Joe Root 104

Joe Root and Ben Stokes inspire England Fightback after initial collapse of 30-4

Joe Root 183 notout
Joe Root 183 notout

New Zealand tour of England, 1st Investec Test: England v New Zealand at Lord’s, May 21-25, 2015

England 354/7 (90.0 ov)  Joe Root 98 off 161,11 fours,  Ben Stokes 92 off 94, 11 fours and 1 six, TA Boult 70-2, MD Craig 77-1
New Zealand
New Zealand won the toss and elected to field,  England’s initial dreadful collapse of 30-4 left Joe Root 98 and Ben Stoke 92 added 161 off 32 overs for the fifth wicket , JC Butler 67 and Moen Ali 49 not out added 103 for the seventh wicket and launched an inspired fight back.