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Moores wants Vaughan as Ashes captain

Peter Moores, the England coach, has backed Michael Vaughan to retain the captaincy until at least the 2009 Ashes, following his century in the Lord's Test against New Zealand

21-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Oram leaves England feeling blank

For the fifth match in a row, dating back to the visit of Sri Lanka in May 2006, the Lord's Test has finished in a draw

19-May-2008•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Umpires find that swinging thing

Plays of the day from the fifth day of the first Test at Lord's

19-May-2008•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Oram ton ensures Lord's draw

A magnificent 101 from Jacob Oram helped New Zealand stave off a spirited England bowling performance as the first Test at Lord's petered to a draw

19-May-2008•The Bulletin by Will Luke at Lord's

Vaughan and Vettori jostle for honours

For the first time in the history of Test cricket, two captains with surnames starting with the letter V wrote themselves onto the Lord's honours boards on the same day

18-May-2008•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Vaughan's Twenty20 reputation tumbles

Plays of the day from the fourth day of the first Test at Lord's

18-May-2008•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Vaughan rescues England as draw beckons

Prior to this Test, Michael Vaughan said he didn't "give a damn what anyone says" about the slump in form which has attracted some to question his place in the side. For now, the critics have been muted

18-May-2008•The Bulletin by Will Luke at Lord's

Cook hits fifty before rain returns

Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss guided England safely to 89 without loss in the 8.5 overs possible on the third, drizzly day at Lord's, with Cook notching a smooth fifty

17-May-2008•The Bulletin by Will Luke at Lord's

Aggressive Sidebottom raises his game

Ryan Sidebottom was probably being a bit hard on himself when he announced that he was 'bitterly disappointed' with his wicketless performance on the first day of the Lord's Test against New Zealand

16-May-2008•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Light on entertainment

Plays of the day from the second day of the first Test at Lord's

16-May-2008•Andrew Miller at Lord's

England make spirited response to New Zealand's 277

England finally injected some life into a deathly slow second day's play at Lord's with Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss trotting to an opening stand of 68. With three breaks for bad light - the fourth, terminal - it was a thermals and thermos day for the

16-May-2008•The Bulletin by Will Luke at Lord's

Nervous nineties and a doomed debut

Plays of the day from the opening day of the first Test at Lord's

15-May-2008•Andrew Miller at Lord's

McCullum bravado takes sheen off England's day

New Zealand's batsmen fought with typical determination and resolve on a bitterly cold second morning at Lord's, managing to lose just one wicket -Jacob Oram for 28 - to further frustrate England's seamers. The contrast between the morning session today -

15-May-2008•The Bulletin by Will Luke at Lord's

England out to justify favourites' tag

It's the start of a new English summer, but the resumption of a familiar and unexpectedly intriguing tussle

14-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Hoggard back in England squad

Matthew Hoggard has been recalled by England in their 12-man squad for the first two Tests against New Zealand

11-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Flintoff ruled out of first two Tests

England's dilemma over whether to pick Andrew Flintoff for next week's first Test has been decided for them, with the England allrounder unavailable for the first two Tests against New Zealand after picking up a side strain

10-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

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