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Report Updates, analysis and colour from the opening day of the English Test summer at Lord’s Welcome to day one of our live report of the first Test between England and New Zealand from Lord’s. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear

News The left-armer is excited at the prospect of using the Duke ball against India Trent Boult is eyeing the chance to “create a bit of history” as he prepares to travel to England to join his team-mates ahead of the World Test Championship final against India later this month. Boult opted to return to

News Voted by team-mates and support staff as the side’s ‘cricketer of the year’ Kyle Jamieson won the 2021 edition of the Players’ Cap, which is awarded to the player who has been voted by the New Zealand players and support staff as their ‘cricketer of the year’. The inaugural Players’ Cap was won by

Big picture Twenty-three months on from a day of agony and ecstasy, New Zealand are back at Lord’s. Nine of their 19-man squad, seven of whom played in that final, are returning to the scene of their World Cup near-miss, and just in case they needed reminding of the granular detail, they arrived at the

News Batter expects Kane Williamson to find a way past the plans England’s bowlers have worked out for him Ahead of England’s two-Test series against New Zealand, fast bowler Ollie Robinson has detailed several plans to deal with Kane Williamson. But Ross Taylor downplayed Robinson’s assertions, saying that “a lot of teams” have tried to

News Head coach believes they’re in a “luxurious position” going into the two-Test series Head coach Gary Stead believes New Zealand are in something of a “luxurious position”, with competition for places and just a couple of question marks around their preferred XI to take on England at Lord’s this week. The identity of Tom

News It’s not on the FTP, it’s not part of the WTC, and it won’t feature any of England’s IPL players (bar one) England are set to play New Zealand in Tests at Lord’s and Edgbaston over the next two weeks. But how did the series, which was only confirmed in January and is in

News Conway strengthened his chances of a Test debut with a half-century in the intra-squad warm-up game Devon Conway pushed his case for a Test debut even further by scoring an unbeaten 55 against the Williamson XI on the opening day of New Zealand’s intra-squad two-day warm-up game at the Ageas Bowl. After the Latham

News Fast bowler also “mindful” of not wanting “to go searching too much” with the Dukes Ball New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson will have “conversations” with his fellow quicks about the Duke ball and be “mindful” of how it behaves during the upcoming tour of England. One big reason for New Zealand’s consistency in

News “When everyone left and I was the only overseas player left in India, that’s when it got real for me” “The world stops a little bit,” a visibly emotional Tim Seifert said as he recounted his experience of testing positive and then being treated for Covid-19 in India earlier this month. Seifert, the only

News New Zealand allrounder available for nine group-stage games as replacement for Mitchell Marsh Middlesex have further strengthened their squad for this year’s Vitality Blast by bringing in New Zealand allrounder Daryl Mitchell. Having signed Paul Stirling for the start of the tournament, Mitchell will come in for the last nine group games. The pair

News Acknowledges that the three Tests are in quick succession but says, “we have had a chance to prepare physically leading into this” Tim Southee believes that workload management would not be a concern for New Zealand as they gear up to play three Tests – a two-match series against England followed by the World

Kyle Jamieson has picked up 36 wickets in six Tests so far © Getty Images New Zealand allrounder Kyle Jamieson is wary of expecting too much assistance from the Dukes ball on New Zealand’s tour of England, saying that it could “hurt” their team’s chances if their pacers get carried away by chasing its fabled

News All contingent members will spend the first three days in hotel room isolation in Southampton The majority of the New Zealand Test contingent landed in London on Sunday after flying from Auckland via Singapore, for their tour of two Tests against the hosts and the World Test Championship final against India next month. The

News Jofra Archer to see specialist about long-standing elbow problem Ben Stokes is set to play for Durham at some stage during the Vitality T20 Blast after making “excellent progress” following the finger injury which has ruled him out of England’s Test series against New Zealand. Stokes underwent surgery last month after he fractured his

Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s Test captain, says he has resorted to waving to his team-mates from the balcony of his hotel-room at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, after going into quarantine in the UK following his post-IPL stop-over in the Maldives. Williamson, who had been captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad in India prior to the tournament’s postponement

Chris Silverwood, England’s head coach, says he is comfortable that the buck now stops with him, after unveiling a 15-man squad for the two-Test series against New Zealand next month – his first since being named as the new supremo of the ECB’s selection process, following the end of Ed Smith’s three-year tenure as national

News He tested positive for Covid-19 after IPL 2021 was indefinitely suspended, and was recuperating in Chennai New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has confirmed that wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert has tested negative for Covid-19. Stead also said that Seifert, who was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad in IPL 2021, will be leaving India

News Strong competition among seamers for first Test but balancing XI could be an issue England’s international summer of cricket is almost upon us and ECB selectors – that’s basically Chris Silverwood with some help from James Taylor and Mo Bobat – are poised to announce the men’s squad to face New Zealand in their

Ross Taylor is ready for his seventh tour of England © Getty Images Right after his first IPL stint in 2008, where he struck at nearly 184, Ross Taylor went on his first international tour of England and cracked 154 not out off merely 176 balls in the Manchester Test. Daniel Vettori was New Zealand’s

News Says the opportunity to train with the Dukes ball even before leaving for England has been “quite beneficial” New Zealand are not going to treat the two upcoming Tests against England as warm-ups for the World Test Championship final against India, fast bowler Neil Wagner has said. A majority of New Zealand’s Test contingent

News The CPL proved a springboard to Phillips’ transformation into a reliable T20I batter “It’s pretty unreal!” This was Glenn Phillips‘ reaction to being offered a New Zealand central contract for the first time, four years after making his international debut in a T20I against South Africa in Auckland. Phillips played 11 T20Is between 2017

News Left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel, though, was omitted from the 20-man list Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell have been offered their first New Zealand central contracts, for the 2021-22 season. However, Ajaz Patel, who won his first deal last year, has been omitted from the 20-member list. BJ Watling, who had announced his decision to

News Watling looks back at some of the memorable moments of his career, what he will miss the most, and more Soon after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket, New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter BJ Watling spoke to the media in Lincoln and looked back at some of his most memorable series, what he would

News The 35-year-old will end his career as New Zealand’s most prolific Test keeper behind and in front of the stumps BJ Watling has announced he will retire from all cricket at the end of New Zealand’s upcoming Test tour of England. This will mean that form and fitness permitting, he will end his career

News Head coach could not confirm if Trent Boult would be available for second Test of England tour The New Zealand players who left India after the IPL was suspended, and are currently undergoing quarantine in Maldives, may travel to England for their next assignment this weekend. So said their head coach Gary Stead. New

News The batter has a grade one strain and will look to return to action next week Ross Taylor has been diagnosed with a grade one calf strain after he limped out of New Zealand’s first training session ahead of their departure for England with a calf injury.* He was batting in the marquee that

News The New Zealand cricketer failed both his pre-departure tests, and “is experiencing moderate symptoms” New Zealand’s Tim Seifert, who was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad at the curtailed 2021 edition of the IPL, has tested positive for Covid-19. As a result, he will not be on the charter flight with his fellow

Trent Boult will certainly miss the first Test against England next month © Getty Images Trent Boult will return to New Zealand after the aborted IPL instead of heading straight to England with the other Test players and could miss the two-match series although will still be available for the World Test Championship final against

News New Zealand batter signs for nine T20 Blast games, two County Championship fixtures Somerset have signed Devon Conway as an overseas player for the second half of the T20 Blast’s group stage. Conway appeared for the county’s second XI as an unknown South African in 2010, when he was spending the summer playing club