London: With nearly two days to beat England in the first Test at Lord's, New Zealand looked like they might not last two hours after reaching lunch at 29-6 on the fourth day.
Tasked with defending 238 to prevent their first loss to the Kiwis in 14 years, England were set to win big and with more than a day to spare.
Stuart Broad caused most of the carnage, snaring 5-22 in the space of 32 balls.
James Anderson took the other wicket. Four of New Zealand's last four batsmen included wicketkeeper BJ Watling, at the crease and yet to score, and spinner Bruce Martin, who were carrying knee and calf injuries, respectively, from the day before. Because they could hardly run, they didn't field as England's second innings was wrapped up, and were only going to bat if they needed to....
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07:22 PM, May 19, 2013
London: After two days of being oppressed by New Zealand, England broke the stranglehold in impressive style to take charge halfway through the first Test at Lord's on Saturday. First, New Zealand was dismissed for 207 to give England a first-innings lead of 25, a significant amount on a tricky, soft pitch. That lead was then boosted from 25 to 205, as Joe Root and Jonathan Trott found runs easy...
11:36 PM, May 18, 2013
Matt Prior made a brilliant 110 not out to save the tourists' blushes in the final game of the series. ...
02:07 AM, Mar 26, 2013
England lost three wickets after New Zealand declared their innings at 241 for 6, setting England a victory target of 481. ...
02:39 AM, Mar 25, 2013
New Zealand took their lead to 274 at stumps on day three after a poor start to their second innings in Auckland. ...
02:59 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Cook scored his 24th Test century and Compton his first in a partnership which steered England towards parity with New Zealand on day four. ...
11:14 AM, Mar 09, 2013
An unbeaten 121-run stand between Jonathan Trott and Joe Root took England home after James Anderson had picked up a five-for. ...
02:24 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Jonathan Trott and Joe Root scored fifties as they took England home with 14 balls to spare. ...
06:31 AM, Feb 20, 2013
The best batting pitch on offer in New Zealand at McLean Park will be an advantage for England. ...
03:23 PM, Feb 19, 2013
Rutherford and Southee are the replacements for injured duo of Martin Guptill and Mitchell McClenaghan. ...
09:44 AM, Feb 18, 2013
Southee suffered the injury while diving in the field during a domestic match. ...
03:35 PM, Dec 20, 2012
Mathews's defiant knock ended at 84 as New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 167 runs to level the series. The hosts won the first Test by ten wickets. ...
10:08 AM, Nov 29, 2012
New Zealand's new-ball pair took out Sri Lanka's top four wickets inside 14 overs to give the visitors a big chance of leveling the series on day five. ...
10:16 AM, Nov 28, 2012
Jayawardene and Mathews hit fifties to steadied the Lankan innings after Southee had ripped through the top-order in the morning session. ...
09:29 AM, Nov 18, 2012
West Indies knocked New Zealand out of the World Twenty20 in a dramatic Super Over at Pallekele stadium. ...
07:45 PM, Oct 01, 2012
New Zealand's key bowlers Daniel Vettori and Tim Southee are likely to recover in time for their opening match. ...
07:40 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Five SA players have fallen ill but are expected to be fit for the team's first match against Zimbabwe. ...
06:39 PM, Sep 19, 2012
R Ashwin's 5-wicket haul restricted New Zealand after India were bowled out for 353 on Day 3 of the second Test in Bangalore. ...
12:01 PM, Sep 02, 2012
Tim Southee also said his team lost the early advantage when they had India struggling at 80 for 4. ...
06:50 PM, Sep 01, 2012
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni compiled an unbeaten 104-run partnership for the sixth wicket as India reached 283 for 5 on Day 2, trailing NZ by 82. ...
11:54 AM, Sep 01, 2012
