England vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 1 highlights: Lawrence, Burns hit 50s

England were 258 for seven wickets at stumps on the first day of the second and final Test against New Zealand here at Edgbaston on Thursday.

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At close, Daniel Lawrence was batting on 67 (100 balls, 11x4s) and Mark Wood was on 16 (58 balls, 1x4).

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Earlier, England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat.

Until now, Rory Burns has the top score of the innings with 81 (187 balls, 10x4s) while Lawrence has the second highest score.

Three New Zealand bowlers -- Ajaz Patel, Trent Boult, and Matt Henry - bagged two wickets apiece while Neil Wagner has captured one.

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Earlier, at lunch, England were 67 without loss, with Burns batting at 32 and Sibley on 31. Together, they saw off the new-ball challenge.

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New Zealand, who made six changes to the playing XI, resting key bowlers Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson to keep them fresh for the World Test Championship final against India that begins on June 18, struggled to make breakthroughs even as they tried all five bowlers in the first session.

Matt Henry and Daryl Mitchell were brought in as replacements. Left-arm spinner Patel replaced an injured Mitchell Santner.

England brought in Olly Stone to replace Ollie Robinson, who has been suspended from Test cricket after some of his old racist and sexist tweets went viral on social media during the first Test.

The first Test had ended in a draw.

England scorecard on Day 1 of Edgbaston Test

Batsmen	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
Rory Burns	c Latham b Boult	81	187	10	0
Dominic Sibley	c Bundell b Henry	35	84	5	0
Zak Crawley	c Mitchell b Wagner	0	0	0	0
Joe Root	c Bundell b Henry	4	7	1	0
Ollie Pope	c Bundell b Ajaz	19	49	1	0
Dan Lawrence	not out	67	100	11	0
James Bracey	c Mitchell b Boult	0	1	0	0
Olly Stone	lbw b Ajaz Patel	20	52	2	0
Mark Wood	not out	16	58	1	0
Total: 258-7 in 90 Overs
Bowlers	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets
Trent Boult	23	4	60	2
Matt Henry	22	5	66	2
Neil Wagner	20	6	62	1
Daryl Mitchell	11	2	23	0
Ajaz Patel	14	4	34	2

 

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