- First Test D4: Eng (141 & 279-5) beat NZ (132 & 285) by 5 wkts
- Root’s 26th Test ton helps England secure victory at Lord’s
Hang up the bunting, roll out the trestle tables and peel back the cellophane on the scotch eggs, England’s summer has begun with their first Test victory in 10 attempts courtesy of a majestic century from Joe Root.
So much of the attention over the past fortnight has been on the regime change that followed England’s winter of discontent. Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have been thrown together as a headline-grabbing captain and head coach, while Root has quietly melted into the background with orders to simply focus on scoring runs.
