{"id":176668,"date":"2026-06-04T04:50:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176668"},"modified":"2026-06-04T04:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:20:50","slug":"england-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-day-1-live-score-gay-duckett-open-kiwis-opt-to-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176668","title":{"rendered":"England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 1 LIVE Score: Gay, Duckett open; Kiwis opt to bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Welcome to Sportstar<\/i>\u2019s live coverage of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord\u2019s in London.<\/b><\/p>\n

PLAYING XI<\/h4>\n

New Zealand<\/b>: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (w), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, William ORourke<\/p>\n

England<\/b>: Emilio Gay, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (w), Ben Stokes (c), Gus Atkinson, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir<\/p>\n

TOSS<\/h4>\n

New Zealand opts to field.<\/i><\/p>\n

PREVIEW<\/h4>\n

England\u00a0will have a chance to prove it has learned from its Ashes drubbing when it faces\u00a0New Zealand\u00a0in the first Test of its home season at Lord\u2019s on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The English were swept aside 4-1 in Australia in a series that ended in January, sparking renewed criticism of Brendon McCullum\u2019s men over their ultra-aggressive \u201cBazball\u201d style of cricket.<\/p>\n

Attacking cricket has been the hallmark of McCullum\u2019s four years as England coach, starting with a thrilling series win over New Zealand in 2022.<\/p>\n

But it has failed to deliver series wins against either Australia or India and McCullum accepts England must display greater cricket intelligence if it is to improve.<\/p>\n

Click here for the full preview<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH<\/h4>\n

The first Test between England and New Zealand is being televised on the Sony Sports Network<\/i>. The match can also be live streamed on SonyLIV<\/i>.<\/p>\n

THE SQUADS<\/h4>\n

England<\/b>: Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (w), Ben Stokes (c), Shoaib Bashir, Josh Tongue, Ollie Robinson, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker<\/p>\n

New Zealand<\/b>: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (w), Dean Foxcroft, Nathan Smith, Zakary Foulkes, Blair Tickner, William ORourke, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry<\/p>\n

Published on Jun 04, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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PLAYING XI New Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (w), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, William ORourke England: Emilio Gay, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":176026,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176026","url_meta":{"origin":176668,"position":0},"title":"England squad for first Test against New Zealand: Shoaib Bashir, Ollie Robinson recalled","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England announced its 12-player squad for the \u200bfirst Test against New Zealand, which \u200cbegins at Lord\u2019s on Thursday. 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