{"id":178701,"date":"2026-06-09T15:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178701"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:05:11","slug":"lords-pitch-rated-unsatisfactory-after-england-new-zealand-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178701","title":{"rendered":"Lord\u2019s pitch rated \u2018unsatisfactory\u2019 after England-New Zealand Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71081287\">Lord\u2019s has been handed an \u201cunsatisfactory\u201d pitch rating for the First \u200bTest between England and New Zealand after \u200cthe host sealed a 115-run win \u200binside four days of a \u2060rain-hit, bowler-dominated match.<\/p>\n<p>England went 1-0 up in the three-match series after wrapping up the \u200clow-scoring contest on the fourth day, with the surface offering variable \u200cbounce and making batting difficult.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cvenue, \u2060often called the \u201cHome of Cricket\u201d, received \u2060one demerit point that will remain on its record for five years. Any venue accumulating \u200bsix points over \u200cthat period faces a one-year ban from hosting international matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was plenty of excessive seam movement throughout the Test \u200cand the ball also kept extremely \u200blow on several occasions,\u201d match referee Andy Pycroft Crowe said \u2060in a statement from the International Cricket Council on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/david-gower-ben-stokes-england-test-cricket-captain-nightclub-incident-latest-news\/article71080733.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Gower says Stokes\u2019 England captaincy in severe doubt after nightclub incident<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bounce was variable \u200cthroughout as 16 wickets fell on the first day and 17 on the second. There was simply an over-balance in favour of ball against bat caused by the pitch.\u201d England captain \u200cBen Stokes had earlier criticised the surface, \u200bsaying it was not conducive to test cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Marylebone Cricket Club, which \u2060owns the ground, attributed the pitch behaviour \u2060to weather conditions and apologised after what became the second-shortest completed \u200ctest at Lord\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The Second Test begins at The Oval on June 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 09, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/international\/england-vs-new-zealand-first-test-lords-pitch-rated-unsatisfactory-latest-news\/article71081287.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lord\u2019s has been handed an \u201cunsatisfactory\u201d pitch rating for the First \u200bTest between England and New Zealand after \u200cthe host sealed a 115-run win \u200binside four days of a \u2060rain-hit, bowler-dominated match. England went 1-0 up in the three-match series after wrapping up the \u200clow-scoring contest on the fourth day, with the surface offering variable &#8230; <a title=\"Lord\u2019s pitch rated \u2018unsatisfactory\u2019 after England-New Zealand Test\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178701\" aria-label=\"Read more about Lord\u2019s pitch rated \u2018unsatisfactory\u2019 after England-New Zealand Test\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":178702,"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-178701","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\/2026-06-07T103237Z_1135496864_UP1EM670TAC7T_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ENG-NZL.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177881,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177881","url_meta":{"origin":178701,"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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