England v New Zealand: first men’s cricket Test, day one – live

Updates from the first day of the series at Lord’s
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The teams come out – both teams, in full, to take their places in one long, elegant line. Emilio Gay leans his bat against an ad hoarding and chews his gum. There’s a minute’s silence, the announcer says, “as we remember some of the greats of our game”. The faces on the scoreboard include Robin Smith and Hugh Morris, both gone too soon, and the equally well-loved MJK Smith.

The second email of the day comes from inside the ground. “Morning Tim,” says Nick Parish. “It’s been a long and winding road to me first seeing a Test match at Lord’s. In 2022 I had tickets for the fourth day against South Africa and England lost in 3 days. In 2024 I had tickets for the fourth day against West Indies – I guess that was marginally better, because at least that time England won in 3 days.