Match Report - New Zealand vs England 1st Test 2021 England 275 (Burns 132, Southee 6-43) and 170 for 3 (Sibley 60*, Wagner 2-27) drew with New Zealand 378 (Conway 200, Nicholls 61, Robinson 4-75) and 169 for 6 dec (Latham 36, Robinson 3-26) There are often many different ways to end up at the same destination. The first Lord's Test in two years had seemed destined for a draw after losing the entire third day to rain, and drawn it surely was as the teams shook hands at just gone 7pm on the final evening. But there was peril and intrigue along the route, as New Zealand sprung a declaration on England after a brief shower brought about an early lunch. The carrot of chasing 273 in 75 overs had been dangled, though England were clearly wary of the offer. The home side looked outmatched for much of this first Test and the nerves were palpable when they fell to 56 for 2 shortly before tea, a wicket away from their youthful middle order being exposed. In the end, there was not enough life in the pitch nor sand in the hourglass for New Zealand to make a concerted victory push. Dom Sibley batted more than five hours for a barnacle-encrusted half-century, as he and England's captain, Joe Root, ensured against jitters with an 80-run stand that stretched into the evening session. Even if there was no great final-day drama, the crowd were nevertheless keen to get in on the act, cheering the sweaty indefatigability of Neil Wagner - who went against type to crowbar out Rory Burns, England's first-innings centurion, and Root across two canny spells of searching swing bowling - as well as Sibley's almost heroically shot-shy approach to accumulation. Sibley ended a run of six consecutive innings without reaching double-figures to record his highest score since making 87 in Chennai earlier this year. ABOUT OUR CHANNEL Our channel is about Match Report - New Zealand vs England 1st Test 2021 Is Here To Stay. Here's Why, 11 Popular Lies About Match Report - New Zealand vs England 1st Test 2021, How Match Report - New Zealand vs England 1st Test 2021 Gamed The System, Hottest Trends From The World of Match Report - New Zealand vs England 1st Test 2021, The Expert's Guide to Match Report - New Zealand vs England 1st Test 2021, Match Report - New Zealand vs England 1st Test 2021 Explained Check out our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/SportsInfoTech Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/SportsInfoTech?sub_confirmation=1 CHECK OUT OUR OTHER VIDEOS https://youtu.be/SlwWTcN612A https://bit.ly/3cln1tg https://youtu.be/4Qx0bribPSU FIND US AT https://bit.ly/3ilYpUT FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL Get updates or reach out to Get updates on our Social Media Profiles! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SportsInfotech Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sportsinfotech #nzvsengtest2021highlights #nzvsengtest2021 #nzvseng2021 #sportsinfotech #sports #infotech #info #tech