NZ vs Eng

England began the Ben Stokes era with a chaotic day of cricket Lord's, with 17 wickets tumbling on a frantic start to their first Test against New Zealand.

Anderson bouncing out both Jamieson and Southee in between meant he and Potts were vying to make the honours board. The 23-year-old from Sunderland certainly offered a point of difference from the big two, even if he operates at a similar pace. Hustling in from the Nursery End, his fifth ball nipped away from Williamson, feathered the edge and offered Ben Foakes his first dismissal at home. Certainly Anderson and Broad hit a rich groove with the new ball, the pair bowling the lengths that Joe Root was still demanding during the final days of his captaincy to vaporise New Zealand’s top order. Zak Crawley had played a princely 43 only to fall to the latest booming drive of his nascent Test career, while Alex Lees dug in for 25. Stokes walked out for the toss alongside Kane Williamson, eschewing the captain’s blazer; instead he chose to wear a Test shirt with the name and cap number of Graham Thorpe on the back, a touching tribute for the team’s former batting coach who remains seriously ill in hospital.

A familiar England batting collapse left the hosts 16 runs behind New Zealand as wickets tumbled on a frantic first day of the opening test at Lord's on ...

Potts removed Williamson for two to claim his first test victim and Anderson picked up two early wickets and two more in the second session. The hosts’ brilliant display was headlined by Potts, who picked up 4-13 and took two catches, as well as veteran seamer James Anderson, who bagged 4-66 on his return to the side after being dropped for the tour of the Caribbean. But their dismal batting continued as they lost seven wickets for 41 runs to limp to the close at 116 for seven after New Zealand seamers Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Kyle Jamieson picked up two wickets each.

The Bharat Army recalled Vaughan's old comment on the Ahmedabad Test between India and England in giving a savage response.

They will not be happy and might think twice about good money for Test rights." They accept Test finishing early because the players are not good enough but not when home boards produce such poor pitches," he added. James Anderson and Matty Potts finished with four wickets each while Stokes and Stuard Broad picked one apiece as New Zealand were folded for just 132 runs.