NZ vs ENG, Lord's. It's a new beginning for the England cricket. The Stokes-McCullum era is ready start with taking on New Zealand. English team is at the bottom of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 table, while NZ is at number three.
The last year, on the same day, NZ played ENG at Lord's and resulted in a drawn match. Devon Conway reached on to the Honors Board of the Lord's with a double-century.
There are lots of changes in the England squad. Major shuffle can be noticed in the batting order of the players. ENG removed Dom Sibley, Rory Burns, and Hameed from top three positions and replaced them with Alex Lees, Zack Crawley, and Ollie Pope. Jonny Bairstow is also likey to get promoted up in the batting order. Most likely above Ben Stokes in the order.
Ollie Pope at number 3 position will be a game changing decision for England. Pope may become Mr. Dependable like Marnus Labuschagne is for Australia. He has solid technique and likes to play fast bowlers.
The Pitch:
Short grass was seen on the pitches prepared for the first Test, but not too long to support heavy swing. London is expecting rain in upcoming days, but the Test match should be played uninterruptedly.
NZ vs ENG at Lords:
NZ last won a Test match at Lord's in the year 1999.
| Matches | |
| ENG won | 8 |
| NZ won | 1 (by 9 wickets, 1999) |
| Draw | 9 |
Probable Playing 11
(Squad for the first two Tests)
| ENG | NZ |
| Alex Lees | Tom Latham |
| Zack Crawley | Will Young |
| Joe Root | Devon Conway |
| Ben Stokes (C) | Kane Williamson (C) |
| Ollie Pope | Daryl Mitchell |
| Jonny Bairstow (WK) | Tom Blundell (WK) |
| Ben Foakes | Colin de Grandhome/ Cam Fletcher |
| Stuart Broad | Kyle Jamieson |
| Matthew Potts | Neil Wagner |
| Jack Leach | Tim Southee |
| James Anderson | Trent Boult/ Matt Henry |
NZ: Henry Nicholls will not be a part of playing 11 for the first Test. No confirmation on availability of Trent Boult. Matt Henry is likely to replace Trent Boult.
ENG: England announced their playing 11 for the Lord'd Test. 23 year old Durham seamer Matthew Potts will make his Test debut replacing Craig Overton in the first Test. Ben Foakes will play the first home Test of his career. Jack Leach is the only specialist spinner in the playing 11 for the first Test. Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad are called back in the squad.
Overall H2H Batting Stats:
| M | I | R | Avg. | 100 | 50 | 0 | |
| J Root | 13 | 24 | 992 | 41.33 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| K Williamson | 12 | 21 | 757 | 39.84 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| B Stokes | 6 | 11 | 476 | 43.27 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| T Latham | 8 | 14 | 474 | 36.46 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| H Nicholls | 6 | 8 | 320 | 45.71 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J Bairstow | 5 | 10 | 308 | 34.22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D Conway | 2 | 4 | 306 | 76.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C de Grandhome | 4 | 6 | 220 | 44.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| O Pope | 4 | 7 | 194 | 32.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| W Young | 1 | 2 | 90 | 45.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 79 | 39.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C Overton | 1 | 2 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z Crawley | 3 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Jamieson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall H2H Bowling Stats:
| M | I | W | Avg. | SR | 5W | 10W | |
| S Broad | 18 | 33 | 72 | 27.33 | 52.7 | 4 | 0 |
| J Anderson | 16 | 30 | 63 | 28.82 | 54.2 | 3 | 0 |
| T Southee | 14 | 25 | 57 | 30.14 | 63.7 | 4 | 1 |
| T Boult | 11 | 21 | 54 | 24.14 | 54.0 | 4 | 0 |
| N Wagner | 11 | 19 | 44 | 29.70 | 60.1 | 2 | 0 |
| M Henry | 4 | 7 | 15 | 36.06 | 62.8 | 0 | 0 |
| K Williamson | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18.40 | 38.1 | 0 | 0 |
| C Grandhome | 4 | 7 | 7 | 38.57 | 104.5 | 0 | 0 |
| B Stokes | 6 | 9 | 6 | 76.83 | 124.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Root | 13 | 17 | 5 | 64.20 | 118.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Patel | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14.75 | 34.5 | 0 | 0 |
| J Leach | 2 | 3 | 4 | 66.50 | 147.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Jamieson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 37.66 | 82.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C Overton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70.00 | 150.0 | 0 | 0 |
NZ Batters In England:
| M | I | R | Avg. | 100 | 50 | 0 | |
| K Williamson | 6 | 12 | 362 | 32.90 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| T Latham | 5 | 10 | 273 | 30.33 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| D Conway | 3 | 6 | 379 | 63.16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| H Nicholls | 3 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| W Young | 1 | 2 | 90 | 45.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C de Grandhome | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T Blundell | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Jamieson | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NZ Bowlers in England:
| M | I | W | Avg. | SR | 5W | 10W | |
| T Southee | 7 | 13 | 32 | 27.43 | 55.00 | 2 | 1 |
| T Boult | 6 | 12 | 32 | 21.59 | 48.2 | 2 | 0 |
| N Wagner | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31.41 | 64.2 | 0 | 0 |
| M Henry | 3 | 6 | 14 | 32.42 | 53.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Jamieson | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17.40 | 52.2 | 1 | 0 |
| A Patel | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14.75 | 34.5 | 0 | 0 |
Venue Stats:
- Team batting first at Lord's has won 55.6% Test matches.
| M | I | R | Avg. | 100 | 50 | HS | |
| J Root | 16 | 30 | 1484 | 53.00 | 4 | 5 | 200* |
| J Bairstow | 13 | 24 | 917 | 43.66 | 1 | 7 | 167* |
| S Broad | 24 | 36 | 891 | 28.74 | 1 | 4 | 169 |
| B Stokes | 7 | 13 | 572 | 47.66 | 2 | 4 | 115* |
| K Williamson | 3 | 6 | 239 | 39.83 | 1 | 1 | 132 |
| D Conway | 1 | 2 | 223 | 111.50 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| J Anderson | 25 | 33 | 202 | 11.88 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| T Latham | 2 | 4 | 118 | 29.50 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| J Leach | 2 | 3 | 99 | 99.00 | 0 | 1 | 92 |
| O Pope | 2 | 3 | 70 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| T Southee | 4 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| N Wagner | 2 | 4 | 58 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 25* |
| Z Crawley | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M | I | W | Avg. | SR | 5W | 10W | |
| J Anderson | 25 | 49 | 110 | 24.57 | 54.7 | 7 | 0 |
| S Broad | 24 | 48 | 95 | 27.96 | 55.4 | 2 | 1 |
| T Southee | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25.65 | 49.00 | 2 | 1 |
| B Stokes | 7 | 12 | 17 | 32.52 | 57.2 | 1 | 0 |
| T Boult | 2 | 4 | 12 | 22.33 | 52.5 | 1 | 0 |
| N Wagner | 2 | 4 | 7 | 32.00 | 69.4 | 0 | 0 |
| M Henry | 1 | 2 | 6 | 33.16 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 |
| J Leach | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20.50 | 45.7 | 0 | 0 |
| K Jamieson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 37.66 | 82.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Williamson | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21.00 | 46.5 | 0 | 0 |
Batter vs Bowler Analysis:
NZ Batters vs ENG Bowlers
| Broad | Anderson | Robinson | Stokes | Leach | Root | Overton | |
| K Williamson | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| T Latham | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| H Nicholls | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| W Young | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| C Grandhome | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| D Mitchell | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T Blundell | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| D Conway | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
ENG Batters vs NZ Bowlers
| Boult | Southee | Wagner | Henry | Patel | Grandhome | Williamson | Jamieson | |
| J Root | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
| B Stokes | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| J Bairstow | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| O Pope | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Z Crawley | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Milestones To Be Achieved:
- Joe Root is just 111 runs away from completing 10000 Test runs.
- Joe Root is just 16 runs away from completing 1500 Test runs at Lord's.
- Jonny Bairstow is just 83 runs away from completing 1000 Test runs at Lord's.
- Neil Wagner needs six wickets to complete 250 Test wickets.
- Stuart Broad needs nine wickets to complete 350 wickets in England.
- Stuar Broad needs five wickets to complete 100 Test wickets at Lord's.
- Colin de Grandhome needs two wickets to complete 50 Test wickets.
Interesting Stats:
- Ben Stokes is 18 sixes away from becoming the batter with most sixes in Test history. Brendon McCullum is currently the leading six-hitter in the Tests.
- Tim Southee is seven wickets away from becoming leading overseas wicket-taker at Lord's in Tests.
- NZ has won last four Tests played in England.
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