- New Zealand 378 & 169-6d drew with England 275 & 170-3
- Joe Root’s side not enticed into final day run chase
Lunch on the final day at Lord’s produced a wave of excitement as New Zealand’s seamers, decked out in their whites, sauntered out through the picket fence in front of the old pavilion and began going through their warm-up drills.
It meant that after a morning in which the tourists had added 107 runs to their overnight stash for the loss of four wickets, Kane Williamson had declared on 169 for six, setting England 273 runs for victory in 75 overs and thus dangling something resembling an enticing carrot.
