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Ben Stokes made only one as England collapsed to 116-7 after razing New Zealand for 132
England’s new generation began with an all-too-familiar batting capitulation as Ben Stokes’ facet crumbled to 116-7 after skittling New Zealand for 132 on a wicket-laden day one of the crucial first LV= Insurance coverage Take a look at at Lord’s.
New captain Stokes and head trainer Brendon McCullum took over an England facet with 11 defeats and only one win of their remaining 17 fits and their lowest Take a look at issues score since August 1995.
The hosts had been filled with self belief with the ball as they razed the reigning Global Take a look at champions in precisely 40 overs with debutant Matthew Potts snaring 4-13 and the recalled James Anderson 4-66.
Alternatively, they wilted with the bat in scenes comparable to the Ashes sequence after a 59-run opening stand between Zak Crawley (43) and Alex Lees (25) was once snapped, dropping seven wickets for 41 runs ahead of final with a deficit of 16 runs.
Stokes (1) was once stuck at the back of 9th ball and previous skipper Joe Root (11) instructed to gully, with new No 3 Ollie Pope (7) and Jonny Bairstow (1), who was once most popular to the in-form Harry Brook at No 5, additionally falling cost effectively.
New Zealand had been 45-7 at one degree however made it into 3 figures thank you mainly to Colin de Grandhomme (42 no longer out from 50 balls) ahead of Stokes bagged the overall Black Caps wicket on an afternoon ruled by means of the seamers.
It was once the house pacers first of all – together with Potts, who made Kiwi captain Kane Williamson his maiden Take a look at wicket – however then New Zealand’s, with Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Kyle Jamieson every putting two times.
Durham seamer Potts made a two-ball duck overdue within the day having shone with the ball previous on, leaving Ben Foakes (6no) and Stuart Huge (4no) unbeaten at stumps and England ruing letting a very good place slip.
Some other bitter notice for the house facet was once the withdrawal of spinner Jack Leach to concussion after he took a heavy fall within the box within the 6th over – Matt Parkinson changing into the facet’s first concussion replace as he hotfooted it down from Manchester to make his debut as a like-for-like alternative.
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