02/06Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of England at London, Jun 2-6 2021
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Devon ConwayNew Zealand
02/06Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of England at London, Jun 2-6 2021
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Devon ConwayNew Zealand

1.29pm Here we go. Two slips and a gully in place. Southee is over the wicket.

Dee: "Very brave call 270 odd in 70 overs in age of t20s ….hope England goes for it to make it interesting."

Finn: "Dont u just love this NZ cricket team! They could have come out after lunch and been conservative but they are going for the win. Fairplay to Williamson, but it gives England a chance as well. Test cricket (how good)"

1.20pm New Zealand have declared. Southee and Jamieson outside warming up. England need 273 to win in two sessions. A minimum of 75 overs left in the day on paper. Play can go on till 7 pm.

Badhat: "Drizzle? There's sunshine in West London. Is there a cartoon cloud right over Lord's?" -- Evidently.

suleyman shah: "and THIS, folks, is why we need 5 day Test matches. Even with a day of rain, this match hangs delicately in the balance and if NZ decide to declare soon then we could have a real contest on our hands."

Ayush Beria: "I admire New Zealand's intent today and they obviously want to go for a win but cannot understand why Watling was sent ahead of CDG santner Jamieson and even Southee. He is trying but it's just not his game to be aggressive in tests. CDG already showing what he got. " -- With spread-out fields in declaration situations, you can actually score quite quickly without playing a lot of big shots. Watling hasn't struggled to score or anything, and New Zealand went at around 5 an over through most of that session.

sukrit gupta: "Am I the only one who sometimes ends up mispronouncing it as Grandmom instead of Grandhomme? :p"

12.47pm And they're going off the field now, with the drizzle intensifying. The umpires have also decided to call for an early lunch break. Some banter between the England players and CdG as the players walk off the field. Let's hope the rain goes away soon, and we don't lose any overs.

52.3
1
Anderson to de Grandhomme, 1 run, length ball outside off, nice use of the wrists to manoeuvre that through point
52.2
4
Anderson to de Grandhomme, FOUR, short outside off, and de Grandhomme presses forward and pulls this away to the right of the fielder at deep square leg
52.1
2
Anderson to de Grandhomme, 2 runs, short, gets up to waist height on off stump, pulled away into the gap between mid-on and deep square leg

Matthew: "Finally! The Mullet makes his Grand(homme) entrance!"

Alan Hardy: ""everyone's favourite cricketer, Colin de Grandhomme." Why favourite?" -- Because that's what the law mandates.

END OF OVER:
52 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 162/6

  • BJ Watling15 (26b)
  • Colin de Grandhomme2 (2b)
  • Joe Root4-0-16-1
  • James Anderson15-3-37-0
51.6
0
Root to Watling, no run, tossed up slow outside off, clipped to midwicket
51.5
0
Root to Watling, no run, full, close to off stump, clipped back to the bowler off the front foot
51.4
1
Root to de Grandhomme, 1 run, short outside off, was that the legbreak? Slapped to deep point
51.3
1
Root to Watling, 1 run, full outside off, clipped to the right of midwicket
51.2
1
Root to de Grandhomme, 1 run, tossed up, ends up as a full-toss outside off, swiped away to deep square leg

Here is everyone's favourite cricketer, Colin de Grandhomme. Root goes over the wicket.

51.1
W
Root to Nicholls, OUT, and Root strikes, the reverse-sweep doesn't come off. Flat, angling into the stumps, and Nicholls is a touch too early on the shot, and his bat is already in its follow-through when the ball hits his glove and lobs up towards slip. Burns does well, in fact, to run to his left and dive forward to grab it inches off the ground

HM Nicholls c Burns b Root 23 (52m 36b 2x4 0x6) SR: 63.88

Root continues. A lot of grumbling about New Zealand's tactics, but they've scored 50 in the last 10 overs.

END OF OVER:
51 | 2 Runs | NZ: 159/5

  • BJ Watling14 (23b)
  • Henry Nicholls23 (35b)
  • James Anderson15-3-37-0
  • Joe Root3-0-13-0
50.6
0
Anderson to Watling, no run, length ball angling in towards off stump, presses forward and dabs into the point region
50.5
0
Anderson to Watling, no run, back of a length outside off, not much bounce. Chops his cut into the ground, on the bounce towards second slip
50.4
0
Anderson to Watling, no run, back of a length on off stump, defended close to the body, towards gully
50.3
1
Anderson to Nicholls, 1 run, length ball, angling into off stump from around the wicket. Looks to defend off the front foot, gets a single square on the leg side off the inside edge

Greg: "Why On Earth am I hearing the England fielders calling Ollie Pope 'Popey' when there are so many excellent Pope-related nicknames available - such as Pius, or Innocent, JP, or even Benedict? Oh ye of little imagination etc etc..."

50.2
1
Anderson to Watling, 1 run, back of a length, straightens towards off stump, lets it come on and dabs with soft hands to the right of gully
50.1
0
Anderson to Watling, no run, fullish outswinger outside off, left alone

A couple of umbrellas go up in the crowd. Another variable thrown into the mix. Anderson brings in a second slip for Watling.

END OF OVER:
50 | 1 Run | NZ: 157/5

  • Henry Nicholls22 (34b)
  • BJ Watling13 (18b)
  • Joe Root3-0-13-0
  • James Anderson14-3-35-0
49.6
0
Root to Nicholls, no run, nice length outside off, Nicholls looks to push into the covers off the front foot, plays a bit early, gets an inside edge that rolls into the on side

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England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st49RJ BurnsDP Sibley
2nd7DP SibleyZ Crawley
3rd80JE RootDP Sibley
4th34DP SibleyOJ Pope