{"id":177965,"date":"2026-06-07T16:35:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T22:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177965"},"modified":"2026-06-07T16:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T22:05:54","slug":"englands-bazball-reset-begins-with-115-run-win-over-new-zealand-on-day-4-at-lords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177965","title":{"rendered":"England\u2019s Bazball reset begins with 115-run win over New Zealand on Day 4 at Lord\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71073033\">England wrapped up a 115-run victory over New Zealand before lunch on Day 4 of the first cricket test at Lord\u2019s on Sunday, marking a positive start to its \u201cBazball\u201d reset after the Ashes defeat Down Under.<\/p>\n<p>Resuming on 55-5 and requiring 254 for an unlikely win, New Zealand lost its remaining five wickets inside the first two hours of play and was dismissed for 138.<\/p>\n<p>England pacer Gus Atkinson finished with team-best figures of 5-30 on what has been a bowler-friendly surface at the home of cricket that has seen 24 batters out bowled or lbw, and no spinners getting a single delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Phillips was New Zealand\u2019s top scorer on 44 not out, the best of a disappointing test for the tourists.<\/p>\n<p>This first test series of the summer has been regarded as a fresh start for England and its under-pressure leadership after a 4-1 loss to Australia during an Ashes tour featuring reports of excessive drinking and when England was accused of slack preparation and a wrong tactical approach.<\/p>\n<p>The headline selections early in this second iteration of \u201cBazball\u201d under coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes were opener Emilio Gay and seam bowler Ollie Robinson \u2014 and both delivered.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ:<\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/telangana-tg20-auction-sold-unsold-players-tilak-varma-mohammed-siraj-price-teams\/article71072933.ece#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tilak, Siraj headline major signings at inaugural TG20 auction<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>With a second-innings 57, Gay had the highest individual score from either team while Robinson took seven wickets in the match (5-39 and 2-38).<\/p>\n<p>The second test of the three-match series is across London at The Oval, starting June 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 07, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/eng-vz-nz-first-test-day-four-lords-result-score-scorecard-report-ollie-robinson\/article71073033.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England wrapped up a 115-run victory over New Zealand before lunch on Day 4 of the first cricket test at Lord\u2019s on Sunday, marking a positive start to its \u201cBazball\u201d reset after the Ashes defeat Down Under. Resuming on 55-5 and requiring 254 for an unlikely win, New Zealand lost its remaining five wickets inside &#8230; <a title=\"England\u2019s Bazball reset begins with 115-run win over New Zealand on Day 4 at Lord\u2019s\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177965\" aria-label=\"Read more about England\u2019s Bazball reset begins with 115-run win over New Zealand on Day 4 at Lord\u2019s\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":177966,"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-177965","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\/2026-06-06T134158Z_1554595005_UP1EM66121WCT_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ENG-NZL.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177881,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177881","url_meta":{"origin":177965,"position":0},"title":"MCC apologises for subpar Lord\u2019s pitch in 1st England vs New Zealand Test","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) had admitted the pitch for the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord\u2019s was not satisfactory in a statement released on Sunday. 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