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England v New Zealand: first men’s cricket Test, day one – live

The Guardian UK Thursday 04 June 2026, 09:17 UTC By Tim de Lisle (now) and Rob Smyth (later) 1 min read
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Updates from the first day of the series at Lord’s Sign up for The Spin | Follow us on TikTok | Mail TimMorning everyone and welcome to the first Test of the English summer. There’s a lot to look forward to here. It’s the 150th Test at Lord’s, the first ground to reach that milestone.

Updates from the first day of the series at Lord’s
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Morning everyone and welcome to the first Test of the English summer. Ashes, what Ashes? There’s a lot to look forward to here.

It’s the 150th Test at Lord’s, the first ground to reach that milestone. The next one looks like being Melbourne, some time in the 2040s, so here is one facet of cricket where England still rules the world.

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