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New Zealand go to Tea at 173 for two, still trailing England by 216 runs at Tea after openers Martin Guptill and Tom Latham were dismissed for 70 and 59 respectively. New Zealand started off extremely well but England bowlers have made a comeback after they got a couple of quick wickets right at the end of the session. Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor will now look to build on the start that was given by the openers early on. Live Cricket Score England vs New Zealand 2015, 1st Test at Lord’s, Day 2
Earlier in the day England were bowled out for 389, adding just 35 runs to their overnight score. Moeen Ali scored a vital half-century to ensure that England got close to the 400-run mark. New Zealand began their innings full of confidence. But England were very poor in their approach. First, Guptill was dismissed off a no ball. Soon after that Latham was given a life after Ian Bell dropped a simple catch in the slips. Both batsmen went on to get decent scores, but those chances could harm England as the days progress. Live Scorecard: England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 2
Earlier on Day One, England were in a spot of bother on 30 for four at one stage, but staged a recovery courtesy of some excellent batting by Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Butler and Moeen. It was first Stokes, who played a counter-attacking innings and scored a 94-ball 92 and put up a 161-run stand with Root for the fifth wicket. Root eventually went on to make 98, falling just two runs short of a well-deserved century. Buttler then made 67 and Moeen scored 58 to take England to a reasonable score. Trent Boult and Mark Henry picked up four wickets apiece. Eng vs NZ 2015, 1st Test at Lord’s, Free Live Cricket Streaming Online on Star Sports, Day 2
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum had won the toss on Day One and elected to field first. Mark Woods is making his Test debut for England and Henry is making his debut for New Zealand as well. New Zealand will be happy would have been happy with the start, but would feel that they let England get too many runs in the end.
Brief scores:
England 389 (Joe Root 98, Ben Stokes 92, Jos Buttler 67, Moeen Ali 58; Trent Boult 4 for 79, Matt Henry 4 for 93) trail New Zealand 173 for 2 (Martin Guptill 70, Tom Latham 59; Stuart Broad 1 for 32, Moeen Ali 1 for 21) by 216 runs.
(Pramod Ananth is a reporter at CricketCountry. He has represented Karnataka table tennis under-15, and is a hardcore supporter of Liverpool FC. His Twitter handle is @pramz)