Live Cricket Scorecard: England vs New Zealand 2015, 1st Test at Lord’s, Day 1

Catch the live scorecard of the 1st Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's, Day 1 here.

The English summer kicks off with the hosts England taking on New Zealand in the first Test at Lord’s. New Zealand are coming off a superb ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and will wish carry the same attitude when they don the whites, while England will want to shift focus back to cricket after a troublesome past few weeks. Live scorecard: England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Lord’s, Day 1

New Zealand, led by Brendon McCullum will hope the teams stays positive and does better than what they did last time they toured England; losing 0-2 without much of a resistance. They have a poor record and the skipper will wish to change fortunes for his team against a team which is relatively low on confidence. Live updates: England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Lord’s, Day 1

England have had their share of issues to sort out from the sacking of Kevin Pietersen to the series of statements between the England and Wales Cricket Board and the South African batsman. Andrew Strauss, Director of England cricket and Colin Graves, the new ECB chairman will hope England start a tough summer well. New Zealand tour of England 2015: Complete coverage