ENG vs NZ 1st Test: Joe Root, Dom Sibley ensure draw in opening Test

ENG vs NZ 1st Test: Skipper Joe Root and Dominic Sibley helped England walk away with a draw against New Zealand on Day Five of the first Test here at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Chasing 273, England got off to a steady start as openers Rory Burns and Sibley saw off the new ball and the duo kept the Kiwi pace attack at bay.

The run-scoring was slow, but both batsmen ensured that they keep the good balls out. The 49-run opening stand was finally broken by Neil Wagner in the 24th over as he dismissed Burns (25). Zak Crawley (2) failed to leave a mark with the bat as he was sent back to the pavilion by Tim Southee, but Sibley and skipper Root ensured that England entered the tea break on Day Five with eight wickets in hand and the score being 56/2.

Root along with Sibley frustrated the Kiwi bowlers and they kept the opposition at bay. Root (40) might have been dismissed by Wagner but in the end, Sibley (60*) along with Ollie Pope (20*) ensured that the hosts walk away with a draw. For New Zealand, Wagner returned with two wickets while Southee took one wicket.

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ENG vs NZ 1st Test: Earlier, resuming Day Five at 61/2 and a lead of 164, New Zealand got off to a bad start as the side lost Neil Wagner (10) pretty early on off the bowling of Ollie Robinson. Ross Taylor next came to the crease and he started playing aggressively, indicating that New Zealand was looking to score quick runs and declare their innings. The fourth-wicket partnership of 31 runs between Taylor and Latham was ended by Stuart Broad as he dismissed Latham (36), reducing New Zealand to 105/4.

Taylor’s (33) cameo came to an end in the 45th over as he was sent back to the pavilion by Mark Wood and this ended the 28-run stand for the fifth wicket between Taylor and Henry Nicholls. The left-handed Nicholls departed after playing a 23-run knock, but Colin de Grandhomme (9*) and BJ Watling (15*) took the visitors to lunch with the score at 169/6 and the lead was extended to 272. New Zealand declared their innings and as a result, England was set a target of 273.

ENG vs NZ 1st Test Brief Scores: New Zealand 378 and 169/6d (Tom Latham 36, Ross Taylor 33, Ollie Robinson 3-26); England 275 and 170/3 (Dominic Sibley 60*, Joe Root 40, Neil Wagner 2-27).

ENG vs NZ 1st Test Full Scoreboard

ENGLAND 2ND INNINGS (TARGET: 273 RUNS)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rory Burns	c Southee b Wagner	25	81	107	4	0	30.86
Dom Sibley	not out	60	207	312	3	0	28.98
Zak Crawley	c Nicholls b Southee	2	25	31	0	0	8.00
Joe Root (c)	lbw b Wagner	40	71	109	5	0	56.33
Ollie Pope	not out	20	41	66	3	0	48.78
Extras	(b 8, lb 10, nb 5)	23
TOTAL	(70 Ov, RR: 2.42)	170/3
Did not bat: Dan Lawrence, James Bracey †, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Rory Burns, 23.4 ov), 2-56 (Zak Crawley, 30.3 ov), 3-136 (Joe Root, 55.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	NB
Tim Southee	17	1	37	1	2.17	0
Kyle Jamieson	15	6	28	0	1.86	2
Colin de Grandhomme	7	3	12	0	1.71	0
Mitchell Santner	13	3	38	0	2.92	0
Neil Wagner	16	7	27	2	1.68	3
Kane Williamson	2	0	10	0	5.00	0

NEW ZEALAND 2ND INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Latham	lbw b Broad	36	99	–	3	0	36.36
Devon Conway	b Robinson	23	64	88	2	0	35.93
Kane Williamson (c)	lbw b Robinson	1	19	35	0	0	5.26
Neil Wagner	c †Bracey b Robinson	10	32	39	2	0	31.25
Ross Taylor	c †Bracey b Wood	33	35	63	1	2	94.28
Henry Nicholls	c Burns b Root	23	36	52	2	0	63.88
BJ Watling †	not out	15	26	31	2	0	57.69
Colin de Grandhomme	not out	9	5	6	1	0	180.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 12, nb 1)	19
TOTAL	(52.3 Ov, RR: 3.21)	169/6d
Did not bat: Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Devon Conway, 18.2 ov), 2-57 (Kane Williamson, 24.3 ov), 3-74 (Neil Wagner, 32.4 ov), 4-105 (Tom Latham, 39.2 ov), 5-133 (Ross Taylor, 44.2 ov), 6-159 (Henry Nicholls, 51.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	NB
James Anderson	15.3	3	44	0	2.83	0
Stuart Broad	12	1	34	1	2.83	0
Ollie Robinson	14	5	26	3	1.85	1
Mark Wood	7	0	31	1	4.42	0
Joe Root	4	0	16	1	4.00	0

ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rory Burns	c †Watling b Southee	132	297	477	16	1	44.44
Dom Sibley	lbw b Jamieson	0	7	15	0	0	0.00
Zak Crawley	c †Watling b Southee	2	10	17	0	0	20.00
Joe Root (c)	c Taylor b Jamieson	42	113	169	5	0	37.16
Ollie Pope	lbw b Southee	22	32	44	5	0	68.75
Dan Lawrence	c de Grandhomme b Southee	0	2	7	0	0	0.00
James Bracey †	b Southee	0	6	13	0	0	0.00
Ollie Robinson	c Jamieson b Southee	42	101	119	5	0	41.58
Mark Wood	c †Watling b Jamieson	0	3	12	0	0	0.00
Stuart Broad	b Wagner	10	24	37	0	1	41.66
James Anderson	not out	8	20	47	1	0	40.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, nb 8, w 1)	17
TOTAL	(101.1 Ov, RR: 2.71)	275
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Dom Sibley, 3.1 ov), 2-18 (Zak Crawley, 6.4 ov), 3-111 (Joe Root, 43.1 ov), 4-140 (Ollie Pope, 52.5 ov), 5-140 (Dan Lawrence, 54.1 ov), 6-140 (James Bracey, 56.1 ov), 7-203 (Ollie Robinson, 84.1 ov), 8-207 (Mark Wood, 85.3 ov), 9-223 (Stuart Broad, 91.6 ov), 10-275 (Rory Burns, 101.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Tim Southee	25.1	8	43	6	1.70	0	0
Kyle Jamieson	26	8	85	3	3.26	0	2
Colin de Grandhomme	15	5	24	0	1.60	0	2
Neil Wagner	24	3	83	1	3.45	0	3
Mitchell Santner	10	4	30	0	3.00	0	1
Kane Williamson	1	0	2	0	2.00	1	0

NEW ZEALAND 1ST INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Latham	b Robinson	23	57	77	2	0	40.35
Devon Conway	run out (Root/Pope)	200	347	578	22	1	57.63
Kane Williamson (c)	b Anderson	13	33	46	2	0	39.39
Ross Taylor	lbw b Robinson	14	38	59	1	0	36.84
Henry Nicholls	c Robinson b Wood	61	175	267	4	0	34.85
BJ Watling †	c Sibley b Wood	1	11	22	0	0	9.09
Colin de Grandhomme	lbw b Robinson	0	10	16	0	0	0.00
Mitchell Santner	c Anderson b Wood	0	6	9	0	0	0.00
Kyle Jamieson	c Crawley b Robinson	9	21	27	1	0	42.85
Tim Southee	c †Bracey b Anderson	8	19	29	0	0	42.10
Neil Wagner	not out	25	21	30	3	1	119.04
Extras	(b 7, lb 15, nb 2)	24
TOTAL	(122.4 Ov, RR: 3.08)	378
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Tom Latham, 15.6 ov), 2-86 (Kane Williamson, 25.4 ov), 3-114 (Ross Taylor, 37.5 ov), 4-288 (Henry Nicholls, 97.2 ov), 5-292 (BJ Watling, 101.3 ov), 6-293 (Colin de Grandhomme, 104.2 ov), 7-294 (Mitchell Santner, 105.5 ov), 8-317 (Kyle Jamieson, 110.5 ov), 9-338 (Tim Southee, 117.1 ov), 10-378 (Devon Conway, 122.4 ov)