England vs New Zealand LIVE: First Test, day one, Lord's

Eng 15-0

Ben Duckett clips a couple off his pads as Matt Henry strays on to leg stump, and a single off the final ball means the batters will swap ends for the first time as they've been dealing in boundaries up until now.

Eng 12-0

Careful!

Emilio Gay tries to cut off the back foot but the ball keeps a little low, before he's squared up by Jamieson and trapped on the pad.

There's enough out there for the New Zealand quicks.

Eng 12-0

Emilio Gay's first boundary was a freebie but the second is a stunner.

Crunched past mid-on for four more!

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Ashwanth R Kavuluri

CricViz analyst

Most runs for England in the Bazball era:

Joe Root - 4,054 (82 inns)

Harry Brook - 3,178 (60 inns)

Ben Duckett - 2,964 (74 inns)

Ollie Pope - 2,700 (73 inns)

Zak Crawley - 2,499 (79 inns)

England have dropped one of their mainstays in favor of Emilio Gay. Zak Crawley also featured in 43 Test matches during the Bazball era - only Joe Root (47) has played more than him.

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Stephan Shemilt

BBC Sport cricket correspondent at Lord's

Ben Duckett has taken the first ball in only seven previous Test innings - he's been number two in 70. Of those seven innings when Duckett has taken strike, just once was alongside Zak Crawley.

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All eyes on Emilio Gay, who goes through some shadow batting drills on the sidelines before jogging behind Ben Duckett out to the middle where the sun is shining.

But it is Duckett who will face the first ball from Matt Henry.

Let's get going.

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Stephan Shemilt

BBC Sport cricket correspondent at Lord's

I wonder what Emilio Gay is going through right now. A Test debut at a murky Lord's against a very skilful New Zealand attack. He hasn't batted for three weeks, when he got a duck against Kent. What a welcome to international cricket.

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So, we're going to get a first look at England's new opening partnership shortly.

Zak Crawley is the most notable omission from the squad after the Ashes rebuild, as Ben Duckett will be joined by Durham's Emilio Gay.

The conditions probably aren't what he dreamt about, though. Grey skies, drizzle around and the likes of Matt Henry and Will O'Rourke charging in... good luck.

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This is, of course, England's first Test since the winter's fateful Ashes series which we're all definitely over by now... right?

That doesn't mean it's been quiet in the world of Bazball, as the rebuild begins today with Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes still at the wheel.

England will know that they need to start well here, otherwise all of those talking points from Australia are going to keep bubbling away.

Read more here from BBC cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt about how England are planning to move on from their "Ashes hangover".

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BBC Test Match Special

As always, there is ball-by-ball commentary from the Test Match Special team at Lord's to keep you company throughout the day as well.

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