BLACKCAPS skipper Brendon McCullum has won the toss and New Zealand will field first in the First Test match against England at Lord’s.
The weather is fine and warm in London today, it is currently 13C with a high of 21C expected, for the Test match which is the 100th Test played between New Zealand and England.
Matt Henry will make his Test debut for New Zealand and become the 266th cricketer to represent New Zealand.
Martin Guptill, who was the leading run scorer at the ICC Cricket World 2015, will make his first Test appearance for New Zealand since this corresponding series in 2013.
The BLACKCAPS are looking to win their first Test at Lord’s since 1999.
BLACKCAPS team for the First Test match v England
Brendon McCullum (c)
Corey Anderson
Trent Boult
Mark Craig
Martin Guptill
Matt Henry
Tom Latham
Tim Southee
Ross Taylor
BJ Watling (wk)
Kane Williamson
Play starts at 11am; it is live on Sky Sports 3 (in New Zealand) and on Radio Sport. Live scoring is at www.blackcaps.co.nz, updates with @BLACKCAPS on Twitter.
- Broadcast live on SKY Sport - see schedule
- Live audio stream from our homepage, courtesy of Radio Sport
