LONDON, June 6 : Persistent rain sweeping over London restricted play on the third day of the first test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Saturday to just 9.4 overs with the visitors struggling at 55 for five in their second innings in search of a winning target of 254.The rain fell steadily throu

LONDON, June 6 : Persistent rain sweeping over London restricted play on the third day of the first test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Saturday to just 9.4 overs with the visitors struggling at 55 for five in their second innings in search of a winning target of 254.The rain fell steadily throu

England sealed a commanding 115-run victory over New Zealand in a rain-affected first Test at Lord's on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series as Ollie Robinson marked his return to Test cricket with a match-winning performance.

LONDON, June 7 : England exploited to the full a Lord’s pitch once again offering erratic bounce and lateral movement on Sunday to win the rain-interrupted first test against New Zealand by 115 runs with a day and two sessions to spare.New Zealand, set a daunting 254 to win the opening game in the three-mat

LONDON, June 7 : England exploited to the full a Lord’s pitch once again offering erratic bounce and lateral movement on Sunday to win the rain-interrupted first test against New Zealand by 115 runs with a day and two sessions to spare.New Zealand, set a daunting 254 to win the opening game in the three-mat

Rain frustrated England's charge to victory against New Zealand in their test series opener at a damp Lord's on Saturday. Fast bowler Ollie Robinson took the only two wickets in the 9.4 overs of play allowed all day and New Zealand was reduced to 55-5 in its second innings in…

England captain Ben Stokes warned Sunday that test cricket, a format under massive threat from the Twenty20 game, needs better pitches than the one served up at Lord's for his team's 115-run