That lacklustre showing with the bat took the shine off an excellent display from the Black Caps\u2019 attack. <\/p>\n
For all the talk of a reset, or \u201cBazball 3.0\u2033, England\u2019s batting unit bore a striking resemblance to the one humiliated in Australia over the summer<\/a>, and produced a meek performance against a Black Caps side that lost pace spearhead Matt Henry to back spasms, just four overs into the day.<\/p>\n Kyle Jamieson picked up where he left off after two years out with a back injury<\/a>, taking 5-62, and raising the ball for the sixth time in just his 20th test. <\/p>\n The 31-year-old \u2013 who now boasts an incredible record of 85 wickets at an average of 19.3 \u2013 combined steepling bounce with accuracy to move the ball both through the air and off the pitch, and became the 22nd Kiwi to earn a place on the Lord\u2019s honours board. <\/p>\n He was excellently supported by Nathan Smith (3-38) and Will O\u2019Rourke (2-25) \u2013 also returning from a back injury<\/a> to clock speeds of close to 150km\/h against a shellshocked England batting unit. <\/p>\n England\u2019s scorecard could have been a whole lot worse were it not for 56 runs in 71 balls to Harry Brook \u2013 who was dropped on eight and 45 \u2013 and in all honesty deserved to be rolled for double figures. <\/p>\n However, for all the criticism that\u2019ll come their batters\u2019 way, England\u2019s bowlers began a salvage job to keep this test in their sights. <\/p>\n Playing his first test since 2024, Ollie Robinson claimed 4-10, including 3-0 in his first over to leave the Black Caps\u2019 innings in tatters. <\/p>\n AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.<\/a><\/p>\n And even with rain forecast for four of the five scheduled days, both bowling attacks will believe they have enough to seal a victory \u2013 if their batting units can get them in front of the game. <\/p>\n While Jamieson looked rusty on his return to test cricket, it didn\u2019t take him long to regain his touch, and had England debutant Emilio Gay (8) caught at slip by Daryl Mitchell, as the only wicket to fall in the opening session before rain brought an early lunch. <\/p>\n When play resumed two hours later, England slipped from 24-1 to 34-4, as the Black Caps\u2019 seam attack fired. <\/p>\n Fresh from career-best figures against Ireland<\/a>, Smith trapped Ben Duckett (19) lbw, as O\u2019Rourke joined in with the wicket of Jacob Bethell (6), before getting the prized wicket of Joe Root (1), caught behind by Tom Blundell to leave Lord\u2019s stunned. <\/p>\n England should have been 43-5, when O\u2019Rourke had Brook dropped by Devon Conway at point, however Jamieson made sure the wickets kept falling when Jamie Smith (1) was bowled, leaving a ball that cannoned into his off-stump.<\/p>\n While Brook counter-attacked at one end, the Black Caps continued to strike at the other, as Jamieson removed captain Ben Stokes (12), caught superbly by Kane Williamson at third slip, to leave England 94-6. <\/p>\n AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.<\/a><\/p>\n Jamieson was denied his fourth, as Brook was given another life when he was put down once more \u2013 this time by Rachin Ravindra at deep midwicket, and raised England\u2019s 100 at the same time, before steering through gully to reach his half-century in 64 balls, with 36 of those coming in boundaries.<\/p>\n Gus Atkinson came and went for four, before he was trapped lbw by Jamieson at 108-7, who then took the catch to finally remove Brook for 56, when he flicked Smith straight to fine leg.<\/p>\n At 118-8, and with the Black Caps eyeing the final English wickets, bad light intervened to end the second session, before Jamieson returned after tea to remove Robinson for his fifth wicket, as Smith wrapped up the innings when Shoaib Bashir (14) was caught behind.<\/p>\n In response, Robinson struck thrice in his first over, trapping Conway (1) and Ravindra (0) lbw, either side of having Williamson (1) caught at short leg, to leave the Black Caps 2-3 just 12 balls into their reply. <\/p>\n Latham survived the hat-trick delivery, but was out not long after to Atkinson, lbw for three, despite reviewing after thinking he\u2019d hit the ball. <\/p>\n Four years earlier, Mitchell and Blundell added 195 together for the fifth wicket. This time around, they managed only eight and four before both were bowled by Robinson and Josh Tongue respectively, before Phillips and Smith saw out the rest of the day. <\/p>\n AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.<\/a><\/p>\n England 140 (Brook 56; Jamieson 5-62, Smith 3-38)<\/p>\n New Zealand 61-6 (Phillips 31 not out; Robinson 4-10)<\/p>\n New Zealand trail by 79 runs<\/p>\nKyle Jamieson celebrates the wicket of Jamie Smith on day one of the first test between the Black Caps and England at Lord’s. Photo \/ Photosport<\/p>\n