Summary

Have your say on England men this summer

  1. Postpublished at 13:12 BST

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    CricViz analyst

    Gus Atkinson has 76 Test wickets - the most by any bowler since his debut on 10 July 2024.

    India's Jaspirt Bumrah and Australia's Mitchell Starc are joint second, with 75 in that time.

  2. 'One of the highlights of my career'published at 13:10 BST

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    How's that for a return?! Robinson takes three wickets in first over in two years

    Player of the Match Ollie Robinson: "Yeah, there was a time where I never thought I'd be back on a pitch with England so to get that win for the team is such a special feeling. Walking off there with the lads, a win under our belts in the first game of the summer, it's amazing.

    "It's probably the worst nerves I've had before a game, to be honest. My anxiety was through the roof the day before, I couldn't feel my legs! But it calmed down a bit after the first wicket and the crowd was just unbelievable, one of the loudest crowds I've played in front of.

    "The feeling was so surreal [after my first over]. I didn't really have any words to describe it but to look back, it's one of the highlights of my career so far, for sure.

    "I feel like we just bowled really well on it, we targeted the stumps and then it did get a bit up and down towards the end with a bit of seam movement and sideways. But our plans were really clear and we stuck to them.

    "Definitely [more determined]. I know that this is just the start and there's a lot more hard work to be done but I want to make sure it's a long career and there won't be any let-up this time."

  3. Postpublished at 13:06 BST

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    MCC know that they need to do lot of work to get this square right. It's been very difficult for the batters, very easy for the bowlers but you look at the fielding element, that's where New Zealand really let themselves down.

    It's been a shocker, the MCC will know that. Maybe that will instigate some movement in terms of change, maybe this week had to happen for a bit of the square to be dug up and replaced.

  4. Postpublished at 13:04 BST

    New Zealand skipper Tom Latham speaking to BBC TMS: "It's a surface that we weren't expecting. I don't think anyone was expecting that. There were two highly talented bowling attacks that exploited those conditions.

    "We had those opportunities from a fielding perspective and we weren't able to capitalise. There are small moments that you have to take and we didn't take them. It's not ideal but it is what it is, we were faced with the same conditions.

    "Throughout Tests some things swing your way, that's the nature of the sport. That's down to umpires' decisions so I think it's important that we don't delve too much into this game. For us it's about trusting the work that we've been putting in."

  5. Postpublished at 13:02 BST

    Who will be named player of the match?

    Here are the contenders:

    • Harry Brook - 56 (71)
    • Kyle Jamieson - 5-62
    • Ollie Robinson - 5-39
    • Emilio Gay - 57 (95)
    • Nathan Smith - 6-70
    • Gus Atkinson - 5-30
  6. Postpublished at 13:00 BST

    Here's how Gus Atkinson sealed the win for England as he finished with figures of 5-30.

    Stay with us as we recap the Test, and we'll hear from both camps shortly.

    It'll be very interesting to hear what the players have to say about the pitch, as we've heard plenty from the pundits!

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    Atkinson bowls Henry to seal England victory

  7. Postpublished at 12:58 BST

    Ben Jones
    CricViz analyst

    Only three men have more five-wicket hauls at Lord's than Gus Atkinson: Ian Botham, Fred Trueman and James Anderson.

  8. Postpublished at 12:55 BST

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    There are cracks underneath the tufts, it's one of those pitches that as a batter you're never feeling "in" and that's not how the game should be played.

    It looked a bit of a crime scene, it's an odd-looking pitch.

  9. Postpublished at 12:53 BST

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    CricViz analyst

    That was Gus Atkinson's fourth five-wicket haul at Lord's.

    He has picked up 26 wickets at an average of just 9.5. Only three other bowlers have a lower average than him at any venue (minimum 20 wickets at a venue).

    His strike-rate of 15.4 in Lord's is the best in the world at a venue with at least 20 wickets.

  10. Postpublished at 12:50 BST

    Glenn Phillips and Devon Conway provided some resistance for New Zealand this morning, with the former left stranded on 44 not out.

    The pitch, unfortunately, is going to dominate most of the discourse. It has been inconsistent from the first ball, with two fine half-centuries from Harry Brook and Emilio Gay the outliers.

    But England have taken one step to putting their Ashes woes behind them.

  11. Postpublished at 12:47 BST

    Sam Drury
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    Finished off emphatically by Gus Atkinson. His record at Lord's is unbelievable and he's onto the honours board yet again.

    An odd Test in many ways but, for England, after their Ashes debacle, it's back to winning ways.

  12. Postpublished at 12:45 BST

    Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    That was quite a spectacular finish, the middle stump is still lying flat on the square.

  13. ENGLAND WIN BY 115 RUNSpublished at 12:42 BST
    Breaking

    Gus Atkinson gets the winning wicket and his five-wicket haul!

    Rather fittingly, the Test match finishes with the stumps splattered across the Lord's turf.

    England start their Test match summer with a comprehensive win, and it's fair to say that it was one for the bowlers.

    Media caption,

    Atkinson bowls Henry to seal England victory

  14. NZ 138-9published at 40 overs

    Target 254

    Another dot ball as Josh Tongue bangs it in short.

    Jamie Smith appeals from behind the stumps but Stokes and Tongue aren't interested.

    Matt Henry, over to you!

  15. NZ 138-9published at 39.5 overs

    Again, Glenn Phillips inadvertently gets a boundary from the penultimate ball!

  16. Postpublished at 12:39 BST

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    One of the problems for Glenn Phillips is that even running a two is out of the question because Matt Henry is possibly not mobile enough.

  17. NZ 134-9published at 39 overs

    Target 254

    Matt Henry pokes and prods his way through a Gus Atkinson maiden.

  18. NZ 134-9published at 38.2 overs

    Glenn Phillips is absolutely rapid so he can probably get a single from anywhere, but the problem he has is that Matt Henry's been struggling with his back so he won't be as nimble.

  19. NZ 134-9published at 38 overs

    Target 254

    Nope. Dot ball, well bowled.

    Matt Henry will be on strike.

  20. 6 runs

    NZ 134-9published at 37.5 overs

    Target 254

    Six! A short ball is helped on its way over fine leg!

    Can Glenn Phillips get the single now from the final ball of Tongue's over? The field comes in.