First Test, day two, Lord's
England lose four wickets for one run across 11 balls of chaos in second session
But Jamie Smith gets to tea unbeaten on 31 to leave hosts 166-6, leading by 193
Opener Gay brings up fifty on debut before being caught behind for 57
Robinson completes five-wicket haul by bowling Henry as NZ dismissed for 113
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Whatever England end up setting New Zealand, they'll know it could have been a whole lot less but for Emilio Gay.
The left-handed opener showed a great mix of grit and skill to make it a half-century on debut.
He'll hope for some friendlier batting conditions in the next couple of Tests as he tries to establish himself in the side.
Gay reaches a half-century for England
So how many do England need to be comfortable here?
The pitch is still doing all sorts, especially when the clouds roll in and the lights are on.
Might 200 be enough? In which case, they're almost there. Or it is more like 250-plus?
This knock from Jamie Smith was much-needed for England because New Zealand had stolen the momentum with a brilliant spell of seam bowling under leaden skies.
They took 4-1 in 11 balls in total, including 3-0 in the space of five balls.
New Zealand take three wickets in five balls
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Jamie Smith's just played good shots, it's turning into a crucial partnership because the Ben Stokes wicket had tipped things completely New Zealand's way.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator
You would say that England have a measure of control over the game but it's hard to say anything definitively on this surface.
Smith 31, Atkinson 7 | Lead by 193
Four more for Jamie Smith, driving an over-pitched delivery from Matt Henry back through mid-off.
A very lively session in which England put themselves in control, nearly lost it completely in a wild half an hour before calming things down again.
Where does this game go from here? You tell me...
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
It's got a little bit brighter now and it's like the pitch has gone to sleep. These two are playing with pretty nice control.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator
That is the best of Jamie Smith.
Lead by 189
Gorgeous shot.
Into the last over of the session and Jamie Smith middles a beautiful drive to the extra cover boundary.
Do not run for those.
Ashwanth R Kavuluri
CricViz analyst
The PitchViz inconsistency rating for this Test so far is 7.5/10 - the highest for a Test in England at this stage.
On a scale of 1-10, higher number = very inconsistent.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
That's another shocker.
Eng 158-6 | Lead by 185
Umpire's call was generous.
The ball pitched outside leg and was going further down. Not out.
Review lost for New Zealand. That's a poor one.
Eng 158-6 | Lead by 185
New Zealand go upstairs for an lbw review as Gus Atkinson is knocked off his feet by a yorker from Will O'Rourke.
Given not out and I think this is umpire's call at best.
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With more senior players clearly struggling on this track, shows how good that innings from Gay was. I fear for England from this point, our middle order is very fragile these days.
Matthew, Bracknell
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Conway Drops Bethell on 8
I've been surprised at how sloppy New Zealand have been in the field. It's very unlike them.
Lead by 184
Three from Matt Henry's latest as Jamie Smith tries to work a yorker to leg, gets an outside edge to deep third and scurries through for a couple.
A single follows and we've got time for maybe two more overs before tea.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
You've got to be bowling straighter than that to Jamie Smith, bring the stumps in play. He wants it there, outside the off stump.
Lead by 181
Having drawn some quizzical looks with an odd attempted pull off a very full ball, Jamie Smith swiftly moves on by getting up on his tiptoes and drilling the ball through the covers for four.
Such a good shot off the dangerous Will O'Rourke.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
There really have been some cracking deliveries and it has not been easy to bat.
But in terms of how many overs that have been bowled, because of yesterday's rain, we're technically not even at lunch on day two!
Lead by 175
Matt Henry is, indeed, back for another spell and Tom Blundell is up to the stumps again.
Still plenty of lateral movement on offer and it's a maiden to Jamie Smith.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Smith Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Smith | 19 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 51.35 |
Gay,caught Mitchell, bowled Jamieson Gay, caught Mitchell, bowled Jamieson | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 57.14 |
Bethell,leg before wicket, bowled O'Rourke Bethell, leg before wicket, bowled O'Rourke | 6 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 27.27 |
Root,caught Blundell, bowled O'Rourke Root, caught Blundell, bowled O'Rourke | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12.50 |
Brook,caught Jamieson, bowled Smith Brook, caught Jamieson, bowled Smith | 56 | 71 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 78.87 |
Smith,bowled Jamieson Smith, bowled Jamieson | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16.67 |
Stokes,caught Williamson, bowled Jamieson Stokes, caught Williamson, bowled Jamieson | 12 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 52.17 |
Atkinson,leg before wicket, bowled Jamieson Atkinson, leg before wicket, bowled Jamieson | 4 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 36.36 |
Robinson,caught Blundell, bowled Jamieson Robinson, caught Blundell, bowled Jamieson | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20.00 |
Tongue,not out Tongue, not out | 10 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 43.48 |
Bashir,caught Williamson, bowled Smith Bashir, caught Williamson, bowled Smith | 14 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 73.68 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 6, leg byes 1, total 8 Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 6, leg byes 1, total 8 | |||||||
Total,140 all out 39.4 overs Total,140 all out 39.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | 4.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Jamieson | 14.0 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.42 |
Smith | 10.4 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.56 |
O'Rourke | 11.0 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.27 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
16 for 1(5.3 overs) | Gay |
31 for 2(11.3 overs) | Duckett |
33 for 3(12.4 overs) | Bethell |
34 for 4(14.4 overs) | Root |
55 for 5(19.3 overs) | Smith |
94 for 6(26.5 overs) | Stokes |
108 for 7(30.6 overs) | Atkinson |
113 for 8(31.5 overs) | Brook |
118 for 9(33.3 overs) | Robinson |
140 for 10(39.4 overs) | Bashir |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latham,leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson Latham, leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson | 3 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 14.29 |
Conway,leg before wicket, bowled Robinson Conway, leg before wicket, bowled Robinson | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20.00 |
Williamson,caught Gay, bowled Robinson Williamson, caught Gay, bowled Robinson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Ravindra,leg before wicket, bowled Robinson Ravindra, leg before wicket, bowled Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Mitchell,bowled Robinson Mitchell, bowled Robinson | 12 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 52.17 |
Blundell,bowled Tongue Blundell, bowled Tongue | 4 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 19.05 |
Phillips,bowled Tongue Phillips, bowled Tongue | 34 | 39 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 87.18 |
Smith,bowled Tongue Smith, bowled Tongue | 15 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 83.33 |
Jamieson,not out Jamieson, not out | 38 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 131.03 |
O'Rourke,caught Brook, bowled Atkinson O'Rourke, caught Brook, bowled Atkinson | 1 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5.88 |
Henry,bowled Robinson Henry, bowled Robinson | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 5 Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 5 | |||||||
Total,113 all out 29.5 overs Total,113 all out 29.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atkinson | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
Robinson | 10.5 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.60 |
Tongue | 10.0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4.00 |
Stokes | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
2 for 1(1.3 overs) | Conway |
2 for 2(1.5 overs) | Williamson |
2 for 3(1.6 overs) | Ravindra |
12 for 4(6.4 overs) | Latham |
20 for 5(9.6 overs) | Mitchell |
29 for 6(12.6 overs) | Blundell |
65 for 7(20.1 overs) | Phillips |
82 for 8(22.6 overs) | Smith |
108 for 9(28.2 overs) | O'Rourke |
113 for 10(29.5 overs) | Henry |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duckett,caught Phillips, bowled O'Rourke Duckett, caught Phillips, bowled O'Rourke | 33 | 46 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 71.74 |
Gay,caught Blundell, bowled Smith Gay, caught Blundell, bowled Smith | 57 | 95 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 156 | 60.00 |
Bethell,bowled Henry Bethell, bowled Henry | 14 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 40.00 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled Smith Root, leg before wicket, bowled Smith | 8 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 42.11 |
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled O'Rourke Brook, leg before wicket, bowled O'Rourke | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
batting,Smith,not out batting, Smith, not out | 31 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 91.18 |
Stokes,bowled Smith Stokes, bowled Smith | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
batting,Atkinson,not out batting, Atkinson, not out | 7 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 43.75 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 10, leg byes 6, total 16 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 10, leg byes 6, total 16 | |||||||
Total,166 for 6 42.0 overs Total,166 for 6 42.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamieson | 8.0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Smith | 10.0 | 2 | 49 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.90 |
O'Rourke | 13.0 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.92 |
Henry, bowling | 11.0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.90 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
52 for 1(12.4 overs) | Duckett |
99 for 2(25.6 overs) | Bethell |
126 for 3(31.6 overs) | Gay |
127 for 4(32.6 overs) | Brook |
127 for 5(33.1 overs) | Root |
127 for 6(33.4 overs) | Stokes |
