ENG vs NZ, 1st Test Day 2 Live: Joe Root and Ben Stokes depart in quick succession; England in trouble
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ENG vs NZ, 1st Test Day 2 Live: Joe Root and Ben Stokes depart in quick succession; England in trouble

ENG vs NZ, 1st Test Day 2 Live: Few players could have imagined a better return to Test cricket than the one Ollie Robinson produced on the opening day at Lord's. Playing his first Test since February 2024, Robinson tore through New Zealand's top order and left the visitors struggling at 61-6 by stumps. The fast bowler needed only one over to change the mood of the match completely. He dismissed Devon Conway, Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra in the same over, sending the Lord's crowd into celebration after a difficult day watching England get bowled out for just 140. Robinson finished the day with remarkable figures of 4-10 from six overs.

The conditions certainly helped the seamers, with heavy cloud cover and movement off the pitch, but Robinson still had to make the most of those conditions. His performance was also emotional because it marked a successful comeback after a long absence from Test cricket. Reflecting on the moment, Robinson said: “Feels a bit surreal, I couldn't have dreamt being back. It was so loud. I was in a bit of a daze and just trying to focus. The crowd were amazing, it's one of the loudest I've heard them here." England will hope he can continue the same form on Day 2 and help secure a first-innings lead.
20:34 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 157/6 (40.1 overs)
0
Overs40.1
Score157 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, No run.

20:33 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 157/6 (39.6 overs)
Score after 40 overs 157 - 6
Runs Scored: 0
200100
  • Gus Atkinson 7 (12)
  • Jamie Smith 22 (26)
Matt Henry10-1-35-1
0
Overs39.6
Score157 - 6

Matt Henry to Gus Atkinson, A tad fuller, on off, Gus Atkinson blocks it to the left of the bowler.

20:33 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 157/6 (39.5 overs)
0
Overs39.5
Score157 - 6

Matt Henry to Gus Atkinson, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Gus Atkinson eases it to the mid on fielder.

20:32 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 157/6 (39.4 overs)
1
Overs39.4
Score157 - 6

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, On the stumps, a tad fuller, Jamie Smith taps it down the ground for a single.

20:32 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 156/6 (39.3 overs)
0
Overs39.3
Score156 - 6

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Back of a length, outside off, Jamie Smith leaves it alone. The ball hits the keeper's glove and rolls towards the slip fielder. 

20:31 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 156/6 (39.2 overs)
0
Overs39.2
Score156 - 6

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Angling in, on a length, on middle. Jamie Smith blocks it to mid on.

20:31 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 156/6 (39.1 overs)
2
Overs39.1
Score156 - 6

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Nice and full, on leg, Jamie Smith looks to flick it but gets a leading edge as the ball rolls towards backward point. They collect two runs.

20:30 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 154/6 (38.6 overs)
Score after 39 overs 154 - 6
Runs Scored: 0
10401(1B)0
  • Gus Atkinson 7 (10)
  • Jamie Smith 19 (22)
Will O'Rourke12-4-37-2
0
Overs38.6
Score154 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Gus Atkinson, A sharp bouncer, on leg, Gus Atkinson ducks underneath it.

20:29 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 154/6 (38.5 overs)
0
Overs38.5
Score154 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, Good length, down leg, and it keeps low. Jamie Smith looks to flick it but misses. The keeper fails to collect it as the batters collect a bye.

20:28 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 153/6 (38.4 overs)
0
Overs38.4
Score153 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, Back of a length, on off, Jamie Smith blocks it to short cover.

20:27 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 153/6 (38.3 overs)
4
Overs38.3
Score153 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, FOUR! That's a beautiful shot from Jamie Smith! Hard length, just outside off, Jamie Smith rides the bounce and punches it in the gap through covers for a boundary.

20:27 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 149/6 (38.2 overs)
0
Overs38.2
Score149 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, Back of a length and on off, nips back in, Jamie Smith looks to pull it away but this is not that short. He gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball goes nowhere.

20:26 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 149/6 (38.1 overs)
1
Overs38.1
Score149 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Gus Atkinson, Good length and on the pads, Gus Atkinson glances it to deep fine leg for a single.

20:25 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 148/6 (37.6 overs)
Score after 38 overs 148 - 6
Runs Scored: 0
000000
  • Jamie Smith 15 (18)
  • Gus Atkinson 6 (8)
Matt Henry9-1-32-1
0
Overs37.6
Score148 - 6

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, On a length and on middle, Jamie Smith fends it back to the bowler. Maiden over!

20:25 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 148/6 (37.5 overs)
0
Overs37.5
Score148 - 6

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Short of a length and outside off, shoots up off the deck and moves away a long way. Jamie Smith fails to reach out to it. Tom Blundell, who is standing up to the stumps, grabs it sharply to his right above his head.

20:24 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 148/6 (37.4 overs)
0
Overs37.4
Score148 - 6

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Hard length now, on off, shapes away a touch, Jamie Smith keeps it out to the off side.

20:24 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 148/6 (37.3 overs)
0
Overs37.3
Score148 - 6

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Back of a length and on off, moves away with extra bounce, Jamie Smith dabs it towards point.

20:23 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 148/6 (37.2 overs)
0
Overs37.2
Score148 - 6

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Jamie Smith eases it to the mid on fielder.

20:22 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 148/6 (37.1 overs)
0
Overs37.1
Score148 - 6

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Fuller delivery, on off, shapes away but not at express pace, Jamie Smith gets forward and blocks it out.

20:22 (IST) Jun 05

Matt Henry is back on.

20:21 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 148/6 (36.6 overs)
Score after 37 overs 148 - 6
Runs Scored: 0
001041
  • Jamie Smith 15 (12)
  • Gus Atkinson 6 (8)
Will O'Rourke11-4-32-2
1
Overs36.6
Score148 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, Back of a length and on middle, nips back in, Jamie Smith controls his flick along the ground to deep backward square leg for a run. England lead by 175 runs now!

20:20 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 147/6 (36.5 overs)
4
Overs36.5
Score147 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length and around off, Jamie Smith gets on top of the bounce and punches it with sweet timing through cover-point for a boundary. 

20:20 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 143/6 (36.4 overs)
0
Overs36.4
Score143 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, Good length and on off, Jamie Smith stays back in and pats it towards short cover.

20:19 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 143/6 (36.3 overs)
1
Overs36.3
Score143 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Gus Atkinson, Fuller one and angling into the leg side, Gus Atkinson clips it past leg slip and towards fine leg for a single.

20:18 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 142/6 (36.2 overs)
0
Overs36.2
Score142 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Gus Atkinson, A good bouncer now, on middle, Gus Atkinson manages to duck under it.

20:18 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 142/6 (36.1 overs)
0
Overs36.1
Score142 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Gus Atkinson, Bangs this into the pitch at 138 kph, on middle, skids through and angles in. Gus Atkinson cannot get out of the way and takes a blow on his shoulder.

20:17 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 142/6 (35.6 overs)
Score after 36 overs 142 - 6
Runs Scored: 0
041404
  • Jamie Smith 10 (9)
  • Gus Atkinson 5 (5)
Nathan Smith10-2-49-3
4
Overs35.6
Score142 - 6

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, EDGED AND FOUR! Fortuitous for Jamie. On a fuller length, fairly outside off, and nipping away off the seam. Jamie Smith is sucked out to play the cover drive, but gets a fat outside edge. It flies flatly between gully and second slip. Glenn Phillips puts in an acrobatic dive to his left from gully, but it stays out of his reach and races away.

20:16 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 138/6 (35.5 overs)
0
Overs35.5
Score138 - 6

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, Hits the deck very hard, on top of middle. Jamie Smith gets on the toes to block it in front.

20:15 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 138/6 (35.4 overs)
4
Overs35.4
Score138 - 6

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Precious runs for the hosts. Not in complete control, though. Lands it around off, on a fuller length. Jamie Smith tries to drive it in the cover gap, but the ball moves away and he ends up slicing it wide of gully. Beats the chase of a couple of fielders and races away to the fence.

20:14 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 134/6 (35.3 overs)
1
Overs35.3
Score134 - 6

Nathan Smith to Gus Atkinson, In-angler on the pads, Gus Atkinson clips the length ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

20:13 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 133/6 (35.2 overs)
4
Overs35.2
Score133 - 6

Nathan Smith to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! Gloriously hit! Hard length, outside off, shaping away. Gus Atkinson walks out of the crease, taps the front foot forward, hits through the line and creams it through point for a boundary. Right off the meat of the bat. England lead by 160 runs.

20:13 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 129/6 (35.1 overs)
0
Overs35.1
Score129 - 6

Nathan Smith to Gus Atkinson, Fires it full and on off, Gus Atkinson draws the front foot ahead and blocks it to the off side.

20:12 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 129/6 (34.6 overs)
Score after 35 overs 129 - 6
Runs Scored: 0
200000
  • Jamie Smith 2 (6)
  • Gus Atkinson 0 (2)
Will O'Rourke10-4-26-2
0
Overs34.6
Score129 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, A rib-tickler going down leg, on a short length. Jamie Smith gets inside the line to leave.

20:11 (IST) Jun 05

Slight halt! Jamie Smith looks unhappy with his bat, and he replaces it.

20:10 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 129/6 (34.5 overs)
0
Overs34.5
Score129 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, Nip-backer again, on off, Jamie Smith awkwardly knocks the length ball off the splice of the bat to the point region.

20:09 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 129/6 (34.4 overs)
0
Overs34.4
Score129 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, Bangs it short, but the line is wayward, down leg. Jamie Smith lets it pass. Tom Blundell leaps a bit to his left to gather the ball around his face.

20:09 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 129/6 (34.3 overs)
0
Overs34.3
Score129 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, Jags back in on top of off. Jamie Smith gets on top of the bounce and taps it back to the bowler.

20:08 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 129/6 (34.2 overs)
0
Overs34.2
Score129 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, Nips in from outside off, short in length. Jamie rides the bounce and bunts it down the pitch with soft hands.

20:08 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 129/6 (34.1 overs)
2
Overs34.1
Score129 - 6

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, Tails in from middle to leg, full in length. Jamie Smith's bottom hand comes off the handle, but he manages to tap the ball through mid on for a couple of runs to get off the mark.

20:07 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 127/6 (33.6 overs)
Score after 34 overs 127 - 6
Runs Scored: 0
0(W)000(W)00
  • Gus Atkinson 0 (2)
  • Jamie Smith 0 (0)
Nathan Smith9-2-36-3
0
Overs33.6
Score127 - 6

Nathan Smith to Gus Atkinson, Hard length, swinging away, Gus Atkinson leaves it alone.

20:06 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 127/6 (33.5 overs)
0
Overs33.5
Score127 - 6

Nathan Smith to Gus Atkinson, Full and just outside the off stump. Atkinson gets forward and drives it back to the bowler.

20:05 (IST) Jun 05

What an absolute ripper from Nathan Smith. Ben Stokes shakes his head and walks back for a duck. Gus Atkinson is the next batter.

20:04 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 127/6 (33.4 overs)
W
Overs33.4
Score127 - 6

Nathan Smith to Ben Stokes, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Another corker of a ball from Nathan Smith and he is over the moon. Stokes helplessly watches his undoing. From around the stump, Smith lands it somewhere around the off stump line and gets it to nip back in sharply. Stokes is squared up slightly while blocking it off the back foot. But he plays the wrong line and is beaten on the outside edge before the ball rattles the stumps behind. 126/2 becomes 127/6 for England, as they lead by 154 runs.

20:03 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 127/5 (33.3 overs)
0
Overs33.3
Score127 - 5

Nathan Smith to Ben Stokes, Good length, swinging away outside off, Stokes leaves it.

20:02 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 127/5 (33.2 overs)
0
Overs33.2
Score127 - 5

Nathan Smith to Ben Stokes, Touch fuller, around off, Stokes leans across and eases it to cover.

20:01 (IST) Jun 05

A superb passage of play for New Zealand as they reduce England from 126/2 to 127/5. Skipper Ben Stokes comes out to the middle with his team in a spot of bother.

19:59 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 127/5 (33.1 overs)
W
Overs33.1
Score127 - 5

Nathan Smith to Joe Root, OUT! LBW! An absolute peach of a delivery from Smith and what a fantastic passage of play this has been for the Kiwis. Pitched slightly fuller and it jags back in very sharply, hurrying Root up. He is rooted in the crease and looks to block, but the ball sneaks past the inside edge and hits on the flap of the front pad. A big, confident appeal for LBW and up goes the finger instantly. Joe Root doesn't look that confident, but he has a chat with Jamie Smith and then opts for a review. Looks to have gone too close to the inside edge. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Ball Tracking projects the ball to clip the top of middle and leg stumps, on umpire's call. So the on-field decision is upheld. England do not lose the review but they lose a vital wicket in the form of Root. The hosts are 127/5, leading by 154 runs.

19:57 (IST) Jun 05

Two wickets in two overs and New Zealand are right back in the game. Jamie Smith walks out to bat now.

19:56 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 127/4 (32.6 overs)
Score after 33 overs 127 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
010000(W)
  • Harry Brook 0 (4)
  • Joe Root 8 (18)
Will O'Rourke9-4-24-2
W
Overs32.6
Score127 - 4

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, OUT! LBW! The finger goes up. Harry Brook goes upstairs to have a check. Hard length, on middle, shaping in a long way. Harry Brook is caught by surprise and is late to get his bat down as the ball hits his pads. A loud appeal and the finger goes up straightaway. Harry Brook refers. Ball Tracking shows three reds with the ball hitting the top of the leg stump. The on-field decision stands. Harry Brook walks back for a duck. 

19:55 (IST) Jun 05
England vs New Zealand Live Score : 127/3 (32.5 overs)
0
Overs32.5
Score127 - 3

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Short, on middle, Harry Brook ducks underneath it.

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