Premiumnzme8 Jun, 2026 06:00 AM3 mins to readLive from Lord's, ZB cricket editor Andrew Alderson on the Black Caps' heavy defeat in the first test against Brendon McCullum's England. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAYEngland captain Ben Stokes believes this week’s Lord’s pitch was “not good” for the future of imperilled test cricket.
Stokes’s team returned to action six months after a 4-1 Ashes defeat with a fine 115-run win over New Zealand. Gus Atkinson completed the job with his fourth five-wicket haul at
