England vs. New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 2: Highlights, Scorecard, Report

New Zealand gained the upper hand on the second day of the first Test against England at Lord’s.

The Black Caps reached 303 for two at stumps in reply to the hosts’ first innings total of 389.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Guptill	c Ballance	b Broad	70	152	115	8	1
Latham	lbw	b Moeen	59	148	98	10	0
Williamson	not out		92	175	141	12	0
Taylor	not out		47	172	109	5	0
Extras		1nb 0w 14b 20lb	35
Bowler			Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Anderson			16	4	46	0
Broad			16	2	42	1
Wood			13	0	60	0
Stokes			13	2	63	0
Moeen			17	3	52	1
Root			2	0	6	0

Kane Williamson stands on the brink of a century as the Kiwis finished the day only 86 runs behind with eight wickets intact.

England resumed on 354 for seven but lost their final three wickets for the addition of just 35 runs.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Lyth	c Watling	b Southee	7	32	17	0	0
Cook	c Watling	b Henry	16	48	36	3	0
Ballance	c Southee	b Boult	1	12	9	0	0
Bell		b Henry	1	12	8	0	0
Root	c Latham	b Henry	98	221	161	11	0
Stokes		b Craig	92	139	94	15	1
Buttler	lbw	b Boult	67	180	126	9	0
Moeen	c Latham	b Boult	58	123	107	9	0
Broad	c Latham	b Boult	3	23	10	0	0
Wood	not out		8	33	14	1	0
Anderson	c and b Henry		11	22	26	2	0
Extras		3nb 2w 16b 6lb
Bowler			Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Boult			29	6	79	4
Southee			24	1	104	1
Henry			24.5	3	93	4
Craig			18	2	77	1
Anderson			5	1	14	0

Moeen Ali did score the run he required to bring up his second Test half-century but was caught behind off Trent Boult for 58.

Stuart Broad (3) departed in identical fashion before Jimmy Anderson (11) chipped a return catch to Mark Henry who finished with four for 93 on his debut.

New Zealand reached lunch unscathed, although Mark Wood was denied a first Test wicket by a no-ball. Martin Guptill had made 24 when he edged to first slip only for the seamer to have overstepped.

England spurned another opportunity after the adjournment, when Ian Bell shelled a simple catch at second slip off the bowling of Ben Stokes when Tom Latham had made 21.

The openers went on to put on 148 before Ali made the breakthrough as Latham played back to the spinner and was trapped in front of leg stump.

Latham had hit 10 boundaries in his 59, and two balls later, Guptill departed for 70.

Guptill threw his hands at Stuart Broad’s wide delivery only for Gary Ballance to get down low to his left to take a good catch at cover.

Broad missed an opportunity to run out Ross Taylor early in his innings, and he and Williamson took full toll with an unbeaten 155-run stand for the third wicket.

Williamson brought up his half-century off 78 balls, and he now stands on the cusp of a 10th Test ton with Taylor 47 not out.