New Zealand tour of England 2013, 1st Test Squad, Live Score card: England vs New Zealand at London, Mar 16-20, 2013.
Series: New Zealand tour of England 2013
Teams: England vs New Zealand
Venue: Lord's, London
Match Type: Test match - (5-day match)
Time: 11:00 local time (10:00 GMT, 3:30 PM IST)
Toss: England, who chose to bat first
Recent Matches results:
England D D D D W
New Zealand D D D L L
Match Stats:
England's defeat by South Africa last year ended a 13-Test unbeaten run at Lord's. They had won six and drawn seven of the preceding Tests at the venue.
England cricketer of the year, Matt Prior, needs five catches to reach 100 Test catches in England. Only Alan Knott, with 158, and Alec Stewart, 172, have reached this landmark.
New Zealand have won only one of their 15 visits to Lord's, the victory coming by nine wickets in 1999, but have only lost one of their last six matches at the home of cricket.
Tim Southee needs two wickets to become the 12th New Zealander to reach 200 wickets in international cricket.
England team: AN Cook, Nick Compton, IJL Trott, IR Bell, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, MJ Prior(wk), SCJ Broad, GP Swann, ST Finn, JM Anderson
New Zealand team: PG Fulton, HD Rutherford, KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor, Dean Brownlie, BB McCullum(c),BJ Watling(wk), TG Southee, Bruce Martin, N Wagner, TA Boult