England v New Zealand: Sensational day for seamers as wickets tumble
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Simon Mann is alongside former England captain Michael Vaughan, Chief Cricket Commentator Jonathan Agnew, and former New Zealand allrounder Jeremy Coney for reaction to sixteen wickets falling on a frantic first day of the Test at Lord's.
Hear from England bowler Ollie Robinson and New Zealand bowler Will O'Rourke.
Plus, Aggers speaks to the former England captains who have led the team in a Test match at Lord's, as the venue hosts its 150th Test. Hear from Sir Ian Botham, Alec Stewart, Mike Gatting and Graham Gooch.
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| 0:47.4 | So close to play on the first day of the test summer for England's men. |
| 0:48.6 | Well, it's been a dramatic day. |
| 0:59.3 | 16 wickets for 200-1 runs in 59 overs, two breaks for bad bad weather but plenty of action and plenty to talk about Michael Vaughan is here Jonathan Agnew is here so fundamental question Michael 16 wickets was it a 16 |
| 1:08.2 | wicket pitch well yeah because it's happened. You know, we've watched |
| 1:13.5 | throughout the whole day and the pitch has done plenty. There's been plenty of movement, but |
| 1:17.8 | there's been a length that the bowlers have been able to bowl, which has been quite a large |
| 1:22.8 | length and it's kind of skidded off that length and hitting the top of the stumps. That's why |
| 1:26.5 | we've seen so many LBWs. We've seen a few bowls. I've seen a couple of balls that the batters have left the deliveries. Well, I don't think it's been easy for bat. And actually, I'm smiling and chuckling to myself because if there was ever a day for Basball to be, have been out there playing, it was today. I looked at, know, Harry Brooke, the way that he played, look at Glenn Phillips towards the back end today, playing a few shots, trying to get on the front foot, taking a little bit of a risk. I think it's the kind of pitch that there is a ball with your name on it. And those that have kind of gotten and done okay have been those that have |
| 2:01.1 | been aggressive. So Harry, Brooke, Glenn Phillips, and I didn't expect, and I wouldn't think that |
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