England move closer to win on wet day at Lord's
First Rothesay Test, Lord's (day three of five) England 140 (Brook 56; Jamieson 5-62) & 226 (Gay 57; N Smith 6-70) New Zealand 113 (Jamieson 38*; Robinson 5-39,) & 55-5 (Atkinson 2-16, Robinson 2-18) New Zealand require 199 runs to win, England need five wickets England made
England 140 (Brook 56; Jamieson 5-62) & 226 (Gay 57; N Smith 6-70)
New Zealand 113 (Jamieson 38*; Robinson 5-39,) & 55-5 (Atkinson 2-16, Robinson 2-18)
New Zealand require 199 runs to win, England need five wickets
England made use of the limited time available to take strides towards a much-needed victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's.
Fewer than 10 overs were possible because of persistent rain on day three, but Ollie Robinson was still able to claim the important wickets of Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell.
In moving to seven wickets in the match on his comeback to Test cricket, Robinson left New Zealand 55-5, 199 runs adrift of an increasingly fanciful target of 254.
Dry weather is forecast for Sunday, when England will surely complete a win to begin their post-Ashes rebuild on a positive note.
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