Broad's best secures crushing win

Stuart Broad tore through New Zealand to record his best innings return in Tests and help dismiss them for 68 as England claimed a 170-run victory

A bad year for New Zealand's batsmen

Stats highlights from England's impressive 170-run win in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's

Southee's ten upstaged

Plays of the day from the fourth day of the first Test between England and New Zealand

Southee leads late rally after Root sparkles

Just as England appeared to have wrestled control away through a stand of 123 between Joe Root and Jonathan Trott, New Zealand surged back late in the day by taking 4 for 12

Drinks break blast spurred Southee burst

Some stern words from the leadership pair of Brendon McCullum and Kane Willamson helped New Zealand to bounce back against England

Root's front foot opens the door

In another over Joe Root would have left the ball or defended it but instead a moment's hesitation left England looking confused and worried

Baby-faced Root shows maturity

The youngest player on either team, Joe Root appeared the senior man during a potentially match-defining partnership with Jonathan Trott

Broad grasps his chance

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day at Lord's

Taylor wrests initiative despite Anderson's 300th

Sustained pressure with the ball and a brave counter-attacking innings from Ross Taylor meant that New Zealand continued to hold a slight advantage

From swing specialist to all-weather champion

When James Anderson started out he needed favourable conditions to perform; now, he can be expected to succeed no matter what the conditions

Taylor shrugs off his issues in swaggering knock

With others who had come to the crease at Lord's prisoners of the conditions, Ross Taylor played an unshackled innings that displayed his wonderful talent

Southee's big wicket, Prior's rare drop

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day at Lord's

Taylor's aggression unsettles England

Every batsman in before him had struggled to combat conditions, but Ross Taylor flicked a switch and left England under pressure

New Zealand straitjacket England on slow day

Although the scoreboard only read four wickets, New Zealand could be highly satisfied with the opening day of the series at Lord's having restricted England to a run-rate of two-an-over.

Locked-up Compton needs to find his past

Tense and afraid failure will cost him his England place, Nick Compton must rediscover his inner-Denis

England go-slow largely vindicated

It may not have wowed the punters but in tricky conditions and against good bowling, England may have established a strong foundation in this game

A third Root appears at Lord's

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the opening day at Lord's

Patient Martin ensnares England

On the first day of his first appearance at Lord's, Bruce Martin span a web that helped give New Zealand control

Outside the Grace Gate

You think MCC members have it easy when it comes to watching a Test at Lord's? Think again

Hesson 'stunned' by NZ collapse

Lord's was not the first time in recent memory that New Zealand's batting line-up has crumbled but it was the toughest to take because they had pushed England to their limits for more than three days

New Zealand start clear underdogs

Stats preview to the England-New Zealand Test series, and the first Test at Lord's

Mercurial Broad proves class again

His search for consistency goes on but Stuart Broad's display once more showed he has the attributes to be a special bowler

Indispensable Anderson master of his craft

He may not be the quickest or the most dangerous bowler in world cricket but James Anderson has mastered the skill of fast bowling and England would be lost without him

The delights and frustrations of Stuart Broad

His ability should make him a national treasure but there is an element to Stuart Broad that gets fans gnashing their teeth

More to come for Anderson

New Zealand's quiet man

'England must be crapping themselves a wee bit'

Mike Lane, Dylan Cleaver and Paul Ford wade through cricket news (or ruse), review Lawrence Booth's Cricket, Lovely Cricket, feel happy being zero-expectation fans, and declare NZ's bowling to be better than what England will face in the Ashes

New Zealand's hour of madness

After three days of competing with England on an even footing, Brendon McCullum's side collapsed in a manner reminiscent of their Cape Town horror show

'We are in an abusive relationship with the Black Caps'

This week Lane and Wells are joined by fellow cricket tragic, writer and broadcaster Justin Brown as he reviews his wonderful book Bowling Through India in the Book Nook, and Tony Blain chips in with a few wild theories for the Leeds Test

Anderson's magic not to be missed

None of the other three England bowlers with 300 Test wickets - or many other of the game's finest swing merchants - could have bowled better than James Anderson at Lord's

The hollow feeling of a Monday morning

New Zealand offered a glimmer of hope to their fans at Lord's, only to snatch it back and smash it to pieces on day four

From suspended animation to slapstick frenzy

Aka the first Test of the English summer. Get your stats here. Line up, line up

Anderson 'most skilful in world' - Saker

David Saker has hailed James Anderson as "the most skilful bowler in the world" following his performance in the first Test of the series against New Zealand

Sharpen up to avoid second headache

Without time for the military-like preparation that has preceded successes against Australia and India, England were lacklustre in New Zealand and can't afford to be off-guard again

Cook will not accept slow start

Alastair Cook expects England to raise their standards at the start of the home international season

McCullum primes NZ for second fight

Having come so close to a major upset against England at home, Brendon McCullum has the ability to galvanise New Zealand once again

England out to restore order

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Investec Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's