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 to harvest to help give England 180-6 at stumps. New Zealand fought back with four wickets in six overs in the last hour, three of them to the tireless Tim Southee, but that joy was offset by injuries to wicketkeeper BJ Watling, who hurt his left knee, and spinner Bruce Martin, who limped off after his 13th over. Neither finished the tea session.
Root, bowled for 71, one shy of his Test best on debut in December, and Trott combined for a stand of 123, easily the biggest of the match. They scored at pace to give themselves at least the last four sessions to bowl at New Zealand. Especially after New Zealand's first bat lasted less than three sessions. Root and Trott came together when New Zealand thought they regained the advantage by removing both openers with the total on 36.
Captain Alastair Cook was undone on 21 by leftie seamer Trent Boult for the fourth time in four Tests. Fellow opener Nick Compton, on 15, was set up well by Neil Wagner, who threw three
11:36 PM, May 18, 2013
London: In the curtain-raiser to an action-packed English summer of international cricket, New Zealand stole the show by limiting England to a plodding 160-4 on the first day of the first Test at Lord's. The stage was set for England to show their true colors on Thursday, with the team back at full strength, at cricket's HQ, and desperate to rectify for a humbling series draw in New Zealand two...
11:06 PM, May 16, 2013
New Zealand were 66 for 3 and trail by 399 runs at stumps on day two of the second Test match against England in Wellington. ...
02:41 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Jonathan Trott has showered praises on his team-mate Nick Compton, saying he has the ability to go a long way and is a perfect guy to replace Andrew Strauss as an opening batsman. ...
03:02 PM, Mar 14, 2013
Debutant Hamish Rutherford was 77 not out, while Peter Fulton was on 46 to put New Zealand in a strong position after the first day of the first Test was washed out due to rain. ...
02:16 PM, Mar 07, 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
The best batting pitch on offer in New Zealand at McLean Park will be an advantage for England. ...
03:23 PM, Feb 19, 2013
England have rested Anderson and Trott from the ODI series against India and replaced them with Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler. ...
06:19 PM, Dec 18, 2012
It's England's first series victory in India after 28 years, while India lost a Test series at home after a gap of eight years. ...
11:39 AM, Dec 17, 2012
It's England's first series victory in India after 28 years, while India lost a Test series at home after a gap of eight years. ...
08:57 AM, Dec 17, 2012
Virat Kohli and Jonathan Trott were involved in a verbal duel during the fourth day of the final Test in Nagpur. ...
04:31 PM, Dec 16, 2012
According to the England No. 3, his captain Alastair Cook effecting a brilliant run-out of his counterpart Dhoni could turn out to be a series-deciding dismissal. ...
07:49 PM, Dec 15, 2012
Trott who scored 87 and partnered skipper Alastair Cook to stitch together 173 runs, praised the southpaw for his magnificent innings. ...
07:50 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Cook smashed yet another big century (190), while Trott too made valuable 87 as England amassed another huge score. ...
11:06 AM, Dec 07, 2012
Trott said that England are determined to level four-match series against India in the second Test. ...
04:23 PM, Nov 21, 2012
The England captain’s marathon century has so far spanned 501 minutes and if he can continue on day five, this match will rank as an epic. ...
05:56 PM, Nov 18, 2012
