bat at 4 or 5 if the middle order starts to creak?
Eng 235-5 (Root 85, Buttler 24)
A bit of adventure from Buttler, dancing down the track to Craig and hitting a crisp seven-iron just short of the boundary at cow corner, where it trickles over the rope. Craig nearly gets his revenge though, getting one to turn sharply and just bounce over the top of the stumps with Buttler beaten.
"When Root and Stokes got in, New Zealand missed someone like Vettori so they could keep it tight and bowl pace at the other end. They're a a bit like England after they lost Swann - he could keep it tight and, if it turned, he could be a match-winner."
Eng 230-5
You'll probably have noticed that I accidentally wrote Stokes in that last entry. Wishful thinking I'm afraid. How strong England's position would be if the big Durham biffer was still out here after tea, instead his wicket has kept things very evenly poised - and New Zealand will be thinking just how good that scoreboard would look with a couple more wickets added. Henry nearly gets one of them, getting the ball to shape away and beat the edge of Root's bat.
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Freddie Lyons, Edinburgh: I'm trying to revise for my Geology exam tomorrow, but the only rock I'm studying is Joe Root at the crease. Resilient!
Eng 226-5
Spinner Mark Craig takes the ball after tea at the other end. Root plays a delicate late dab down to third man. Sub fielder Luke Ronchi earns his danger money at short leg when Root swivels on a short ball and he saves four with his kneecap. Ouch.
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Tom Lawlor: If I was a woman I would marry Joe Root.
Eng 222-5 (Root 81, Buttler 15)
Root gets England moving after tea with a single to cover, before Buttler clips two through midwicket.
Strauss on new coach, Pietersen & England's future
Listen again to Andrew Strauss's interview on Test Match Special after an eventful start to his tenure as England cricket director.
Thank you Phil. Lord's is bathed in glorious early evening sunshine as the players trot back out to the middle. Can Joe Root kick on to his century? Can New Zealand hit back after a chastening afternoon? So many questions with this match so evenly poised. Matt Henry has the cherry, Root is on strike, let's go...
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Right, time for me to hand you back to James Gheerbrant for the evening session...
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Jonathan Cook: Nice to see a decent run-rate from England at last.
Tim Carlisle: Lots of gnashing of teeth early from supporters- lack of faith from experience? England made 232 in the first innings in 2013 and won it.
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Matt in Leicester: Can't think of a better way to spend my paternity leave than following the live text coverage of a Test match with nappy changes.
Collier collects OBE
Away from the pitch, former ECB chief executive David Collier collected his OBE today for his services to cricket. He filled the role from 2004 until 2014.
"Root and Stokes combined to prosper as the ball got older. Wonderful innings from Stokes, fluency off the front foot and back foot - it was an important knock in his development as a player. That partnership was something that England cricket needed, particularly at the start of the summer."
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"This is the view from the back of the media centre, out on to the famous Nursery Ground. A huge number of people sit on the grass, near that champagne stand on the right of the shot, watching the action on a big screen. You come to the home of cricket, then watch the telly."
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Tea scorecard
England 219-5 (55 overs)
Batsmen: Root 80*, Buttler 13*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16), 30-4 (Bell 1), 191-5 (Stokes 92)
Bowling figures: Boult 16-4-53-1, Southee 14-1-61-1, Henry 15-2-63-2, Craig 10-1-36-1
Craig errs with an over-pitched ball that Buttler wastes no time in punching through cover for four. It is a timely reminder of what Buttler is capable of as the bails are taken off for tea. England have consolidated well after the loss of Stokes. They have runs in the middle and in the tent. A potentially cracking final session awaits.
Eng 214-5
New Zealand keep it tight again as Henry concedes just one run to Root's back foot shot to man sweeping at cover. Root's responsibility is clear but Buttler is also playing a very sensible innings here.
Eng 213-5 (Root 78, Buttler 9)
Buttler gets inventive with a paddle off one knee to bring him three off Craig's second ball. Root latches on to a full ball but is denied a boundary and kept to one by the diving man at mid-wicket. Amongst everything else that has gone on today, hats off to New Zealand for their display in the field thus far. Total commitment.
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James Gutteridge: New Zealand field like a T20 team in every format, total commitment to saving runs. Unbelievably good.
Paul Divito: Ali batting 8. If so can we just play our best spinner? Harsh on him but feels a no-brainer.
"There have only been two bigger fifth wicket partnerships in Test history by teams reduced to 30 or fewer for 4 than the 161 by Joe Root and Ben Stokes."
England's former coach Andy Flower tops that particular stat with his partnership of 277* with Murray Goodwin for Zimbabwe against Pakistan in 1998.
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OptaJim: 14 - Ben Stokes left alone 14 balls in his innings of 94 balls, the lowest percentage of anyone in England's top six. Regret.
Eng 208-5
Root's single is all England have to show for a god Henry over, the last ball of which swings past the outside edge of Buttler's bat. The home side are ticking along nicely, though. As Corporal Jones would say, don't panic.
"Mark Craig was plucked from obscurity to fill the vacancy left by Daniel Vettori. He's got 30-odd wickets in the eight Tests that he played. New Zealand have got so many runs in recent times, and that's enabled McCullum to bowl him to attacking fields."
Indeed, in his previous eight Tests Craig had 31 wickets at 39.5.
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Rob Leonard: Knocking off early to go home and watch the cricket. Can't take much more of refreshing the BBC website.
Don't spare our feelings Rob...
Eng 207-5 (Root 75, Buttler 6)
Craig continues and continues well, going for just a single that Root eases round the corner. He offers Buttler some flight from his last ball but the Lancashire man resists the temptation to go fully after it. For a moment, his eyes will have lit up. Later Jos, later.
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Matt HD: Great cameo Ben Stokes! Great to see finally a player for England who can play a run a ball. Just what the crowd want to see!
Mikey Knight-Robson: Really good to see England with some ingenuity putting Buttler in. Continue to take the attack to NZ.
Eng 206-5
Jos Buttler has had the screensaver on since joining Root but he shifts the mouse and sparks back into life with a superbly-timed drive down the ground to bring his first boundary. With a Root single that is five from Henry's over.
Eng 201-5 (Root 72, Buttler 2)
Buttler opens up for the first time with a checked chip to leg side off Craig that brings him a single. Root then flicks one through mid-wicket for a couple of runs that bring up the England 200. It has not been an easy route to get here, but they've made it. They'll be aiming to build a score now.
No new England coach before Ashes?
The new England coach may not be in place before the Ashes start in July, says cricket director Andrew Strauss.
Strauss is set to hold talks with Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie over succeeding Peter Moores, who was sacked in May.
"There is a ticking clock ahead of the Ashes, but we won't rush it," Strauss told Test Match Special.
"In an ideal world we'll have someone in place before that, but not if it's not the right man."
Henry is back at the Pavilion End and bowling to Buttler. Two relative novices in the Test arena. It is a bit of stand-off between the two, with Henry finding a consistent line and Buttler offering a very conservative response. The Lancashire keeper-batsman is content to slowly find his feet in this innings.
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Thomas Measures: Still a long way for a good score, going to need at least another 200 runs here. Time for the tail to start wagging.
Joe Root the cameraman
Here's the moment that Joe Root, like Radio 1's Greg James (14:29), fancied a change of career. After colliding with a cameraman on his way out to bat in the second session, Root took up the duties himself. A man of many talents.
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Eng 196-5 (Buttler 1, Root 69)
A slightly more expansive shot from Root, who drops to one knee to sweep, brings him a couple more runs. he then turns away in disgust at having missed out on a short ball outside off stump and is then caught on the pad trying to whip one to leg. Just a bit of frustration sneaking in now. Buttler is off the mark, though, with a single to deep square-leg.
Eng 192-5
Fortunately for England, Joe Root has a lot of recent practice in batting with the second half of the order. He has another potentially explosive partner in Buttler but first the two need to consolidate. They need to earn the right to attack. They do this with some sensible defensive play to the best Boult can offer.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"Ben Stokes could only hang his head in disbelief after seeing the off stump disturbed. A gasp in the press box, silence in the stands, whoops from the Black Caps. It says much about the peril England were in that it took a stand of 161 just to get them back to somewhere near level terms."
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Eng 191-5 (Root 65, Buttler 0)
Time for England to build again as Jos Buttler comes out to join Joe Root. So, still no Moeen Ali. Buttler starts with five solid front-foot defensive shots to keep out Craig. That wicket has put this game back in the balance again.
"Incredible innings from Stokes - brilliantly played. He got England back into the contest. But that was wonderful bowling. Craig got a little bit of shape through the air - it was a bit quicker. Stokes was probably caught in two minds."
"It has been an innings that has lit up the occasion. He will be bitterly disappointed to be bowled not playing a shot on the first day of a Test match."
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Stokes b Craig 92 (Eng 191-5)
Oh Ben, what have you done?! It is a rare lapse from Stokes who rocks back and opts to leave a ball from Craig, only realising too late that it is angled in and destined to hit off stump. New Zealand's hard work since drinks is rewarded. Stokes looks to the sky as he walks off. He knows just how cheap that dismissal is.
"Brendon McCullum is trying to chase some control. The game is slipping away from New Zealand - the rate has been too high; the boundaries have been flying."
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OptaJim: 12 - Joe Root scored 49 balls from his first 46 balls and 12 from his first 46 balls after lunch. Stoked.
Eng 191-4 (Stokes 92, Root 65)
That little meeting seems to have done New Zealand some good. They haven't broken this partnership but they stemmed the runs. Boult finds a good length that traps Stokes at the striker's end for four deliveries before the left-hander prods one to off for a single. We've got an intriguing tactical battle on our hands at the moment.
Eng 190-4
Joe Root has had to play second fiddle for the last few overs, which may have caused a frustration that leads to an ugly swipe off one knee to a full Craig delivery. He is fortunate that the ball doesn't spin too much otherwise he'd be back in the pavilion and cursing his lapse in discipline.
Eng 186-4 (Root 64, Stokes 90)
With less swing, New Zealand need to consolidate now. As a former captain of mine used to say, "find treble twenty". Boult does just that with a good over of balls just short of a length on off stump. It limits England to three singles.
"Ben Stokes is only the second New Zealand-born player to play a Test against New Zealand. The other was Andy Caddick."
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Sam in Manchester: Hopefully this can be the start of Stokes becoming that Flintoff replacement and nail down that number six spot. The value of a proper all-rounder can't be overestimated. The one big void is a replacement for Graeme Swann.
Eng 183-4
The New Zealand players take the opportunity for a team conference at drinks. They are having the game taken to them at the moment and Brendon McCullum needs to rally his troops. His solution is to turn to the spin of Mark Craig, who bowled two average overs in the first session. He succeeds in slowing England's momentum and also draws Stokes into an ill-advised swipe to leg that strikes the batsman in the midriff.
"New Zealand's bowlers have all come from short-form cricket, and they're in an attacking mindset, but what they actually need is to bowl some dot balls."
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"This is highlight-reel stuff from Stokes, who is drawing purrs of appreciation from the press box. Strong through mid-wicket all day, he's now unfurling stabbed cover drives, powerful hooks and Tendulkar-esque back-foot punches."
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England 182-4 (40 overs)
Batsmen: Root 61*, Stokes 89*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16), 30-4 (Bell 1)
Bowling figures: Boult 13-4-48-1, Southee 14-1-61-1, Henry 11-1-56-2, Craig 2-0-13-0
"This partnership is something special. From ball one they were proactive, and since lunch they've played on the front, back foot, hit through the line, and they've made the likes of Boult and Southee look pretty average."
Eng 182-4 (Root 61, Stokes 89)
Ben Stokes is not taking any nonsense. Anything short is going to the boundary. He stands tall and hammers a ball from the returning Boult through cover. He follows that with an even better shot, stepping down the track to punch one through midwicket for a second four. Root's job is easy at the moment: lean on your bat and let a wound-up Stokes go.
It is hard to believe that England were on their knees just a few hours ago.
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Joey Bulwell: Stokes batting like it's a powerplay, not 4 down on the first day of a Test match!
Peter Collins: Can I have a double portion of whatever Stokes had for lunch? He's on fire since we restarted!
Eng 172-4 (Stokes 79, Root 61)
It is a simple game sometimes, especially with two batsmen who are set and timing the ball well. Stokes latches on to a short ball and hammers a four through cover. He then absolutely spanks an even shorter one to cow corner for the first maximum of the innings and follows with another pull for four to the same part of the ground. Stokes unleashed. 15 off that Henry over and Stokes has raced to 79 off 75 balls. Time for the tourists to have a re-think.
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Hamish Pearson: I don't understand when people say England would be in such trouble without people like Root. This is professional sport where teams often only perform very well when their best players do well. England wouldn't have won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 without Wilkinson, Barcelona not the same without Messi, Australia without Warne.
Eng 157-4
Brendon McCullum is pushing Tim Southee hard. He has looked much less threatening in this session and is the most expensive of the seamers. He has conceded twice as many boundaries as any of the other Kiwi bowlers. But for a dive by Trent Boult at mid-on he would have conceded another to Stokes. Maybe time for a change Brendon?
"There is always a gap between Ben Stokes's bat and pad. You feel some bowlers somewhere will be making note of that. He's playing drives that Geoffrey Boycott wouldn't have played in five million years."
Eng 154-4 (Stokes 62, Root 61)
Another slight full ball, another boundary, this time Stokes hitting through mid-on off Henry. The way these two are batting, the margin for error is very small for the Kiwi bowlers. These are the times when a seam bowler really earns his money, digging deep when the batsmen are set, to make something happen. Henry nearly manages it (more through fortune than design) with his penultimate ball with a wide one that Stokes inside-edges just past his stumps.
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"These two have taken the game away from New Zealand when they were very much in the ascendancy, and they've taken it away very quickly. I don't think it was a putting-in pitch. Except for the odd ball, it's been quite comfortable and easy."
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Liam: Looks like Ali being in the nets and Stokes having to go out to bat has been a blessing in disguise for England!
Russell Moore: Please limit your superlatives - I'm getting a terrible commentators curse feeling brewing, we are still England after all.
Eng 149-4
When Ben Stokes hits it, it stays hit. He leans into a wide and full Tim Southee ball and crunches the ball through cover for four. No point chasing that lads. Moeen Ali's ill-timed net has really benefitted England. Meanwhile, at the other end, Joe Root looks as solid as a steel-clad rock.
Eng 143-4 (Stokes 52, Root 61)
Stokes and Root have seen off New Zealand's opening pair. However, they now have to tackle the challenge of Henry, who was the pick of the Kiwi attack in the first session. After a tame couple, he produces a beauty from nowhere that swings right through Stokes and then, after conceding a couple of runs to Root, draws an edge that drops just short of Southee at second slip. A good return by the debutant seamer.
"I think it's a good pitch for batting. You need to be a bit sensible through the first hour, but the ball is coming off the pitch slowly. New Zealand should have made Stokes play through the off side more."
Eng 138-4 (Stokes 52, Root 57)
The first uncontrolled shot of the session sees Stokes look to fetch one on the pull from outside off and pop the ball up towards backward square-leg. Fortunately for England there is no fielder there. Root takes over and looks completely comfortable. He is seeing the ball big now and his footwork is superb.
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Howard Horner: Well played Ben Stokes. Been a long time since his century in Australia, but he's looking like a number 6 again. Long may it continue!
Robert Hart: In Ben Stokes England have the key to a balanced side. Just not sure you can play Ali as your front line spinner.
Eng 137-4
The most impressive aspect of this partnership is the way both Root and Stokes have looked to attack, despite the precarious circumstances that brought them together. Boult's latest over is a maiden but it is not through a lack of trying from Root, who drives with intent.
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Julian in Surrey: So for years we refused to adopt a flexible approach to our batting line up in limited overs cricket, left behind by other teams who flex their middle order for the situation, but now suddenly we've leapt ahead to introduce a flexible middle order approach in test cricket by getting Stokes in early to counter attack. A new trailblazing era beckons!
"Ben Stokes has got a very strong bottom-hand grip, which can get him into trouble, but he's very strong and powerful through that wide mid-on area."
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50 for Stokes (Eng 141-4)
Joe Root already has 50. Ben Stokes is not far behind. He moves closer with a well-timed punch between mid-wicket and mid-on for four. It was a shot born from a growing confidence. He reaches it from the last ball of the over with another solid strike to the leg-side boundary. It is hugely to Stokes' credit that he has contributed as much to this partnership as England's star man Joe Root.
"I never liked playing against batsmen like Joe Root, who try to quicken the game up. As a bowler you're always trying to slow it down and take the sting out of it. Having said that, he may just need to rein it in a touch."
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Eng 129-4 (Stokes 43, Root 57)
Trent Boult is still swinging it, but he has yet to find a length that can cause the England pair trouble. Ben Stokes and Joe Root cope easily with the shortish stuff, which they work around the ground for five more runs.
Jonathan Trott is in the crowd. I wonder he made of the first hour when the wickets were tumbling? He was probably glad to be sat where he was with a beer in his hand.
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Terry Urbanczyk: Haha, a colleague just asked: 'Surely you should play your worst batsmen at the start of the match?' My response: England have.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"At one point during the lunch break, Andrew Strauss, Michael Vaughan and Alec Stewart were all gathered around the same table in the TMS box. It was like being in the interview room for the director of cricket job."
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Will Leachman: Having to give Joe Root a silent clap of appreciation for his fifty in the office.
Mark Dowson: English cricket has been pretty poor as of late, but can you imagine how much worse it would be without Joe Root.
Eng 124-4
Tim Southee's first ball is slightly too straight and flicked down to the fine leg boundary by Joe Root, but the bowler hits back with a ball that would have swung round a corner. It flies past the outside edge and draws a respectful nod from Root. There is still plenty for the bowlers to utilise.
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The former England football manager Glenn Hoddle is watching from a box at Lords today.
Glenn Hoddle: Great day at Lords @HomeOfCricket watching England v New Zealand.
"Joe Root has now got at least one 50-plus score in each of his first five Tests at Lord's. Only Alec Stewart and Jonathan Trott have previously achieved that."
"It's been a sumptuous innings by Root, stamped with class. He's come in in the first Test of the summer and announced himself."
Eng 120-4 (Stokes 41, Root 51)
Root, averaging over 100 in Test cricket in 2015, has rarely looked ruffled during this innings (or indeed this year if truth be told). He is forced to readjust, though, as a Boult ball jags back into him. He survives and claims a single off the last ball with a steer to leg to ensure the over is not a maiden. There is a gentle murmur amongst the Lord's crowd. No fireworks yet this session.
"You feel that even when you bowl one of your stock deliveries, on a good length outside off stump, these two are looking to score. They're playing almost at a one-day tempo. Joe Root has just looked in a different league, different class."
Eng 119-4
Ben Stokes ends Tim Southee's over by flicking off his legs for another boundary with dismissive nonchalance. England have looked at their best today when they have looked to attack the bowlers. They are wrestling England back into this game in style.
50 for Joe Root (Eng 115-4)
New Zealand are going with their front-line attack as Tim Southee charges in from the Pavilion End. He is too straight, though, and Ben Stokes picks him off for a single before Joe Root does likewise to bring up his half-century. He is an utter run machine, the Yorkshireman. Fortunately, for England.
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Eng 113-4 (Stokes 36, Root 49)
Trent Boult starts for New Zealand and immediately finds a tantalising line just outside off stump. He finds some swing too, but Joe Root copes well and is denied a four when a straight drive cannons into the stumps at the non-striker's end.
One other thing of note: Tim Latham has the keeper's gloves on for New Zealand because of a knee injury suffered by BJ Watling in the first session.
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Thanks James. Fine work, sir. So, after a very entertaining first session, what has this second got in store for us? The players are back out and we'll back under way in a minute.
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Time for me to have a breather. To take you through the afternoon session, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Phil Dawkes...
Compton has point to prove
All the talk at the moment is of England looking to the future in the pursuit of better results. Maybe the answer lies in their recent past?
Nick Compton, who won his last cap in 2013, scored his first century of the season in this week's Championship draw with Hampshire and he told BBC London 94.9: "The fire still burns bright.
"I feel I am the right man for the job and want to prove to the selectors and everyone else out there that I can do a great job this summer. I'm desperately keen to get back in that team."
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Andrew Strauss on TMS: "I think there is always a short termism in terms of teams winning or not. But the key to this is getting playing and watching cricket. We need a team to be proud of, but winning games. But the way we do that and the way the guys hold themselves in front of the fans and with the media are part of this. That culture and environment will deliver a winning team that wins in the right way.
"I am not doing this job to be popular. I am doing it to make a difference."
Andrew Strauss on TMS: "I think there's a strong case for the coach having a strong say in selection. I think selection is something we need to look at but not rush it, it's about not putting too much pressure on the coach. The new coach will be given the opportunity to do his job - he won't be a whipping boy for me. I'm there to help and support, and look a bit more strategically and long term in our planning."
Andrew Strauss on TMS: "Ultimately I was driven by an emotion to make a change in England cricket. I have been in the media and taking a dispassionate view of things.
"There is a benefit of me being current but having being away from the dressing room for long enough. I am passionate about making a difference. We have had a great run in the last decade, lets not forget that. There is a lot that is good about English cricket but the game is transforming very quickly. There is a feeling we are behind the curve in some areas of world cricket.
"There were no real positives to take out of the World Cup but there is a lot of good talent in English cricket. We are going to have to give those boys a go."
Andrew Strauss on TMS: "[The recruitment process is going] pretty well, I'm straight into the job and conducting my first interview process. It's unhealthy to speak about individuals at this stage, but we're trying not to rush it. We are aware of the ticking clock of the Ashes but our priority is to get the right man, make sure that his philosophies and mine can coincide.
"There's a lot of people interested in this job - it's one of the three big jobs in world cricket. Any coach who has got ambitions - this is an exciting opportunity for. Challenges are not a bad thing to have and that excites you and makes you get up in the morning."
Andrew Strauss on TMS: "It is a funny situation. When I decided to take this on, the Kevin Pietersen issue was one that needed cleaning up. I thought it was important we had some clarity on it and the players weren't involved in the decision. It was an ECB one. You have to go with what you think is best. I am a believer in the idea that the environment of a team helps them to perform.
"I am not apportioning blame but it has happened. In order to create that environment in the short term this is the decision we have made. Who knows what the future holds. For the time being it is right for this England team to continue the development they have made in the last 12 months. There are some good players in that middle order."
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Have a look at our quiz to test your knowledge of players in this series. Who has the number of the beast? Who helped put on 340 for the first wicket in a school match? Who took five wickets in an over?
Ten seems to be an average score - although most England batsmen who try it are scoring in single figures.
"A punchy and much-needed fightback from Root and Stokes after a ghastly first hour for England. With you-know-who watching the golf at Wentworth from the hospitality slots, another wicket to add to the morning's haul would have added further fuel to a fire that has raged uncontrolled. But it has still been New Zealand's morning, the scoreboard entirely justifying their decision to stick England in."
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Adam Wood: What the hell are England's cricket jumpers all about?!
Ollie Runswick: My main take-away from this morning's display by @englandcricket is that knitted jumpers are still awesome.
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Andrew Strauss on TMS
England's new director of cricket Andrew Strauss is coming up soon on Test Match Special. I'm sure he is very grateful to Joe Root and Ben Stokes for making that interview a bit easier for him.
It will still make fascinating listening, though.
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Lunch scorecard
England 113-4 (26 overs)
Batsmen: Root 49*, Stokes 36*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16), 30-4 (Bell 1)
Bowling figures: Boult 8-2-33-1, Southee 8-1-34-1, Henry 8-1-32-2, Craig 2-0-13-0
Another Henry over brings the session to an end - an over that England plunder for two singles to move to 113-4. It has been a morning session of two halves, the first dominated by New Zealand, who took four cheap wickets. England hit back in the second with a partnership from Root and Stokes that is 83 runs strong.
"England went from 50 to 100 in exactly 50 balls."
Eng 111-4
Craig starts well but delivers a loose, short ball in his third delivery, which Root rocks back on and pulls down to the boundary to bring up the England 100. Two more fours follow to take Root to 48. The spin has allowed us to have another over before the break.
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J D: What's wrong with Eng supporters? 1st morning, put in to bat, greenish wicket and decent swing bowling. Expect a few wickets to fall.
Sarah: Here come the KP fan club again. So tedious but England not helping themselves here.
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Lord's: It's almost lunchtime, and here's what the players have to look forward to. Can Stokes and Root survive until then?
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Eng 99-4 (Root 36, Stokes 35)
After that little scare for Root, Stokes takes a more sensible approach to the next over from Henry. The bowler slams one into the pads, which prompts a half-hearted appeal, but the umpire shakes his head in response. One over to go until lunch.
Andrew Strauss on TMS
New England national director Andrew Strauss will be interviewed on TMS during lunch. Expect the coaching situation to be one of his first questions...
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Not out
Eng 99-4
The ball is hitting the stumps but the impact point, outside off stump, gives the decision as an umpire's call. Root survives. Just. It was a wild and unnecessary shot, though. A little reminder to the batsman not to get carried away.
Umpire review
The tall off-spinner Mark Craig is going to have a little bowl before lunch. He has a lovely, flowing action - a complete contrast to the last spinner England's batsmen faced, Veerasammy Permaul of the West Indies. Now, he's hit Joe Root in front - not out is the call, but the Kiwis want another look...
"They have got sucked in, the bowlers, and stopped bowling on off stump with a decent length. They keep striving for wickets and it is helping England to counter-attack and score runs. It is making for great cricket but not helping New Zealand's cause."
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Sam Chapman, Reading: Harsh, Robert Corner (12:13). Cook's was the only genuine gift. Desperately trying to remain positive. Er, what's that saying about judging after both teams have batted..?
Eng 98-4 (Root 36, Stokes 34)
Again Ben Stokes is unafraid to take the aerial route - he scoops Matt Henry around the corner for another four. And still the boundaries keep coming - Root thrashing a full ball through point. The unwitting promotion of Ben Stokes up the order could be the best inadvertent coaching decision they've ever made...
"It has been interesting the way McCullum has spurned the opportunity to have someone square on the offside. You would have thought with the ball nibbling on a new pitch that sometimes a batsman doesn't quite get to the pitch and the angle of that will run square. McCullum is not interested in runs, he is after wickets and is prepared to do anything to get those."
Eng 87-4
Stokes is taking no prisoners here, he launches a pull shot off Southee that goes high in the air but lands safe. England ticking along nicely here, this has been a good recovery.
"If you've paid your money today, the sun is shining, you've seen some wickets fall from some wonderful bowling and some runs from Joe Root. It has been wonderful entertainment."
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Jack Byrne: Look what happens when we bat positively, Stokes and Root showing the rest of the team how to do it.
Richie O'HaraBeamand: In Root, Stokes, Ali, and Buttler we still have the batting to get out of this, somewhat disastrous, start.
Eng 80-4 (Root 31, Stokes 23)
Joe Root is batting like a man who knows his purple patch is destined to run out some time and wants to cram in as many shots as he can before the expiry date. He cracks a smart pull behind square, prompting a sight that couldn't be more quintessentially Lord's: two old blazered gentlemen holding up cards with 'IV' on them - 4 in Roman numerals. Another two for Root brings up the 50 partnership in just 46 balls. What a morning...
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"Two things. How is it acceptable to pop your champagne cork on to the turf? If it was a beach ball at Headingley, you'd be getting thrown out. Secondly, is a day at Test match the only sporting occasion where spectators bring their own plates? Luxury picnicking, not a mini pork pie in sight."
Eng 74-4 (Southee 7-1-27-1)
New Zealand would love it, love it, if they could get another one before lunch. At the moment though, it's not on the cards, and the runs continue to flow - Root steers four behind square. England have clambered off the ropes here, swinging wildly, and they're just starting to land a few blows on the New Zealand chin.
The counter-attack continues apace for England - Ben Stokes clubs one four through point and then whips another off his toes. The Vexation-ometer is ticking over from 'Mild' to 'Moderate' for New Zealand.
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Greg Bradley: How long until someone says Kevin Pietersen?
akshay apte: If this was football they would already be shouting 'KP, KP, KP' on the terraces.
Don Logan: We keep hearing KP averaged 34 in last 10 tests. What are the averages of the middle order during those 10 tests up until now?
Eng 56-4
Ooh, Ben Stokes is a lucky, lucky boy. He aims a wild, flappy cut shot at the returning Tim Southee's first ball and gets an edge, but the ball hits the toe and dies just short of Ross Taylor in the slips. His second slash of the over is more successful, squirting the ball behind point for four. And there's more punishment for Southee as he squares Stokes up and draws an edge which scuttles through the slips and away for another four.
"I thought the England openers handled the early deliveries well. But then the fuller length and movement started for NZ. The pitch is not doing a great deal but because it has been pitched so full it has been given maximum possibility to swing. Trent Boult is such a dangerous bowler when bowling full to left-handers. All the fielders are in the slips, there are yards of space in cover."
Eng 48-4 (Root 15, Stokes 7)
Trent Boult continues and he's coming round the wicket here, getting really wide on the crease and spearing the ball in at Joe Root. A maiden brings an end to that brief flurry of runs for England.
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Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Lord's
"Lord's does anger in the most understated of ways - a murmur of disapproval, a slight rustling of newspaper pages, an almost imperceptible sighing as heads are shaken. Which is just as well, bearing in mind England have lost three wickets for five runs. As fresh starts go it is eerily similar to the old finishes."
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Richard Higgins: Someone get Jason Gillespie to sign something sharpish!
Steven Crouch: Jason Gillespie's potential new salary is increasing by the minute. Would you leave Yorkshire for this?
D Rudden: If Gillespie gets the job, I generally hope he turns round and says he is picking the team. Give KP a chance to be a hero again.
Eng 48-4
So apparently that batting change wasn't a deliberate move by England - Moeen Ali was batting in the nets and couldn't get his kit on in time to make it out there. Shambles doesn't do it justice - if this series is Paul Farbrace's audition for the permanent job of England coach, that's the equivalent of fluffing your first line and then tripping over part of the set.
Anyway, the unplanned presence of Ben Stokes at the crease might not be such a bad thing - he whacks a good hook shot behind square for four.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"If you've ever played in or watched cricket at club or school level, there's a pretty good chance you'll have seen a member of the batting team have to sprint round the boundary to pull his pads on, having been caught off guard by a collapse. Moeen Ali has just had to do the same thing. He was netting on the Nursery Ground, but had to shuffle back to the pavilion, to cheers from the crowd."
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Robert Corner: Someone in the top three needs to start taking responsibility. We can't keep leaving it up to Root to anchor our innings after less than an hour's play. Apart from Lyth, England have given their wickets away. I can't see the New Zealand openers doing the same either later today or tomorrow morning. Good changes from the ECB to bring in two new players but now it seems like it has all gone to waste.
Eng 41-4 (Root 13, Stokes 2)
Brendon McCullum, the puppetmaster extraordinaire, rubs his hands in the field - probably to keep them warm but it might as well be in glee. His side are all over England here like a pack of coyotes on a tray of ham sandwiches.
Joe Root was brilliant at counter-punching when England were on the back foot in the West Indies, and he's doing his best to turn the tide here - he clips four through square and then adds a couple of twos through backward square and extra cover.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"In the stands, where it's actually a little chilly without sunshine, England's plight does not stop the chatter of the patrons. A Lord's Test is a social occasion, part garden party, and something as silly as a batting collapse won't stop conversation. As I type, Ian Bell loses his off stump. A gasp from the crowd, then back to chatting."
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John Kershaw: Is it too early to be suggesting England will be all out for under 150 and before the kettle is boiled for tea?
David Robertson: I'm supposed to be there on Sunday. Should I be looking for something else to do?
Alexander Catterall: Incredibly rubbish start to the summer for English cricket as predicted, do we have to endure 3 more months of this?
Eng 31-4 (Henry 4-0-11-2)
Now, a change in the batting order for England - Moeen Ali has been dropped down the order and Ben Stokes walks out at number six. Is that an aggressive move by England? Stokes survives the rest of Henry's over.
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Some thoughts from South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis...
"It is an absolute beauty. It is angled in and Ian Bell got squared up. Henry has a bit of Shane Bond, a bit of Jason Gillespie, with that ability to whip the ball out of the hand. It has been terrific cricket from New Zealand this morning. England have this habit where when it is a bad session, it is an awful one. I've done a 30-minute stint and got a three-for. I better go soon."
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Bell b Henry 1 (Eng 30-4)
This is horror-movie stuff for England. Debutant Matt Henry fires down an absolute jaffa, holding its line off the pitch and pinging the top of off stump. Ian Bell trudges back despondently, two runs from his last four innings now. As if New Zealand didn't have enough great bowlers, they appear to have unearthed another one.
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Eng 30-3 (Bell 1, Root 4)
Electric fielding is one of the hallmarks of this New Zealand side and opener Tom Latham gets down very sharply to stop an Ian Bell drive and keep the pressure on England. Huge partnership this for England, their most senior batsman and their most in-form one. Bell gets off the mark with a single to mid-on.
Scorecard update
England 29-3 (11 overs)
Batsmen: Bell 0*, Root 4*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16)
Bowling figures: Boult 4-1-6-1, Southee 4-1-11-1, Henry 3-0-11-1
Beth Jakubowski: Quite relieved I'm in Greece for the first test. What a diabolical morning. Honestly, what is it with England and mornings?
Small Man Peaky: Shambles. The best way of describing this England team. Against any sort of class they crumble.
Simon Keeping: Something tells me Cook will be lucky to be skippering the Ashes series. Very poor from England again this morning.
Eng 29-3
Joe Root, who accepted the award for England's Player of the Year on Monday, is the new man at the crease. Enough slips in the cordon to fill a boyband. Root survives the rest of the over.
"The first wicket for Henry on debut and it is a good one. Alastair Cook wasn't expecting a short ball on this surface - he will have been thinking New Zealand would keep it full - and the surprise did for him. It is brilliant thinking for a debutant. It is the worst possible start for England now."
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Cook c Watling b Henry 16 (Eng 25-3)
Oh Alastair. Alastair. What have you done? I'm afraid this is an absolute shocker from the England captain. He gets a short ball over his right shoulder from Matt Henry, swishes at it and gets a feather through to a gleeful BJ Watling. Delight for the debutant, turmoil for England.
"Perfect ball to Gary Ballance, as full as possible. The perfect length. There was a bit of late movement and a great catch at slip. England under a huge amount of pressure now. When Trent Boult and Tim Southee bowl their best balls they move it so late. Gary Ballance has been around a while now and most teams will have seen the stats of where he scores. They will also know to bowl as full as possible and he needs to work on how he can combat that."
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Ballance c Southee b Boult 1 (Eng 25-2)
Trent Boult switches ends and immediately the change works. A full length suckers Gary Ballance into a loose push and the edge flies low to the cordon, where it's well hoovered up just above the turf by Boult's buddy Tim Southee. England on the back foot here.
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Elliott Bewley: Different face, same result. Ballance back out to his traditional role as England opener!
Greg Double: Adam Lyth looks like a proper England opener in that he's just got out cheaply.
Jonathan France: If the ECB are going to be as ruthless as they were with Compton & Robson, Lyth has potentially 3 innings left to get a score.
Eng 25-1 (Cook 16, Ballance 1)
Here's one for you: no team have lost a Test at Lord's in the last 10 years having chosen to bat at the toss. Brendon McCullum, ever the risk taker, elected to bowl this morning, but it's working out all right so far for New Zealand. Matt Henry is suffering an embarrassment that will be familiar to ever club bowler - after the opening pair got it zipping in to the keeper's gloves, the debutant is struggling to get the ball through to BJ Watling. Cook adds two with a controlled push through mid-off.
"It is a strange thing to say but Adam Lyth scored a good seven. He looked comfortable out there. But he got a good ball from Tim Southee. He likes to get on with it and score. But you look at basic things like footwork when people make their debut. Lyth's looked the same as it did in county cricket."
Eng 22-1
Lyth looked good for his seven, not much he could have done about that one. He still looks disconsolate as he funereally removes his pads on the balcony though. Cook is going along at a decent look but without looking entirely convincing - for the second time he chases a ball outside off and just pushes at it, and again the ball flies luckily to the boundary.
"It is a great delivery with just a bit of bounce. It is the first time Southee has got it right in a couple of overs. It might have got just a slight feather. He looked alright Lyth in the short time he was there but he got a good delivery."
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Lyth c Watling b Southee 7 (Eng 17-1)
Beauty. Absolute beauty. Tim Southee gets one to pitch just outside off and hold its line, just brushing the outside edge of Adam Lyth's bat on its way through to the gloves of BJ Watling. Lyth thinks about a review, but decides against it, and his first innings in Test cricket is over disappointingly early.
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Joe Townsend: Yorkshire-wise, great that England pick Lyth but the mind boggles at how a county built on its bowling is providing only batsmen.
Sol Perkins: Great chance for Cook to shine as a captain and responsible leader with no-one else really bossing him!
Kevin Ticehurst: Finally our British Summer time has arrived!! TMS, bright sunshine and I'm on my break at work. Come on England!!!
Eng 17-0
Now, we're going to get our first look at New Zealand debutant Matt Henry. His third ball is pushed nicely back down the ground by Lyth - Brendon McCullum goes haring after it with the alacrity of a dog chasing a frisbee and keeps it to three.
"Alastair Cook looks like he has got his feet moving nicely. And Adam Lyth looks like he knows where his off stump is. This is a good start from England."
Eng 12-0 (Lyth 2, Cook 10)
Good signs for Alastair Cook: he shows sound judgment of his off stump to leave one that swings back in - but not enough - from Southee. Then the Kiwi quick over-compensates and Cook swats him off his pads down to the fine-leg boundary. Decent start from England.
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OptaJim on Twitter: Adam Lyth is Alastair Cook's ninth Test opening partner. Of these the average partnership of 57.9 with Nick Compton is the highest. Duo.
Eng 7-0
Television shows the bowlers' marks at the end of the run-up - not just a simple white line for these guys, they look more like hieroglyphics on an Egyptian cave. Cook picks up the first boundary of the morning but it's a slightly streaky one, slicing it aerially over the infield in front of point. Hands on head from the Kiwi fielders.
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First heart-in-mouth moment of the morning for England's batsmen as Tim Southee gets one to hoop back in and rap Alastair Cook on the pads. No review, height maybe the factor. He then gets one to go the other way and cut the England skipper in half. Southee mixing excellent control with impressive pace, already whistling them through at 88mph. Signs that this could be a tough morning for England's batsmen, but they're hanging in well so far.
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It is the first Test of the summer in this country, at the home of cricket, and England have two debutants in the team as they look to a new future. Oh, and this comes after arguably the most eventful period of off-field shenanigans in the history of the ECB. Plenty to talk about then.
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Eng 2-0
Left-armer Trent Boult has the vertiginously gelled hair of a teenager and the cold, narrow eyes of an assassin. He's beginning to find his length here, drawing Alastair Cook into a tentative prod with a slightly fuller delivery that swings away. Cook is then off the mark with a single into the covers.
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Howard Horner: Blowers and Tuffers opening on BBC TMS - absolute perfection. The summer is well and truly here! Come on England!
Al Watson: Good to see Wood and Lyth in the team. Start of a new era under Strauss, with Gillespie waiting in the wings? Aussies beware!
Jonny Hardman: Hoping Adam Lyth can really put his marker down today as he has done for Yorkshire CCC.
Eng 1-0 (Lyth 1, Cook 0)
Adam Lyth is sporting a sleeveless cable knit sweater despite the dazzling sunshine - great to see proper cricket jumpers back in vogue after the polyester monstrosities of the past few years. Right-armer Tim Southee, as usual, takes the new cherry alongside Boult - he can't quite find a threatening line, but he keeps Lyth honest with a maiden.
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Nigel, Leeds: Bit of fresh blood in the team and about time too. I think England are going to see a fair few new faces in the next 12 months. I predict a new youthful side will be touring South Africa under a certain Joe Root in 2016.
Eng 1-0
Trent Boult takes the new ball for New Zealand - he can be lethal against left-handers, and England now have three in their top three. Adam Lyth likes to operate at a slightly quicker rate than Alastair Cook and he's off the mark immediately, knocking to ball to point and racing through for a nerve-steadying single. It's a probing over from Boult, but Cook blocks out the remaining five balls without alarms.
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Trent Boult with the new ball, Adam Lyth on strike...
Who is Mark Wood?
Hailing from the same part of the world as Steve Harmison, Mark Wood is a different beast to the former Durham and England fast bowler. Slighter and shorter than Harmison, Wood is often described as a 'skiddy' bowler, meaning he also lacks his county and international predecessor's pace.
In 2013, his 27 first-class wickets at 24.07 helped Durham to the Championship title and last summer he took a slightly less impressive 18 wickets at 34.17. In total, the 25-year-old has only 24 first-class appearances to his name and this will be his Lord's debut.
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Legendary umpire Dickie Bird rings the bell and Adam Lyth walks out for his England debut alongside Alastair Cook. It's a magnificent day at Lord's, bright sunshine. We're ready to go...
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"The inclusion of Mark Wood gives the England side a more balanced look. Before, three all-rounders left the attack a little short, a problem hopefully fixed by three frontline seamers. It also means a promotion up the order for Stuart Broad. I'm struggling to think of an occasion when a man so out of form has been nudged up a spot."
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Meet the teams
Confirmation of those teams. As we said, England hand debuts to Adam Lyth and Mark Wood, while New Zealand give a first cap to fast bowler Matt Henry and a recall to opener Martin Guptill.
England: Alastair Cook (capt), Adam Lyth, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum (capt), Corey Anderson, BJ Watling, Mark Craig, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.
Lyth lowdown
Adam Lyth has propelled himself into the England reckoning (and his debut today) courtesy of a superb run of form at the top of Yorkshire's order during their 2014 County Championship title win.
1,489 championship runs, including six centuries, at an average of 67.68 made the Whitby-born player the next man in line once Jonathan Trott announced his retirement from international cricket.
Potential next England head coach Jason Gillespie can take some of the credit for the 27-year-old's rise. In 2013, Yorkshire's Australian head coach told Lyth he was 'nowhere near' the England team. It was the kick Lyth needed and he has quickly put that right. Once seen as an aggressive stroke-playing modern opener, he has now added grit and stubbornness to his game.
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The new man in charge
England caretaker coach Paul Farbrace only played 40 first-class matches during his brief career as a wicketkeeper with Kent and Middlesex, averaging 18.23 with the bat.
But he has enjoyed success as a coach with Kent and Yorkshire and steered Sri Lanka to the World Twenty20 titles in 2014.
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The contrast between England and their opponents couldn't be greater. New Zealand are a side on an upward curve under their inspirational captain Brendon McCullum.
When they last toured England in 2013 - and lost 2-0 - they were ranked a distant eighth and McCullum admits they were "overpaid, under-delivering primadonnas".
But since then the Black Caps have barely put a foot wrong. They've won four and drawn two of their last six series to climb to third - overtaking England - and reached the World Cup final.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"I'm always fascinated by how many interlopers mooch on the outfield before a Test match begins. Ignoring the army of support staff each team has, there must be another 50 people on the Lord's turf - cameramen, photographers, pundits, groundstaff and blokes who have blagged their way on. They all peer at the green deck. The surface says bowl, the sky says bat. Interesting morning ahead."
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Richard Parfitt: After worrying what I would do with myself at the end of the football season, thank the lord for Test match cricket.
Fenners: Predictions for the test summer: NZ to win 1-0, Australia to win 4-0. Eng to finish summer with a very different test team.
Captain's view
Alastair Cook says he's a little unsure of what he would have done if he had won the toss. "I think it's a really exciting XI, and two debuts make it even more special," he says. " We want Mark Wood to come in and bowl like he does for Durham."
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New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bowl.
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Under a cloud
Let's be honest, the last 12 months for England have been pretty average, as the Australians say. On the field, England have been relentlessly mediocre bar a Test series win against India: losing to Sri Lanka, drawing with West Indies and bowing out of the World Cup with all the grace of a drunk man falling out of a taxi.
Off the field, things have been even worse, reaching a nadir in the past fortnight with the bungled sacking of Peter Moores and the even more bungled handling of the latest Kevin Pietersen saga.
Alastair Cook has retained the captaincy but a run of good scores has done little to ease the scrutiny on his position. With the Ashes on the horizon, England desperately need a good series here to defuse the looming sense of crisis.
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Nick Helyar: Chuffed to see Mark Wood handed his debut this morning, at last a wee bit of adventure from the selectors.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"In St John's Wood, cricket is more than a ground, but a way of life. There's the Lord's Pharmacy, the Lords Dry Cleaner (yes, that is the way they spell it) and the whole area has to prepare itself on the day of a Test match. Outside my hotel, staff patrol for rogue cars on the car park, while traffic cones have long been placed on the main roads. Outside Lord's itself, I'm told some crazy members have been queuing since the early hours. It would have been cold then, but it's glorious now."
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Durham pace bowler Mark Wood will make his debut for England, as well as opener Adam Lyth.
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Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Lord's
"Perfect blue skies over Lord's for the first Test of the English summer, even if the ghosts of exiled superstars and decapitated coaches are lurking in the shadows. If Lord's is a strange stage for a sporting revolution - it 's not easy to imagine blood on the floor of the Long Room - this still needs to feel like a fresh start for an England team who have looked too stale for too long."
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Hello and welcome to live commentary of England's first Test against New Zealand at Lord's. It's the first of two tough assignments for Alastair Cook's men against one of world cricket's form sides, and the outcome will go a long way to defining the mood in which England enter the Ashes.
The toss is just minutes away...
From West Indies to EastEnders
It's been 18 days since England were last in competitive action, losing the third Test against West Indies in Barbados. Their one playing commitment in the interim, an ODI against Ireland, was washed out. Still, you can't say it's been boring!
Since England's cricketers left the Kensington Oval, it's been more like Albert Square. We've had betrayal, intrigue, controversy, dramatic entrances, acrimonious departures, lumps in the throat and daggers in the back. As anyone in TV will tell you, a new Director means big changes, and Andrew Strauss's short stint in the hotseat has been seismic. Popular character Peter Moores has been killed off, Kevin Pietersen has also been written out after an explosive cameo return, and auditions are underway for a new leading man to take on the coveted role of Head Coach.
But now it's time to put the storylines to bed and concentrate on the cricket once more. Can England get a morale-boosting win over New Zealand before the Ashes, or will they suffer defeat...and plummet to seventh in the Test rankings? DUM DUM DUM der der der der der...
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Latest PostGoodbye!
And with that, we bid you farewell. It's been a fascinating day of Test cricket, with England fighting back brilliantly from a dreadful position of 30-4. All to play for tomorrow. See you then when we return with live commentary at 10.15 BST!
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"You can't attack all the time in Test matches. Southee and Boult should have known that, and New Zealand definitely missed Vettori like England miss Swann. I'm a bat-first man in a five-day Test match. England should be quite pleased with that day, the middle order had a splendid day."
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Howard Horner: A thoroughly brilliant day of cricket. Potentially 34 more days of test cricket this summer - let's hope they live up to today!
Michelle Garland: 354-7? I remember plenty of recent tests we would have been happy with 354 all out. Lots of positives going forward.
Rob Brown: With that late wicket it has to go down as an even 1st day. Great to see all England's young middle order contributing.
Player reaction
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New Zealand bowler Matt Henry, who made his Test debut today: "I suppose it was a great start to Test match cricket. From a bowling perspective we did quite well but would have liked to do better. Joe Root and Ben Stokes fought back well but we hung in there, as that last wicket showed.
"It is amazing to make a debut for New Zealand and to make it at Lord's is an incredible feeling. I am very fortunate."
Player reaction
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England's Ben Stokes, who scored 92: "We got into a bit of a hole in first 45 minutes but to finish on 354-7, we would have taken that. We built partnerships throughout the middle order. Hopefully tomorrow Mo can come out and play how he did and the lower order can stick with him. Hopefully we can get over 400 and then, with the ball, take a few early wickets.
"Brendon [McCullum, New Zealand captain] always sets attacking fields so there are options for runs. Rooty [Joe Root] over the last 18-20 months has been incredible form, and when you are in the middle with his record it fills you with confidence.
"I got told yesterday I was batting at six. It is good to get the responsibility. It has gone well and hopefully I can make that my spot."
Close of play scorecard
England 354-7 (90 overs)
Not-out batsmen: Moeen 49*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16), 30-4 (Bell 1), 191-5 (Stokes 92), 251-6 (Root 98), 354-7 (Buttler 67)
Bowling figures: Boult 24-5-70-2, Southee 19-1-82-1, Henry 24-3-93-3, Craig 18-2-77-1, Anderson 5-1-14-0
New Zealand won toss
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"A wonderful day's cricket. Everyone who has come has had interest and entertainment.
"I didn't see it as a putting in pitch. It was awkward for openers with a bit of movement but that is an opener's job. The saving grace for batting is that it is on the slow side meaning if you are careful and be sensible, it was an 80-2 pitch. But England were in the mire.
"It was what happened after that that is the story of the day. It was a splendid performance of counter-attacking cricket from young guys with no fear who played brilliantly. It is not just about making runs but when you make them."
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James Gutteridge: Aggressive cricket from England, putting the pressure on. Isn't this how Australia played last Ashes? Promising stuff.
Tom, London: I love how positive England have been, especially given the shaky start. Another day we'd be six down but 100 behind this score.
Review of the day
Well, from 30-4 you have to say England have done magnificently to still be batting at the end of day one, let alone with 354 runs on the board. And yet, New Zealand will fancy their chances of rolling the tail for not many and getting down to work on a track that looks like it's getting better and better to bat on.
New Zealand rocked England with a terrific new ball burst in the morning, with their much-vaunted seam attack moving the ball both ways and looking a million dollars. But England fought back superbly through a typically counter-attacking innings from Joe Root, in partnership with the effervescent Ben Stokes.
Those batsmen both fell just short of a century, but Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali batted beautifully as New Zealand's bowlers tired to put England in a position of superiority - or so we thought until that late, late twist...
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"I think it was a fantastic day of Test cricket. England will be happy. Disappointed to lose Buttler last ball but from the position they were in they showed great fight and spirit to get back into it."
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Former England captain Alec Stewart on Twitter: Excellent 1st day's play at Lords. England will be the happier of the two sides recovering from 30-4 with exciting counter attacking play.
Close of play
Eng 354-7
And that ends a pulsating, topsy-turvy day of Test cricket. A brilliant morning from New Zealand, a fantastic fightback from England, and a late wicket that leaves things more or less evenly poised. What a day...
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Jos Buttler's face showed he knew he was gone. He played right across the line."
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Buttler lbw b Boult 67 (Eng 354-7)
Would you believe it? Just when it seemed that all was rosy in the garden of English cricket, Trent Boult has just booted a football into the prize flower-bed. He raps Jos Buttler on the pad with a full, straight delivery and there's no reprieve - it was hitting middle halfway up. What a sickener...
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Now then! Jos Buttler has been given out LBW off the final ball of the day! He wants another look though...
Eng 354-6
Moeen looks in glorious touch here, he's timing it like a Swiss watchmaker. He picks up another four with a push down the ground off Henry that races away to the rope. Henry's day is done, but he's had a good one - not many New Zealand bowlers can say that.
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Rob Stileman: Today is providing a great case for having a deep batting line-up. The luxury of Moeen at 8 is superb.
Ed Stockton: Vital knock for Moeen this. Always had the talent but lacked the composure to build on it recently.
Ian: A Mooen cover drive is a thing of beauty.
Eng 350-6 (Buttler 67, Moeen 45)
Brendon McCullum: the arch-tactician, the perpetual aggressor, the king of unorthodoxy - what has the New Zealand skipper got up his sleeve for the final three overs of the day? It doesn't feel like it, but another wicket here and it would still be a very decent day for the Kiwis. Trent Boult is striving, but he can't provide it, and Buttler punches him into the covers for two.
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Matthew Bennett: Repeated question at work has been "Is Root in?" "Yes" "Oh we'll be alright then". Shame to lose him, Buttler quick fire century?
Jack Mendel: Think with Buttler/Stokes/Mo low down, England get have false a sense of security. Top order think 'Wickets in hand', relax?
Eng 348-6
Brendon McCullum turns back to Matt Henry, who has been New Zealand's best bowler today. But even he can't stem the tide as Moeen punches him off the back foot for another silky four.
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Tattz: Buttler, like Root to a degree, has the skill of reading and playing the match situation, and looks so composed. Test class.
VB: The top order might have failed as always, but what a recovery by the middle order. Too tight to call now.
Eng 344-6 (Buttler 65, Moeen 41)
New Zealand will be mighty disappointed with how this day has panned out - from such a strong position, they are finishing the day on the back foot. Their strike bowlers have only recently stepped of a plane from the IPL, and it shows - they look more undercooked than a steak tartare. Buttler tickles Tim Southee behind square for another four - this has been a great knock from the keeper.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"England have sent out a message today about the style of cricket they are going to play during this summer. It won't always come off but it certainly has today."
Eng 338-6
The runs just keep flowing for England - Buttler eases the flagging Trent Boult back past his toes for a crisp straight-driven four. Chastening times these for a fast bowler.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"The England team are set up to play aggressively because of the personal in it. Bell and Root at their best are those kind of players. The natural play of Stokes, Buttler and Ali is aggressive. But it is important Cook plays his game at the top. His role is to occupy the crease at the top of the order and create pressure on the opposition."
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Ben Fox: THIS. This right here is how England should play their cricket going forward.
Tom, Leeds: Very exciting day's cricket. Farbrace is a great ODI coach so I wonder if this new attacking approach is down to him.
Eng 333-6 (Buttler 55, Moeen 40)
Oh Moeen, behave yourself! He leans into one angled across him from Southee and dispatches it to the cover boundary with an indecent flourish. Woof.
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England 329-6 (83 overs)
Batsmen: Moeen 36*, Buttler 55*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16), 30-4 (Bell 1), 191-5 (Stokes 92), 251-6 (Root 98)
Bowling figures: Boult 21-4-63-1, Southee 17-1-72-1, Henry 22-3-85-3, Craig 18-2-77-1, Anderson 5-1-14-0
New Zealand won toss
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"Just done a lap of the ground in the sunshine, spotted Middlesex and England pair Sam Robson and Steven Finn in the beer garden. No confirmation on what they were drinking."
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Michael A: Fortunate it's not NZ going from 30-4 to 300-6. The anti-Cook bandwagon would collapse under the weight of all the people trying to get aboard.
Nick Ogden: Where are all the 10.30 to 12.30 doom and gloom merchants now...?!?!?! Seems like English cricket isn't finished after all.
Eng 329-6
Moeen Ali continues his smooth progress with a three off his legs, then there's more punishment for New Zealand as Boult fires one down the leg side and it beats Latham for four byes. A day that began so well for the tourists is ending painfully.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"That was a tough chance for Southee. It went sharp. And it was at awkward height where he couldn't quite get his hands into the right position. His follow through was at mid-range when the ball hit him."
Moeen dropped on 32
Eng 322-6 (Buttler 55, Moeen 33)
Tim Southee takes the new cherry from the other end, and immediately he gets a chance - Moeen hits one straight back at him but he can't quite gather it in his follow-through. Tough chance that, but it would have been a big wicket for New Zealand.
Buttler rubs salt into the wound with a four through square leg. A wide in that over and a couple of leg-side balls from Southee: New Zealand's bowlers look weary here.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"These 10 overs with the second new ball are going to be so important. If McCullum gets three or four quick wickets with that new ball he will be justified in bowling first."
New ball taken
Eng 316-6
Unsurprisingly, New Zealand take the new ball immediately. Trent Boult is the man who Brendon McCullum calls on to do the business. New Zealand will desperately want another wicket before the close to claim supremacy on day one, and McCullum puts in three slips and a gully. Boult strays and concedes three leg byes.
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James Warner: I think New Zealand are a bit unlucky with the call at the toss. The pitch has dried out and with Moeen in at 8 England bat deep.
Eng 312-6 (Buttler 51, Moeen 31)
Mark Craig twirls through the last over before the new ball becomes available, and it's a set that underlines just how badly New Zealand need the new cherry. Moeen swats two fours through square leg.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"From 30-4 this has been a brilliant day's play from England I have just said to Ed Smith off air, it has been one of those days that I've enjoyed every minute of. It has been wonderful.
"We were all sat up here thinking 'oh no' and nobody would have expected this turnaround. All anyone wants to see is the team have a go. I would have said a year ago, England would be 210 at this stage trying to block it out, but they have got the game moving."
50 for Buttler
Eng 303-6
That's 50 for Jos Buttler, as for the third time today Lord's patrons rise to salute a fluent, attacking half-century from one of England's young bucks. He gets there with a dab to cover point.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"England don't look in any trouble at all at the moment. But they don't need to be so timid. They can press ahead a bit more and put more pressure on. New Zealand are moving towards this second ball without using their main bowlers."
Eng 302-6 (Buttler 49, Moeen 23)
Moeen misses with an attempted sweep - the cross-bat shots have caused batsmen a bit of difficulty today. A maiden from Craig. This match is still very evenly poised - can either side turn the day decisively in their favour with a late burst?
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Henry Blofeld
BBC Test Match Special
"When England were 30-4 this morning 300 looked like a veritable Mount Everest. But such is the beauty of cricket. You don't know quite what is round the corner."
Eng 302-6
Those jumpers are definitely causing controversy - they are rather odd, half muscle T, half traditional cable knit. Buttler moves closer to his fifty with a lovely cover drive off Anderson. Another ball brings up the 50 partnership off 79 balls.
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Thomas Huysinga: These lambs-wool jumpers England are showcasing are a thing of beauty.
James in Sevenoaks: Worst thing about this English team are those shocking half cable knit jumpers.
Eng 295-6 (Buttler 43, Moeen 22)
Suddenly, Moeen springs into life - he sizes up Mark Craig and launches him over mid-on for a handsome four. Nice.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"This is the time, from an England perspective, when you can take control of the day and make a big statement. They can get a run a minute, which is not out of the question with the field's McCullum sets."
Eng 290-6
Corey Anderson continues. Moeen has clearly been spending plenty of time with the bowling machine - his bat-face is redder that that of Louis Van Gaal after a few tipples at the Manchester United end-of-season awards. The batsmen rotate through for three singles.
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Michael Bates: With Corey Anderson and James Anderson playing each other, there is the potential for Anderson bowled Anderson. How many times in Test cricket has a namesake taken such a wicket?
Drinks break
Eng 287-6
Mark Craig is back into the attack and Jos Buttler nudges the run rate northwards again with a good pull to dispatch a poor ball to the fine-leg boundary. Time for drinks.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"It is difficult to say who is in charge at the moment. It is not a huge total at 280 but if they can carry on until stumps and not lose wickets you would say it was England's day. Looking at it now this pitch is not doing anything. New Zealand's seamers did well for the first hour but lacked discipline to keep the ball in the same place five in a row."
Eng 279-6 (Buttler 34, Moeen 15)
Some migraine-inducing blazers in the Lord's crowd today - the camera picks out two gentlemen bedecked in red, dark green and silver stripes. You don't get those on the High Street. Anderson trundles through a steady maiden to Moeen.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"If McCullum is going to be consistent he has to take the new ball. Not with 10 overs to go but maybe with five, so he gets two bites - this evening and tomorrow morning."
Eng 279-6
Joe Root and Ben Stokes sitting together on the balcony, both a little rueful but no doubt reminiscing on that partnership. Ah, good times. Southee is inches away from dismantling Moeen's stumps with yet another yorker - New Zealand making their intentions clearer than a lustful teenager on prom night.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"I'm sitting square of the wicket, very close to the action, about as far as a Brendon McCullum forward defence carries. Here, in the Mound Stand, was where Ben Stokes targetted earlier on. They should wear hard hats."
Eng 278-6 (Buttler 34, Moeen 14)
Now, with 15 overs left before the new ball we're going to get our first look at Corey Anderson. The all-rounder has 13 wickets in his 10 Test matches, so he can certainly pose a threat. A bit of swing from the arm for the sturdily built Anderson, who operates at around 77mph. These batsmen are showing good understanding and they scamper three sharp singles.
Eng 275-6 (Southee 15-1-65-1)
Gentle amusement for the spectators as Brendon McCullum has to remove an apple that someone has chucked on to the outfield. It must have seemed like a funny idea after a few glasses of fizz. Buttler guides three through backward point.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"I do like having a few boys up your sleeve at six, seven or eight who can go at and give the ball a good whack. I want to see Buttler in with more time to play. When he gets moving he is a worry because he can put it about. Even more so than Stokes."
Eng 271-6
Moeen has started nervously but he is a gorgeous batsman in full flight and that's a lovely stroke, leaning into a full Trent Boult delivery and caressing it through the covers.
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FoxingLucky: I have cursed 2 batsmen today. Turned TV on to see Stokes get 100. Out next ball, turned on to see Root get 100. Out next ball.
Angus Gibson: Finally decided it was safe to turn the radio on in the office to let my NZ colleague listen to Root get his 100. Sorry Joe.
Eng 267-6 (Buttler 30, Moeen 7)
Oh, goodness me, that looks a great shout against Moeen, another full, straight delivery from Henry and it hits him low on the pads. The umpire says no, much to New Zealand's chagrin - they've burned both their reviews, remember. These two are looking to scamper through for some sharp singles and they keep the scoreboard ticking over with four from this over.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"I was sitting in the stands when Joe Root fell for 98. It ruined (or hastened, depending on which way you look at it) the plans of the men behind me, who were going to get the beers in when Root reached 100. There was a gasp (from everyone, not just our beer-chasers), then applause, then the chant of 'Roooooot'."
Eng 263-6
New Zealand have obviously got a plan to Moeen Ali, they think they can get him with a yorker - as of course they did when these two sides met in the World Cup in coloured clothing. Moeen just about manages to dig one out of the blockhole, and then there's a huge shout for LBW against Buttler - a lavish inswinger from Trent Boult that just hooped back too much.
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England 262-6 (66 overs)
Batsmen: Moeen 4*, Buttler 29*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16), 30-4 (Bell 1), 191-5 (Stokes 92), 251-6 (Root 98)
Bowling figures: Boult 17-4-54-1, Southee 14-1-61-1, Henry 21-3-81-3, Craig 14-1-55-1
New Zealand won toss
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Sumin Baxter: The live text writer for #bbccricket obviously has a massive man crush on Joe Root. Rightly so. I feel your pain right now.
Eng 262-6 (Buttler 29, Moeen 4)
Another probing over from Henry, just a couple off it from Buttler with a push into the off side.
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Patrick Smith: I turned TMS on to listen to Root get his hundred. It's all my fault. Apologies all.
Eng 260-6
All of a sudden, that score isn't looking quite so flash for England. Still, Moeen Ali is a handy batsman to come in at six wickets down -June 2006 was the last time that he batted at eight in a first-class match. England add four byes to the tally when an away-swinger from Trent Boult moves lavishly and beats Tom Latham's despairing dive.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"He's seeing it that well, he's decided to flip the bat round and use the back of the bat..."
Not out
Well, we've praised Brendon McCullum's captaincy to the rafters, so it's only fair to say that this is one of the worst reviews of all time. The ball, in fact, hit nothing but bat, and Moeen is OK.
Umpire review
Moeen Ali comes out and is immediately hit in front. The umpire says not out, but New Zealand want another look...
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"That was great maturity by Joe Root. He impresses me more every time I see him. He just grabs the game by the scruff of the neck."
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"I'm nearly speechless. He could almost have left it. He was having to reach for it, and when you have to reach a long way, that's when you make a mistake. But it was a splendid innings. He got the innings moving when they were in trouble."
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Root c Latham b Henry 98 (Eng 251-6)
Yes, I'm afraid so. Lord's falls silent - bar the exultant whooping of the New Zealand fielders - as Joe Root, scarcely believably, errs with his hundred in sight. He chases a widish one from Henry and gets a little top-edge through to Tom Latham. Disappointment for Root, but you have to say Henry, who has bowled a terrific spell, deserved that.
Eng 249-5 (Root 97, Buttler 25)
Root is closing in here, he adds a single through the leg side off Craig.
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Chris Salkeld: As a dry stone waller in Bristol, I learnt all I know from Joe Root.
Eng 246-5
Matt Henry has arguably been the pick of New Zealand's vaunted seam attack today and he's producing another good spell, just nibbling them away on a good consistent length. He finds the edge of Jos Buttker but the ball drops just short of the slips. A maiden.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"England are doing splendidly. If you're a New Zealander, all the euphoria of those four wickets has gone. Runs are coming far too easily for England. If they go on at this rate, they're going to be 360 at the end of the day. Wow."
Eng 246-5 (Root 96, Buttler 24)
Oh, dreamy stuff this, Craig just loops one up a bit too loopily and Joe Root gets to the length and creams him back down the ground to move into the 90s. Delicious. And Root then moves to 96 in comical circumstances, clipping one through the leg side which hits a bump in the outfield and takes a funny bounce, flummoxing Corey Anderson on its way to the rope.
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bROCKerz: Perhaps Root should be given the nickname 'Plug' as he's the one that stops England's innings from going down the drain!?
Eng 238-5
Big Corey Anderson is loitering in the outfield. I'm a little surprised we haven't seen the broad-chested all-rounder given a bowl - he does have something of a golden-arm factor. Root pinches three off Henry's latest over.
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Danny McGee: Why do wicketkeepers always bat 6/7/8? If Jos Buttler consistently outscores the men above him is there not a case for him to bat at 4 or 5 if the middle order starts to creak?
Eng 235-5 (Root 85, Buttler 24)
A bit of adventure from Buttler, dancing down the track to Craig and hitting a crisp seven-iron just short of the boundary at cow corner, where it trickles over the rope. Craig nearly gets his revenge though, getting one to turn sharply and just bounce over the top of the stumps with Buttler beaten.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"When Root and Stokes got in, New Zealand missed someone like Vettori so they could keep it tight and bowl pace at the other end. They're a a bit like England after they lost Swann - he could keep it tight and, if it turned, he could be a match-winner."
Eng 230-5
You'll probably have noticed that I accidentally wrote Stokes in that last entry. Wishful thinking I'm afraid. How strong England's position would be if the big Durham biffer was still out here after tea, instead his wicket has kept things very evenly poised - and New Zealand will be thinking just how good that scoreboard would look with a couple more wickets added. Henry nearly gets one of them, getting the ball to shape away and beat the edge of Root's bat.
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Freddie Lyons, Edinburgh: I'm trying to revise for my Geology exam tomorrow, but the only rock I'm studying is Joe Root at the crease. Resilient!
Eng 226-5
Spinner Mark Craig takes the ball after tea at the other end. Root plays a delicate late dab down to third man. Sub fielder Luke Ronchi earns his danger money at short leg when Root swivels on a short ball and he saves four with his kneecap. Ouch.
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Tom Lawlor: If I was a woman I would marry Joe Root.
Eng 222-5 (Root 81, Buttler 15)
Root gets England moving after tea with a single to cover, before Buttler clips two through midwicket.
Strauss on new coach, Pietersen & England's future
Listen again to Andrew Strauss's interview on Test Match Special after an eventful start to his tenure as England cricket director.
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Thank you Phil. Lord's is bathed in glorious early evening sunshine as the players trot back out to the middle. Can Joe Root kick on to his century? Can New Zealand hit back after a chastening afternoon? So many questions with this match so evenly poised. Matt Henry has the cherry, Root is on strike, let's go...
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Right, time for me to hand you back to James Gheerbrant for the evening session...
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Jonathan Cook: Nice to see a decent run-rate from England at last.
Tim Carlisle: Lots of gnashing of teeth early from supporters- lack of faith from experience? England made 232 in the first innings in 2013 and won it.
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Matt in Leicester: Can't think of a better way to spend my paternity leave than following the live text coverage of a Test match with nappy changes.
Collier collects OBE
Away from the pitch, former ECB chief executive David Collier collected his OBE today for his services to cricket. He filled the role from 2004 until 2014.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Root and Stokes combined to prosper as the ball got older. Wonderful innings from Stokes, fluency off the front foot and back foot - it was an important knock in his development as a player. That partnership was something that England cricket needed, particularly at the start of the summer."
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"This is the view from the back of the media centre, out on to the famous Nursery Ground. A huge number of people sit on the grass, near that champagne stand on the right of the shot, watching the action on a big screen. You come to the home of cricket, then watch the telly."
Tea scorecard
England 219-5 (55 overs)
Batsmen: Root 80*, Buttler 13*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16), 30-4 (Bell 1), 191-5 (Stokes 92)
Bowling figures: Boult 16-4-53-1, Southee 14-1-61-1, Henry 15-2-63-2, Craig 10-1-36-1
New Zealand won toss
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Tea
Eng 219-5 (Root 80, Buttler 13)
Craig errs with an over-pitched ball that Buttler wastes no time in punching through cover for four. It is a timely reminder of what Buttler is capable of as the bails are taken off for tea. England have consolidated well after the loss of Stokes. They have runs in the middle and in the tent. A potentially cracking final session awaits.
Eng 214-5
New Zealand keep it tight again as Henry concedes just one run to Root's back foot shot to man sweeping at cover. Root's responsibility is clear but Buttler is also playing a very sensible innings here.
Eng 213-5 (Root 78, Buttler 9)
Buttler gets inventive with a paddle off one knee to bring him three off Craig's second ball. Root latches on to a full ball but is denied a boundary and kept to one by the diving man at mid-wicket. Amongst everything else that has gone on today, hats off to New Zealand for their display in the field thus far. Total commitment.
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James Gutteridge: New Zealand field like a T20 team in every format, total commitment to saving runs. Unbelievably good.
Paul Divito: Ali batting 8. If so can we just play our best spinner? Harsh on him but feels a no-brainer.
Is Moeen not England's best spinner, Paul?
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"There have only been two bigger fifth wicket partnerships in Test history by teams reduced to 30 or fewer for 4 than the 161 by Joe Root and Ben Stokes."
England's former coach Andy Flower tops that particular stat with his partnership of 277* with Murray Goodwin for Zimbabwe against Pakistan in 1998.
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OptaJim: 14 - Ben Stokes left alone 14 balls in his innings of 94 balls, the lowest percentage of anyone in England's top six. Regret.
Eng 208-5
Root's single is all England have to show for a god Henry over, the last ball of which swings past the outside edge of Buttler's bat. The home side are ticking along nicely, though. As Corporal Jones would say, don't panic.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Mark Craig was plucked from obscurity to fill the vacancy left by Daniel Vettori. He's got 30-odd wickets in the eight Tests that he played. New Zealand have got so many runs in recent times, and that's enabled McCullum to bowl him to attacking fields."
Indeed, in his previous eight Tests Craig had 31 wickets at 39.5.
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Rob Leonard: Knocking off early to go home and watch the cricket. Can't take much more of refreshing the BBC website.
Don't spare our feelings Rob...
Eng 207-5 (Root 75, Buttler 6)
Craig continues and continues well, going for just a single that Root eases round the corner. He offers Buttler some flight from his last ball but the Lancashire man resists the temptation to go fully after it. For a moment, his eyes will have lit up. Later Jos, later.
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Matt HD: Great cameo Ben Stokes! Great to see finally a player for England who can play a run a ball. Just what the crowd want to see!
Mikey Knight-Robson: Really good to see England with some ingenuity putting Buttler in. Continue to take the attack to NZ.
Eng 206-5
Jos Buttler has had the screensaver on since joining Root but he shifts the mouse and sparks back into life with a superbly-timed drive down the ground to bring his first boundary. With a Root single that is five from Henry's over.
Eng 201-5 (Root 72, Buttler 2)
Buttler opens up for the first time with a checked chip to leg side off Craig that brings him a single. Root then flicks one through mid-wicket for a couple of runs that bring up the England 200. It has not been an easy route to get here, but they've made it. They'll be aiming to build a score now.
No new England coach before Ashes?
The new England coach may not be in place before the Ashes start in July, says cricket director Andrew Strauss.
Strauss is set to hold talks with Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie over succeeding Peter Moores, who was sacked in May.
"There is a ticking clock ahead of the Ashes, but we won't rush it," Strauss told Test Match Special.
"In an ideal world we'll have someone in place before that, but not if it's not the right man."
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Eng 196-5
Henry is back at the Pavilion End and bowling to Buttler. Two relative novices in the Test arena. It is a bit of stand-off between the two, with Henry finding a consistent line and Buttler offering a very conservative response. The Lancashire keeper-batsman is content to slowly find his feet in this innings.
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Thomas Measures: Still a long way for a good score, going to need at least another 200 runs here. Time for the tail to start wagging.
Joe Root the cameraman
Here's the moment that Joe Root, like Radio 1's Greg James (14:29), fancied a change of career. After colliding with a cameraman on his way out to bat in the second session, Root took up the duties himself. A man of many talents.
Eng 196-5 (Buttler 1, Root 69)
A slightly more expansive shot from Root, who drops to one knee to sweep, brings him a couple more runs. he then turns away in disgust at having missed out on a short ball outside off stump and is then caught on the pad trying to whip one to leg. Just a bit of frustration sneaking in now. Buttler is off the mark, though, with a single to deep square-leg.
Eng 192-5
Fortunately for England, Joe Root has a lot of recent practice in batting with the second half of the order. He has another potentially explosive partner in Buttler but first the two need to consolidate. They need to earn the right to attack. They do this with some sensible defensive play to the best Boult can offer.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"Ben Stokes could only hang his head in disbelief after seeing the off stump disturbed. A gasp in the press box, silence in the stands, whoops from the Black Caps. It says much about the peril England were in that it took a stand of 161 just to get them back to somewhere near level terms."
Eng 191-5 (Root 65, Buttler 0)
Time for England to build again as Jos Buttler comes out to join Joe Root. So, still no Moeen Ali. Buttler starts with five solid front-foot defensive shots to keep out Craig. That wicket has put this game back in the balance again.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Incredible innings from Stokes - brilliantly played. He got England back into the contest. But that was wonderful bowling. Craig got a little bit of shape through the air - it was a bit quicker. Stokes was probably caught in two minds."
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It has been an innings that has lit up the occasion. He will be bitterly disappointed to be bowled not playing a shot on the first day of a Test match."
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Stokes b Craig 92 (Eng 191-5)
Oh Ben, what have you done?! It is a rare lapse from Stokes who rocks back and opts to leave a ball from Craig, only realising too late that it is angled in and destined to hit off stump. New Zealand's hard work since drinks is rewarded. Stokes looks to the sky as he walks off. He knows just how cheap that dismissal is.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Brendon McCullum is trying to chase some control. The game is slipping away from New Zealand - the rate has been too high; the boundaries have been flying."
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OptaJim: 12 - Joe Root scored 49 balls from his first 46 balls and 12 from his first 46 balls after lunch. Stoked.
Eng 191-4 (Stokes 92, Root 65)
That little meeting seems to have done New Zealand some good. They haven't broken this partnership but they stemmed the runs. Boult finds a good length that traps Stokes at the striker's end for four deliveries before the left-hander prods one to off for a single. We've got an intriguing tactical battle on our hands at the moment.
Eng 190-4
Joe Root has had to play second fiddle for the last few overs, which may have caused a frustration that leads to an ugly swipe off one knee to a full Craig delivery. He is fortunate that the ball doesn't spin too much otherwise he'd be back in the pavilion and cursing his lapse in discipline.
Eng 186-4 (Root 64, Stokes 90)
With less swing, New Zealand need to consolidate now. As a former captain of mine used to say, "find treble twenty". Boult does just that with a good over of balls just short of a length on off stump. It limits England to three singles.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Ben Stokes is only the second New Zealand-born player to play a Test against New Zealand. The other was Andy Caddick."
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Sam in Manchester: Hopefully this can be the start of Stokes becoming that Flintoff replacement and nail down that number six spot. The value of a proper all-rounder can't be overestimated. The one big void is a replacement for Graeme Swann.
Eng 183-4
The New Zealand players take the opportunity for a team conference at drinks. They are having the game taken to them at the moment and Brendon McCullum needs to rally his troops. His solution is to turn to the spin of Mark Craig, who bowled two average overs in the first session. He succeeds in slowing England's momentum and also draws Stokes into an ill-advised swipe to leg that strikes the batsman in the midriff.
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Bryan Waddle
BBC Test Match Special
"New Zealand's bowlers have all come from short-form cricket, and they're in an attacking mindset, but what they actually need is to bowl some dot balls."
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"This is highlight-reel stuff from Stokes, who is drawing purrs of appreciation from the press box. Strong through mid-wicket all day, he's now unfurling stabbed cover drives, powerful hooks and Tendulkar-esque back-foot punches."
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England 182-4 (40 overs)
Batsmen: Root 61*, Stokes 89*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16), 30-4 (Bell 1)
Bowling figures: Boult 13-4-48-1, Southee 14-1-61-1, Henry 11-1-56-2, Craig 2-0-13-0
New Zealand won toss
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"This partnership is something special. From ball one they were proactive, and since lunch they've played on the front, back foot, hit through the line, and they've made the likes of Boult and Southee look pretty average."
Eng 182-4 (Root 61, Stokes 89)
Ben Stokes is not taking any nonsense. Anything short is going to the boundary. He stands tall and hammers a ball from the returning Boult through cover. He follows that with an even better shot, stepping down the track to punch one through midwicket for a second four. Root's job is easy at the moment: lean on your bat and let a wound-up Stokes go.
It is hard to believe that England were on their knees just a few hours ago.
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Joey Bulwell: Stokes batting like it's a powerplay, not 4 down on the first day of a Test match!
Peter Collins: Can I have a double portion of whatever Stokes had for lunch? He's on fire since we restarted!
Eng 172-4 (Stokes 79, Root 61)
It is a simple game sometimes, especially with two batsmen who are set and timing the ball well. Stokes latches on to a short ball and hammers a four through cover. He then absolutely spanks an even shorter one to cow corner for the first maximum of the innings and follows with another pull for four to the same part of the ground. Stokes unleashed. 15 off that Henry over and Stokes has raced to 79 off 75 balls. Time for the tourists to have a re-think.
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Hamish Pearson: I don't understand when people say England would be in such trouble without people like Root. This is professional sport where teams often only perform very well when their best players do well. England wouldn't have won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 without Wilkinson, Barcelona not the same without Messi, Australia without Warne.
Eng 157-4
Brendon McCullum is pushing Tim Southee hard. He has looked much less threatening in this session and is the most expensive of the seamers. He has conceded twice as many boundaries as any of the other Kiwi bowlers. But for a dive by Trent Boult at mid-on he would have conceded another to Stokes. Maybe time for a change Brendon?
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Ben Stokes is a very good batsman with only one-and-a-half hands. He barely uses there top one. But there's lots of good stuff there to work with."
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Bob Contra: Southee really lost his way after the first hour, now he's bowling steak n' cheese.
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Henry Blofeld
BBC Test Match Special
"There is always a gap between Ben Stokes's bat and pad. You feel some bowlers somewhere will be making note of that. He's playing drives that Geoffrey Boycott wouldn't have played in five million years."
Eng 154-4 (Stokes 62, Root 61)
Another slight full ball, another boundary, this time Stokes hitting through mid-on off Henry. The way these two are batting, the margin for error is very small for the Kiwi bowlers. These are the times when a seam bowler really earns his money, digging deep when the batsmen are set, to make something happen. Henry nearly manages it (more through fortune than design) with his penultimate ball with a wide one that Stokes inside-edges just past his stumps.
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Lord's: Looks like @BBCR1 DJ @gregjames has found himself a new job today
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"These two have taken the game away from New Zealand when they were very much in the ascendancy, and they've taken it away very quickly. I don't think it was a putting-in pitch. Except for the odd ball, it's been quite comfortable and easy."
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Liam: Looks like Ali being in the nets and Stokes having to go out to bat has been a blessing in disguise for England!
Russell Moore: Please limit your superlatives - I'm getting a terrible commentators curse feeling brewing, we are still England after all.
Eng 149-4
When Ben Stokes hits it, it stays hit. He leans into a wide and full Tim Southee ball and crunches the ball through cover for four. No point chasing that lads. Moeen Ali's ill-timed net has really benefitted England. Meanwhile, at the other end, Joe Root looks as solid as a steel-clad rock.
Eng 143-4 (Stokes 52, Root 61)
Stokes and Root have seen off New Zealand's opening pair. However, they now have to tackle the challenge of Henry, who was the pick of the Kiwi attack in the first session. After a tame couple, he produces a beauty from nowhere that swings right through Stokes and then, after conceding a couple of runs to Root, draws an edge that drops just short of Southee at second slip. A good return by the debutant seamer.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"I think it's a good pitch for batting. You need to be a bit sensible through the first hour, but the ball is coming off the pitch slowly. New Zealand should have made Stokes play through the off side more."
Eng 138-4 (Stokes 52, Root 57)
The first uncontrolled shot of the session sees Stokes look to fetch one on the pull from outside off and pop the ball up towards backward square-leg. Fortunately for England there is no fielder there. Root takes over and looks completely comfortable. He is seeing the ball big now and his footwork is superb.
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Howard Horner: Well played Ben Stokes. Been a long time since his century in Australia, but he's looking like a number 6 again. Long may it continue!
Robert Hart: In Ben Stokes England have the key to a balanced side. Just not sure you can play Ali as your front line spinner.
Eng 137-4
The most impressive aspect of this partnership is the way both Root and Stokes have looked to attack, despite the precarious circumstances that brought them together. Boult's latest over is a maiden but it is not through a lack of trying from Root, who drives with intent.
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Julian in Surrey: So for years we refused to adopt a flexible approach to our batting line up in limited overs cricket, left behind by other teams who flex their middle order for the situation, but now suddenly we've leapt ahead to introduce a flexible middle order approach in test cricket by getting Stokes in early to counter attack. A new trailblazing era beckons!
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Ben Stokes has got a very strong bottom-hand grip, which can get him into trouble, but he's very strong and powerful through that wide mid-on area."
50 for Stokes (Eng 141-4)
Joe Root already has 50. Ben Stokes is not far behind. He moves closer with a well-timed punch between mid-wicket and mid-on for four. It was a shot born from a growing confidence. He reaches it from the last ball of the over with another solid strike to the leg-side boundary. It is hugely to Stokes' credit that he has contributed as much to this partnership as England's star man Joe Root.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"I never liked playing against batsmen like Joe Root, who try to quicken the game up. As a bowler you're always trying to slow it down and take the sting out of it. Having said that, he may just need to rein it in a touch."
Eng 129-4 (Stokes 43, Root 57)
Trent Boult is still swinging it, but he has yet to find a length that can cause the England pair trouble. Ben Stokes and Joe Root cope easily with the shortish stuff, which they work around the ground for five more runs.
Jonathan Trott is in the crowd. I wonder he made of the first hour when the wickets were tumbling? He was probably glad to be sat where he was with a beer in his hand.
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Terry Urbanczyk: Haha, a colleague just asked: 'Surely you should play your worst batsmen at the start of the match?' My response: England have.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"At one point during the lunch break, Andrew Strauss, Michael Vaughan and Alec Stewart were all gathered around the same table in the TMS box. It was like being in the interview room for the director of cricket job."
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Will Leachman: Having to give Joe Root a silent clap of appreciation for his fifty in the office.
Mark Dowson: English cricket has been pretty poor as of late, but can you imagine how much worse it would be without Joe Root.
Eng 124-4
Tim Southee's first ball is slightly too straight and flicked down to the fine leg boundary by Joe Root, but the bowler hits back with a ball that would have swung round a corner. It flies past the outside edge and draws a respectful nod from Root. There is still plenty for the bowlers to utilise.
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The former England football manager Glenn Hoddle is watching from a box at Lords today.
Glenn Hoddle: Great day at Lords @HomeOfCricket watching England v New Zealand.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Joe Root has now got at least one 50-plus score in each of his first five Tests at Lord's. Only Alec Stewart and Jonathan Trott have previously achieved that."
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It's been a sumptuous innings by Root, stamped with class. He's come in in the first Test of the summer and announced himself."
Eng 120-4 (Stokes 41, Root 51)
Root, averaging over 100 in Test cricket in 2015, has rarely looked ruffled during this innings (or indeed this year if truth be told). He is forced to readjust, though, as a Boult ball jags back into him. He survives and claims a single off the last ball with a steer to leg to ensure the over is not a maiden. There is a gentle murmur amongst the Lord's crowd. No fireworks yet this session.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"You feel that even when you bowl one of your stock deliveries, on a good length outside off stump, these two are looking to score. They're playing almost at a one-day tempo. Joe Root has just looked in a different league, different class."
Eng 119-4
Ben Stokes ends Tim Southee's over by flicking off his legs for another boundary with dismissive nonchalance. England have looked at their best today when they have looked to attack the bowlers. They are wrestling England back into this game in style.
50 for Joe Root (Eng 115-4)
New Zealand are going with their front-line attack as Tim Southee charges in from the Pavilion End. He is too straight, though, and Ben Stokes picks him off for a single before Joe Root does likewise to bring up his half-century. He is an utter run machine, the Yorkshireman. Fortunately, for England.
Eng 113-4 (Stokes 36, Root 49)
Trent Boult starts for New Zealand and immediately finds a tantalising line just outside off stump. He finds some swing too, but Joe Root copes well and is denied a four when a straight drive cannons into the stumps at the non-striker's end.
One other thing of note: Tim Latham has the keeper's gloves on for New Zealand because of a knee injury suffered by BJ Watling in the first session.
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Thanks James. Fine work, sir. So, after a very entertaining first session, what has this second got in store for us? The players are back out and we'll back under way in a minute.
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Time for me to have a breather. To take you through the afternoon session, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Phil Dawkes...
Compton has point to prove
All the talk at the moment is of England looking to the future in the pursuit of better results. Maybe the answer lies in their recent past?
Nick Compton, who won his last cap in 2013, scored his first century of the season in this week's Championship draw with Hampshire and he told BBC London 94.9: "The fire still burns bright.
"I feel I am the right man for the job and want to prove to the selectors and everyone else out there that I can do a great job this summer. I'm desperately keen to get back in that team."
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Andrew Strauss interview
On building a successful England side...
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Andrew Strauss on TMS: "I think there is always a short termism in terms of teams winning or not. But the key to this is getting playing and watching cricket. We need a team to be proud of, but winning games. But the way we do that and the way the guys hold themselves in front of the fans and with the media are part of this. That culture and environment will deliver a winning team that wins in the right way.
"I am not doing this job to be popular. I am doing it to make a difference."
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On how he will coexist with the new coach...
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Andrew Strauss on TMS: "I think there's a strong case for the coach having a strong say in selection. I think selection is something we need to look at but not rush it, it's about not putting too much pressure on the coach. The new coach will be given the opportunity to do his job - he won't be a whipping boy for me. I'm there to help and support, and look a bit more strategically and long term in our planning."
Andrew Strauss interview
On his role and the future..
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Andrew Strauss on TMS: "Ultimately I was driven by an emotion to make a change in England cricket. I have been in the media and taking a dispassionate view of things.
"There is a benefit of me being current but having being away from the dressing room for long enough. I am passionate about making a difference. We have had a great run in the last decade, lets not forget that. There is a lot that is good about English cricket but the game is transforming very quickly. There is a feeling we are behind the curve in some areas of world cricket.
"There were no real positives to take out of the World Cup but there is a lot of good talent in English cricket. We are going to have to give those boys a go."
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On the next England coach...
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Andrew Strauss on TMS: "[The recruitment process is going] pretty well, I'm straight into the job and conducting my first interview process. It's unhealthy to speak about individuals at this stage, but we're trying not to rush it. We are aware of the ticking clock of the Ashes but our priority is to get the right man, make sure that his philosophies and mine can coincide.
"There's a lot of people interested in this job - it's one of the three big jobs in world cricket. Any coach who has got ambitions - this is an exciting opportunity for. Challenges are not a bad thing to have and that excites you and makes you get up in the morning."
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On Kevin Pietersen...
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Andrew Strauss on TMS: "It is a funny situation. When I decided to take this on, the Kevin Pietersen issue was one that needed cleaning up. I thought it was important we had some clarity on it and the players weren't involved in the decision. It was an ECB one. You have to go with what you think is best. I am a believer in the idea that the environment of a team helps them to perform.
"I am not apportioning blame but it has happened. In order to create that environment in the short term this is the decision we have made. Who knows what the future holds. For the time being it is right for this England team to continue the development they have made in the last 12 months. There are some good players in that middle order."
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Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Lord's
"A punchy and much-needed fightback from Root and Stokes after a ghastly first hour for England. With you-know-who watching the golf at Wentworth from the hospitality slots, another wicket to add to the morning's haul would have added further fuel to a fire that has raged uncontrolled. But it has still been New Zealand's morning, the scoreboard entirely justifying their decision to stick England in."
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Adam Wood: What the hell are England's cricket jumpers all about?!
Ollie Runswick: My main take-away from this morning's display by @englandcricket is that knitted jumpers are still awesome.
Andrew Strauss on TMS
England's new director of cricket Andrew Strauss is coming up soon on Test Match Special. I'm sure he is very grateful to Joe Root and Ben Stokes for making that interview a bit easier for him.
It will still make fascinating listening, though.
Lunch scorecard
England 113-4 (26 overs)
Batsmen: Root 49*, Stokes 36*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16), 30-4 (Bell 1)
Bowling figures: Boult 8-2-33-1, Southee 8-1-34-1, Henry 8-1-32-2, Craig 2-0-13-0
New Zealand won toss
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Lunch
Eng 113-4 (Root 49, Stokes 36)
Another Henry over brings the session to an end - an over that England plunder for two singles to move to 113-4. It has been a morning session of two halves, the first dominated by New Zealand, who took four cheap wickets. England hit back in the second with a partnership from Root and Stokes that is 83 runs strong.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"England went from 50 to 100 in exactly 50 balls."
Eng 111-4
Craig starts well but delivers a loose, short ball in his third delivery, which Root rocks back on and pulls down to the boundary to bring up the England 100. Two more fours follow to take Root to 48. The spin has allowed us to have another over before the break.
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J D: What's wrong with Eng supporters? 1st morning, put in to bat, greenish wicket and decent swing bowling. Expect a few wickets to fall.
Sarah: Here come the KP fan club again. So tedious but England not helping themselves here.
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Lord's: It's almost lunchtime, and here's what the players have to look forward to. Can Stokes and Root survive until then?
Eng 99-4 (Root 36, Stokes 35)
After that little scare for Root, Stokes takes a more sensible approach to the next over from Henry. The bowler slams one into the pads, which prompts a half-hearted appeal, but the umpire shakes his head in response. One over to go until lunch.
Andrew Strauss on TMS
New England national director Andrew Strauss will be interviewed on TMS during lunch. Expect the coaching situation to be one of his first questions...
Not out
Eng 99-4
The ball is hitting the stumps but the impact point, outside off stump, gives the decision as an umpire's call. Root survives. Just. It was a wild and unnecessary shot, though. A little reminder to the batsman not to get carried away.
Umpire review
The tall off-spinner Mark Craig is going to have a little bowl before lunch. He has a lovely, flowing action - a complete contrast to the last spinner England's batsmen faced, Veerasammy Permaul of the West Indies. Now, he's hit Joe Root in front - not out is the call, but the Kiwis want another look...
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"They have got sucked in, the bowlers, and stopped bowling on off stump with a decent length. They keep striving for wickets and it is helping England to counter-attack and score runs. It is making for great cricket but not helping New Zealand's cause."
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Sam Chapman, Reading: Harsh, Robert Corner (12:13). Cook's was the only genuine gift. Desperately trying to remain positive. Er, what's that saying about judging after both teams have batted..?
Eng 98-4 (Root 36, Stokes 34)
Again Ben Stokes is unafraid to take the aerial route - he scoops Matt Henry around the corner for another four. And still the boundaries keep coming - Root thrashing a full ball through point. The unwitting promotion of Ben Stokes up the order could be the best inadvertent coaching decision they've ever made...
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"It has been interesting the way McCullum has spurned the opportunity to have someone square on the offside. You would have thought with the ball nibbling on a new pitch that sometimes a batsman doesn't quite get to the pitch and the angle of that will run square. McCullum is not interested in runs, he is after wickets and is prepared to do anything to get those."
Eng 87-4
Stokes is taking no prisoners here, he launches a pull shot off Southee that goes high in the air but lands safe. England ticking along nicely here, this has been a good recovery.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"If you've paid your money today, the sun is shining, you've seen some wickets fall from some wonderful bowling and some runs from Joe Root. It has been wonderful entertainment."
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Jack Byrne: Look what happens when we bat positively, Stokes and Root showing the rest of the team how to do it.
Richie O'HaraBeamand: In Root, Stokes, Ali, and Buttler we still have the batting to get out of this, somewhat disastrous, start.
Eng 80-4 (Root 31, Stokes 23)
Joe Root is batting like a man who knows his purple patch is destined to run out some time and wants to cram in as many shots as he can before the expiry date. He cracks a smart pull behind square, prompting a sight that couldn't be more quintessentially Lord's: two old blazered gentlemen holding up cards with 'IV' on them - 4 in Roman numerals. Another two for Root brings up the 50 partnership in just 46 balls. What a morning...
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"Two things. How is it acceptable to pop your champagne cork on to the turf? If it was a beach ball at Headingley, you'd be getting thrown out. Secondly, is a day at Test match the only sporting occasion where spectators bring their own plates? Luxury picnicking, not a mini pork pie in sight."
Eng 74-4 (Southee 7-1-27-1)
New Zealand would love it, love it, if they could get another one before lunch. At the moment though, it's not on the cards, and the runs continue to flow - Root steers four behind square. England have clambered off the ropes here, swinging wildly, and they're just starting to land a few blows on the New Zealand chin.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"A partnership starting to build now for England. Stokes is going nicely and will be happy with his start."
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England 67-4 (18 overs)
Batsmen: Stokes 23*, Root 18*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16), 30-4 (Bell 1)
Bowling figures: Boult 7-2-27-1, Southee 6-1-20-1, Henry 5-0-19-2
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Eng 67-4 (Root 18, Stokes 23)
The counter-attack continues apace for England - Ben Stokes clubs one four through point and then whips another off his toes. The Vexation-ometer is ticking over from 'Mild' to 'Moderate' for New Zealand.
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Greg Bradley: How long until someone says Kevin Pietersen?
akshay apte: If this was football they would already be shouting 'KP, KP, KP' on the terraces.
Don Logan: We keep hearing KP averaged 34 in last 10 tests. What are the averages of the middle order during those 10 tests up until now?
Eng 56-4
Ooh, Ben Stokes is a lucky, lucky boy. He aims a wild, flappy cut shot at the returning Tim Southee's first ball and gets an edge, but the ball hits the toe and dies just short of Ross Taylor in the slips. His second slash of the over is more successful, squirting the ball behind point for four. And there's more punishment for Southee as he squares Stokes up and draws an edge which scuttles through the slips and away for another four.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"I thought the England openers handled the early deliveries well. But then the fuller length and movement started for NZ. The pitch is not doing a great deal but because it has been pitched so full it has been given maximum possibility to swing. Trent Boult is such a dangerous bowler when bowling full to left-handers. All the fielders are in the slips, there are yards of space in cover."
Eng 48-4 (Root 15, Stokes 7)
Trent Boult continues and he's coming round the wicket here, getting really wide on the crease and spearing the ball in at Joe Root. A maiden brings an end to that brief flurry of runs for England.
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Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Lord's
"Lord's does anger in the most understated of ways - a murmur of disapproval, a slight rustling of newspaper pages, an almost imperceptible sighing as heads are shaken. Which is just as well, bearing in mind England have lost three wickets for five runs. As fresh starts go it is eerily similar to the old finishes."
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Richard Higgins: Someone get Jason Gillespie to sign something sharpish!
Steven Crouch: Jason Gillespie's potential new salary is increasing by the minute. Would you leave Yorkshire for this?
D Rudden: If Gillespie gets the job, I generally hope he turns round and says he is picking the team. Give KP a chance to be a hero again.
Eng 48-4
So apparently that batting change wasn't a deliberate move by England - Moeen Ali was batting in the nets and couldn't get his kit on in time to make it out there. Shambles doesn't do it justice - if this series is Paul Farbrace's audition for the permanent job of England coach, that's the equivalent of fluffing your first line and then tripping over part of the set.
Anyway, the unplanned presence of Ben Stokes at the crease might not be such a bad thing - he whacks a good hook shot behind square for four.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"If you've ever played in or watched cricket at club or school level, there's a pretty good chance you'll have seen a member of the batting team have to sprint round the boundary to pull his pads on, having been caught off guard by a collapse. Moeen Ali has just had to do the same thing. He was netting on the Nursery Ground, but had to shuffle back to the pavilion, to cheers from the crowd."
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Robert Corner: Someone in the top three needs to start taking responsibility. We can't keep leaving it up to Root to anchor our innings after less than an hour's play. Apart from Lyth, England have given their wickets away. I can't see the New Zealand openers doing the same either later today or tomorrow morning. Good changes from the ECB to bring in two new players but now it seems like it has all gone to waste.
Eng 41-4 (Root 13, Stokes 2)
Brendon McCullum, the puppetmaster extraordinaire, rubs his hands in the field - probably to keep them warm but it might as well be in glee. His side are all over England here like a pack of coyotes on a tray of ham sandwiches.
Joe Root was brilliant at counter-punching when England were on the back foot in the West Indies, and he's doing his best to turn the tide here - he clips four through square and then adds a couple of twos through backward square and extra cover.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"In the stands, where it's actually a little chilly without sunshine, England's plight does not stop the chatter of the patrons. A Lord's Test is a social occasion, part garden party, and something as silly as a batting collapse won't stop conversation. As I type, Ian Bell loses his off stump. A gasp from the crowd, then back to chatting."
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John Kershaw: Is it too early to be suggesting England will be all out for under 150 and before the kettle is boiled for tea?
David Robertson: I'm supposed to be there on Sunday. Should I be looking for something else to do?
Alexander Catterall: Incredibly rubbish start to the summer for English cricket as predicted, do we have to endure 3 more months of this?
Eng 31-4 (Henry 4-0-11-2)
Now, a change in the batting order for England - Moeen Ali has been dropped down the order and Ben Stokes walks out at number six. Is that an aggressive move by England? Stokes survives the rest of Henry's over.
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Some thoughts from South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis...
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"It is an absolute beauty. It is angled in and Ian Bell got squared up. Henry has a bit of Shane Bond, a bit of Jason Gillespie, with that ability to whip the ball out of the hand. It has been terrific cricket from New Zealand this morning. England have this habit where when it is a bad session, it is an awful one. I've done a 30-minute stint and got a three-for. I better go soon."
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Bell b Henry 1 (Eng 30-4)
This is horror-movie stuff for England. Debutant Matt Henry fires down an absolute jaffa, holding its line off the pitch and pinging the top of off stump. Ian Bell trudges back despondently, two runs from his last four innings now. As if New Zealand didn't have enough great bowlers, they appear to have unearthed another one.
Eng 30-3 (Bell 1, Root 4)
Electric fielding is one of the hallmarks of this New Zealand side and opener Tom Latham gets down very sharply to stop an Ian Bell drive and keep the pressure on England. Huge partnership this for England, their most senior batsman and their most in-form one. Bell gets off the mark with a single to mid-on.
Scorecard update
England 29-3 (11 overs)
Batsmen: Bell 0*, Root 4*
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (Lyth 7), 25-2 (Ballance 1), 25-3 (Cook 16)
Bowling figures: Boult 4-1-6-1, Southee 4-1-11-1, Henry 3-0-11-1
New Zealand won toss
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Beth Jakubowski: Quite relieved I'm in Greece for the first test. What a diabolical morning. Honestly, what is it with England and mornings?
Small Man Peaky: Shambles. The best way of describing this England team. Against any sort of class they crumble.
Simon Keeping: Something tells me Cook will be lucky to be skippering the Ashes series. Very poor from England again this morning.
Eng 29-3
Joe Root, who accepted the award for England's Player of the Year on Monday, is the new man at the crease. Enough slips in the cordon to fill a boyband. Root survives the rest of the over.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"The first wicket for Henry on debut and it is a good one. Alastair Cook wasn't expecting a short ball on this surface - he will have been thinking New Zealand would keep it full - and the surprise did for him. It is brilliant thinking for a debutant. It is the worst possible start for England now."
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Cook c Watling b Henry 16 (Eng 25-3)
Oh Alastair. Alastair. What have you done? I'm afraid this is an absolute shocker from the England captain. He gets a short ball over his right shoulder from Matt Henry, swishes at it and gets a feather through to a gleeful BJ Watling. Delight for the debutant, turmoil for England.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Perfect ball to Gary Ballance, as full as possible. The perfect length. There was a bit of late movement and a great catch at slip. England under a huge amount of pressure now. When Trent Boult and Tim Southee bowl their best balls they move it so late. Gary Ballance has been around a while now and most teams will have seen the stats of where he scores. They will also know to bowl as full as possible and he needs to work on how he can combat that."
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Ballance c Southee b Boult 1 (Eng 25-2)
Trent Boult switches ends and immediately the change works. A full length suckers Gary Ballance into a loose push and the edge flies low to the cordon, where it's well hoovered up just above the turf by Boult's buddy Tim Southee. England on the back foot here.
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Elliott Bewley: Different face, same result. Ballance back out to his traditional role as England opener!
Greg Double: Adam Lyth looks like a proper England opener in that he's just got out cheaply.
Jonathan France: If the ECB are going to be as ruthless as they were with Compton & Robson, Lyth has potentially 3 innings left to get a score.
Eng 25-1 (Cook 16, Ballance 1)
Here's one for you: no team have lost a Test at Lord's in the last 10 years having chosen to bat at the toss. Brendon McCullum, ever the risk taker, elected to bowl this morning, but it's working out all right so far for New Zealand. Matt Henry is suffering an embarrassment that will be familiar to ever club bowler - after the opening pair got it zipping in to the keeper's gloves, the debutant is struggling to get the ball through to BJ Watling. Cook adds two with a controlled push through mid-off.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"It is a strange thing to say but Adam Lyth scored a good seven. He looked comfortable out there. But he got a good ball from Tim Southee. He likes to get on with it and score. But you look at basic things like footwork when people make their debut. Lyth's looked the same as it did in county cricket."
Eng 22-1
Lyth looked good for his seven, not much he could have done about that one. He still looks disconsolate as he funereally removes his pads on the balcony though. Cook is going along at a decent look but without looking entirely convincing - for the second time he chases a ball outside off and just pushes at it, and again the ball flies luckily to the boundary.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It is a great delivery with just a bit of bounce. It is the first time Southee has got it right in a couple of overs. It might have got just a slight feather. He looked alright Lyth in the short time he was there but he got a good delivery."
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Lyth c Watling b Southee 7 (Eng 17-1)
Beauty. Absolute beauty. Tim Southee gets one to pitch just outside off and hold its line, just brushing the outside edge of Adam Lyth's bat on its way through to the gloves of BJ Watling. Lyth thinks about a review, but decides against it, and his first innings in Test cricket is over disappointingly early.
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Joe Townsend: Yorkshire-wise, great that England pick Lyth but the mind boggles at how a county built on its bowling is providing only batsmen.
Sol Perkins: Great chance for Cook to shine as a captain and responsible leader with no-one else really bossing him!
Kevin Ticehurst: Finally our British Summer time has arrived!! TMS, bright sunshine and I'm on my break at work. Come on England!!!
Eng 17-0
Now, we're going to get our first look at New Zealand debutant Matt Henry. His third ball is pushed nicely back down the ground by Lyth - Brendon McCullum goes haring after it with the alacrity of a dog chasing a frisbee and keeps it to three.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Alastair Cook looks like he has got his feet moving nicely. And Adam Lyth looks like he knows where his off stump is. This is a good start from England."
Eng 12-0 (Lyth 2, Cook 10)
Good signs for Alastair Cook: he shows sound judgment of his off stump to leave one that swings back in - but not enough - from Southee. Then the Kiwi quick over-compensates and Cook swats him off his pads down to the fine-leg boundary. Decent start from England.
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OptaJim on Twitter: Adam Lyth is Alastair Cook's ninth Test opening partner. Of these the average partnership of 57.9 with Nick Compton is the highest. Duo.
Eng 7-0
Television shows the bowlers' marks at the end of the run-up - not just a simple white line for these guys, they look more like hieroglyphics on an Egyptian cave. Cook picks up the first boundary of the morning but it's a slightly streaky one, slicing it aerially over the infield in front of point. Hands on head from the Kiwi fielders.
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Eng 3-0 (Lyth 1, Cook 2)
First heart-in-mouth moment of the morning for England's batsmen as Tim Southee gets one to hoop back in and rap Alastair Cook on the pads. No review, height maybe the factor. He then gets one to go the other way and cut the England skipper in half. Southee mixing excellent control with impressive pace, already whistling them through at 88mph. Signs that this could be a tough morning for England's batsmen, but they're hanging in well so far.
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It is the first Test of the summer in this country, at the home of cricket, and England have two debutants in the team as they look to a new future. Oh, and this comes after arguably the most eventful period of off-field shenanigans in the history of the ECB. Plenty to talk about then.
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Eng 2-0
Left-armer Trent Boult has the vertiginously gelled hair of a teenager and the cold, narrow eyes of an assassin. He's beginning to find his length here, drawing Alastair Cook into a tentative prod with a slightly fuller delivery that swings away. Cook is then off the mark with a single into the covers.
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Howard Horner: Blowers and Tuffers opening on BBC TMS - absolute perfection. The summer is well and truly here! Come on England!
Al Watson: Good to see Wood and Lyth in the team. Start of a new era under Strauss, with Gillespie waiting in the wings? Aussies beware!
Jonny Hardman: Hoping Adam Lyth can really put his marker down today as he has done for Yorkshire CCC.
Eng 1-0 (Lyth 1, Cook 0)
Adam Lyth is sporting a sleeveless cable knit sweater despite the dazzling sunshine - great to see proper cricket jumpers back in vogue after the polyester monstrosities of the past few years. Right-armer Tim Southee, as usual, takes the new cherry alongside Boult - he can't quite find a threatening line, but he keeps Lyth honest with a maiden.
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Nigel, Leeds: Bit of fresh blood in the team and about time too. I think England are going to see a fair few new faces in the next 12 months. I predict a new youthful side will be touring South Africa under a certain Joe Root in 2016.
Eng 1-0
Trent Boult takes the new ball for New Zealand - he can be lethal against left-handers, and England now have three in their top three. Adam Lyth likes to operate at a slightly quicker rate than Alastair Cook and he's off the mark immediately, knocking to ball to point and racing through for a nerve-steadying single. It's a probing over from Boult, but Cook blocks out the remaining five balls without alarms.
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Trent Boult with the new ball, Adam Lyth on strike...
Who is Mark Wood?
Hailing from the same part of the world as Steve Harmison, Mark Wood is a different beast to the former Durham and England fast bowler. Slighter and shorter than Harmison, Wood is often described as a 'skiddy' bowler, meaning he also lacks his county and international predecessor's pace.
In 2013, his 27 first-class wickets at 24.07 helped Durham to the Championship title and last summer he took a slightly less impressive 18 wickets at 34.17. In total, the 25-year-old has only 24 first-class appearances to his name and this will be his Lord's debut.
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Legendary umpire Dickie Bird rings the bell and Adam Lyth walks out for his England debut alongside Alastair Cook. It's a magnificent day at Lord's, bright sunshine. We're ready to go...
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"The inclusion of Mark Wood gives the England side a more balanced look. Before, three all-rounders left the attack a little short, a problem hopefully fixed by three frontline seamers. It also means a promotion up the order for Stuart Broad. I'm struggling to think of an occasion when a man so out of form has been nudged up a spot."
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Meet the teams
Confirmation of those teams. As we said, England hand debuts to Adam Lyth and Mark Wood, while New Zealand give a first cap to fast bowler Matt Henry and a recall to opener Martin Guptill.
England: Alastair Cook (capt), Adam Lyth, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum (capt), Corey Anderson, BJ Watling, Mark Craig, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.
Lyth lowdown
Adam Lyth has propelled himself into the England reckoning (and his debut today) courtesy of a superb run of form at the top of Yorkshire's order during their 2014 County Championship title win.
1,489 championship runs, including six centuries, at an average of 67.68 made the Whitby-born player the next man in line once Jonathan Trott announced his retirement from international cricket.
Potential next England head coach Jason Gillespie can take some of the credit for the 27-year-old's rise. In 2013, Yorkshire's Australian head coach told Lyth he was 'nowhere near' the England team. It was the kick Lyth needed and he has quickly put that right. Once seen as an aggressive stroke-playing modern opener, he has now added grit and stubbornness to his game.
The new man in charge
England caretaker coach Paul Farbrace only played 40 first-class matches during his brief career as a wicketkeeper with Kent and Middlesex, averaging 18.23 with the bat.
But he has enjoyed success as a coach with Kent and Yorkshire and steered Sri Lanka to the World Twenty20 titles in 2014.
Flying Kiwis
The contrast between England and their opponents couldn't be greater. New Zealand are a side on an upward curve under their inspirational captain Brendon McCullum.
When they last toured England in 2013 - and lost 2-0 - they were ranked a distant eighth and McCullum admits they were "overpaid, under-delivering primadonnas".
But since then the Black Caps have barely put a foot wrong. They've won four and drawn two of their last six series to climb to third - overtaking England - and reached the World Cup final.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"I'm always fascinated by how many interlopers mooch on the outfield before a Test match begins. Ignoring the army of support staff each team has, there must be another 50 people on the Lord's turf - cameramen, photographers, pundits, groundstaff and blokes who have blagged their way on. They all peer at the green deck. The surface says bowl, the sky says bat. Interesting morning ahead."
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Richard Parfitt: After worrying what I would do with myself at the end of the football season, thank the lord for Test match cricket.
Fenners: Predictions for the test summer: NZ to win 1-0, Australia to win 4-0. Eng to finish summer with a very different test team.
Captain's view
Alastair Cook says he's a little unsure of what he would have done if he had won the toss. "I think it's a really exciting XI, and two debuts make it even more special," he says. " We want Mark Wood to come in and bowl like he does for Durham."
NZ win toss & bowl
New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bowl.
Under a cloud
Let's be honest, the last 12 months for England have been pretty average, as the Australians say. On the field, England have been relentlessly mediocre bar a Test series win against India: losing to Sri Lanka, drawing with West Indies and bowing out of the World Cup with all the grace of a drunk man falling out of a taxi.
Off the field, things have been even worse, reaching a nadir in the past fortnight with the bungled sacking of Peter Moores and the even more bungled handling of the latest Kevin Pietersen saga.
Alastair Cook has retained the captaincy but a run of good scores has done little to ease the scrutiny on his position. With the Ashes on the horizon, England desperately need a good series here to defuse the looming sense of crisis.
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Nick Helyar: Chuffed to see Mark Wood handed his debut this morning, at last a wee bit of adventure from the selectors.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Lord's
"In St John's Wood, cricket is more than a ground, but a way of life. There's the Lord's Pharmacy, the Lords Dry Cleaner (yes, that is the way they spell it) and the whole area has to prepare itself on the day of a Test match. Outside my hotel, staff patrol for rogue cars on the car park, while traffic cones have long been placed on the main roads. Outside Lord's itself, I'm told some crazy members have been queuing since the early hours. It would have been cold then, but it's glorious now."
Wood & Lyth make England debuts
Durham pace bowler Mark Wood will make his debut for England, as well as opener Adam Lyth.
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Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Lord's
"Perfect blue skies over Lord's for the first Test of the English summer, even if the ghosts of exiled superstars and decapitated coaches are lurking in the shadows. If Lord's is a strange stage for a sporting revolution - it 's not easy to imagine blood on the floor of the Long Room - this still needs to feel like a fresh start for an England team who have looked too stale for too long."
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Hello and welcome to live commentary of England's first Test against New Zealand at Lord's. It's the first of two tough assignments for Alastair Cook's men against one of world cricket's form sides, and the outcome will go a long way to defining the mood in which England enter the Ashes.
The toss is just minutes away...
From West Indies to EastEnders
It's been 18 days since England were last in competitive action, losing the third Test against West Indies in Barbados. Their one playing commitment in the interim, an ODI against Ireland, was washed out. Still, you can't say it's been boring!
Since England's cricketers left the Kensington Oval, it's been more like Albert Square. We've had betrayal, intrigue, controversy, dramatic entrances, acrimonious departures, lumps in the throat and daggers in the back. As anyone in TV will tell you, a new Director means big changes, and Andrew Strauss's short stint in the hotseat has been seismic. Popular character Peter Moores has been killed off, Kevin Pietersen has also been written out after an explosive cameo return, and auditions are underway for a new leading man to take on the coveted role of Head Coach.
But now it's time to put the storylines to bed and concentrate on the cricket once more. Can England get a morale-boosting win over New Zealand before the Ashes, or will they suffer defeat...and plummet to seventh in the Test rankings? DUM DUM DUM der der der der der...