England were dismissed for 226 in their second innings on the second day of a frenetic clash in north London.New Zealand's Nathan Smith took 6-70, the second five-wicket haul of the paceman's six-match Test career. But given New Zealand were dismissed for just 113 in the first innings, they need a vastly-improved batting effort to avoid falling 1-0 behind in the three-match series.Debutant opener Emilio Gay was England's top-scorer in their second innings with 57 and wicket-keeper Smith made 39.Earlier, England lost four wickets for just one run as 126-2 quickly became 127-6 before Smith steadied the ship in the 150th Test at Lord's -- the most of any ground.Smith received good support from Gus Atkinson during a seventh-wicket stand of 57.But Atkinson gave his innings away on 14 when his miscued pull off Kyle Jamieson was caught by the towering fast bowler.This is England's first Test since a 4-1 series loss in Australia where they squandered several promising positions.And it looked like they might be suffering a repeat of their Ashes debacle when Harry Brook, fresh from a first-innings fifty, and England captain Ben Stokes were both dismissed without scoring on Friday.There was little Jamie Smith could do when Nathan Smith bowled him with a delivery that kept low to end a 52-ball innings including six fours.England were 99-2 when Jacob Bethell was bowled by a Matt Henry delivery that kept low.Gay, however, was still seeking to punish New Zealand for failing to review a rejected Henry lbw appeal when the Durham batsman would have been out for 24.Gay pressed on to an 84-ball fifty, including seven fours, before he was caught behind off Smith to leave England 126-3.Brook was trapped in front by Will O'Rourke for a duck and Joe Root fell in similar fashion to Smith for eight.Stokes was bowled by an excellent Smith delivery that angled in before clipping the top of the left-hander's off stump.Ollie Robinson made a useful 29 before he holed out off Nathan Smith to end the innings.Earlier, Robinson celebrated a five-wicket haul on his return to England duty.The Sussex pace bowler, playing his first Test in more than two years, produced a triple-wicket maiden on Thursday during a sensational return of 4-10 in six overs as New Zealand slumped to 61-6 at stumps.He wrapped up the innings on Friday by bowling last man Henry for a duck to leave New Zealand 27 runs behind England's first-innings 140 all out.Robinson finished with his Test-best figures of 5-39 in 10.1 overs.
Smith steadies England as New Zealand set 254 to win first Test
Jamie Smith helped England recover from a middle-order collapse as they set New Zealand 254 to win the first Test at Lord's on Friday.










