5 June, 2022
New Zealand's batting pair of Daryl Mitchell (left) and Tom Blundell compliment each other
England were 21 for no loss at the time of going to press, chasing a target of 277 runs to win on the third day of the first Test match against New Zealand being played at Lord's yesterday.
New Zealand after making a first innings score of 132, did well to make 285 in the second essay with Daryl Mitchell (108) and Tom Blundell (96) keeping the England bowlers at bay.
Scores:
New Zealand: 132 and 285 (Daryl Mitchell 108, Tom Blundell 96, J. Anderson 2/57, S. Broad 3/76, M. Potts 3/55)
England: 141 and 21 for no loss