Eng v NZ Daily 2026, 1st Test, Lord’s Day 1: Marauding pace bowlers dominated the highly anticipated return of Test cricket for the summer, as momentum shifted from one extreme to the other under changeable weather conditions at Lord’s. Kyle Jamieson kicked things off for New Zealand, Harry Brook counterattacked, before the returning Ollie Robinson caused some chaos of his own. Ben Jones joins Daniel Norcross.
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