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A Lord's record and Cook's marathon

A Lord's record and Cook's marathon

Stats highlights from a magnificent day of batting by England at Lord's

24-May-2015•S Rajesh

Cook, Stokes swing control to England

Cook, Stokes swing control to England

Growing pains for young England

Growing pains for young England

Look at the scorecard and you would say England struggled on the third day at Lord's. But signs of promise for the future are not far below the surface

23-May-2015•George Dobell at Lord's

374 runs between dismissals

374 runs between dismissals

Stats highlight from the third day of the Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's.

23-May-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

England battle but NZ take charge

England battle but NZ take charge

23-May-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Top order puts New Zealand in charge

Top order puts New Zealand in charge

22-May-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Promoted Root embodies what England must be

Promoted Root embodies what England must be

Starting this summer as he did the last - with runs at Lord's - Joe Root once again hauled England out of trouble as part of an uplifting middle-order recovery

21-May-2015•George Dobell at Lord's

England's men of 90s

England's men of 90s

Stats highlights from the first day of the Investec Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's

21-May-2015•Bishen Jeswant

Middle-order fightback makes it England's day

Middle-order fightback makes it England's day

21-May-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cook and Farbrace face a high-stakes series

Cook and Farbrace face a high-stakes series

A captain under immense pressure, a coach potentially pushing a claim for the full-time job. There is much at stake for England at the beginning of their Test summer, but at least the cricket is about to start

20-May-2015•George Dobell at Lord's

New Zealand's Superman flies in

New Zealand's Superman flies in

Brendon McCullum only landed in England from the IPL a couple of days ago but adapting to Test-match conditions in May is just the sort of challenge he relishes

20-May-2015•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Battle of the new-ball attacks

Battle of the new-ball attacks

Stats preview for the Test series between England and New Zealand

20-May-2015•S Rajesh

Wood eyes off possible Lord's debut

Wood eyes off possible Lord's debut

A free-spirited, light-hearted character, Mark Wood could bring some enthusiasm - and genuine pace - to the England side if he debuts at Lord's.

20-May-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Buttler praises Strauss 'clarity' but results the key

Buttler praises Strauss 'clarity' but results the key

A series win against New Zealand would see England back to a respectable No. 3 in the Test rankings. A series defeat would see them slip to a desolate No.7. Hysteria could lurk, either way

19-May-2015•George Dobell

Can New Zealand inspire a new England?

Can New Zealand inspire a new England?

The teams visiting England this summer hold the blueprints for rapidly returning from the depths of underachievement. Cook & Co will hope to sneak a peek

19-May-2015•Andy Zaltzman

The epic chase that wasn't, Danny's last stand, and rapid doubles

The epic chase that wasn't, Danny's last stand, and rapid doubles

Lord's this week will mark the 100th time England and New Zealand have faced each in Tests. We pick 10 notable clashes between the two nations

18-May-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Beware New Zealand's quiet man

Beware New Zealand's quiet man

BJ Watling watched New Zealand's journey to the World Cup final from the sidelines but he has been a vital part of their Test resurgence both in front and behind the stumps

18-May-2015•Alex Winter

New Zealand combine consistency, talent and ruthlessness

New Zealand combine consistency, talent and ruthlessness

England will be no pushovers at home - KP saga or not - but this New Zealand side is possibly the best to have represented the country

18-May-2015•Andrew Alderson

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