LONDON: Stuart Broad bowled England into a winning position with five wickets as New Zealand suffered a dramatic top-order collapse in the first Test at Lord’s on Sunday.

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At lunch, New Zealand had slumped to 29 for six in their second innings — still needing a further 210 [...]

LONDON: New Zealand’s Tim Southee produced a devastating spell of fast swing bowling as England collapsed to 213 all out on the fourth day of the first Test at Lord’s on Sunday.

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Southee, who took three late wickets on Saturday to inspire a New Zealand fightback, removed Steven [...]

LONDON: Tim Southee bowled New Zealand back into contention in the first Test against England with a dramatic burst late on the third day at Lord’s on Saturday.

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At stumps, England were 180 for six in their second innings — a lead of 205 runs.

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LONDON: Jonathan Trott and Joe Root steadied England’s second innings after New Zealand struck twice with the new ball on the third day of the first Test at Lord’s on Saturday.

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At tea, England were 91 for two — a lead of 116 runs – with [...]

LONDON: England’s pace attack sliced through the New Zealand tail to dismiss the touring side for 207 on the third morning of the first Test at Lord’s on Saturday.

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James Anderson, fresh from taking his 300th Test wicket on Friday, completed figures of five for 47 and

LONDON: James Anderson took his 300th Test wicket and then ended a bold counter-attack by New Zealand’s Ross Taylor as England fought back in the first Test at Lord’s.

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The two players lit up a Lord’s bathed in artificial floodlight to counter the overhead gloom of [...]

LONDON: New Zealand’s Ross Taylor counter-attacked with the bat after James Anderson struck twice on his way to 300 Test wickets at Lord’s on Friday.

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New Zealand, at tea on the second day of the first Test, were 54 for two in reply to England’s first [...]

LONDON: England lost four wickets in 17 balls to crumble to 209 for eight at lunch on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s on Friday.

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After Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow had survived the first hour and the second new ball, Root, [...]

LONDON: New Zealand took charge of the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday, reducing England to 160 for four when rain forced an early close to the opening day.

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England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and batted but his side rarely got out of first gear in [...]

LONDON: Trent Boult struck twice as New Zealand continued to make England struggle on the first day of the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday.

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At tea, England — who won the toss — were 113 for three with Boult having removed both skipper Alastair Cook [...]