Joe Root and Ben Stokes out in the 90s as duo lead England fight back on day one of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's

England are 354 for 7 after a mammoth recovery on the first day of their two Test series 

Jos Buttler out LBW for 67 with the last ball of the day with Moeen Ali not out on 49 at stumps

Joe Root was out for 98 and Ben Stokes dismissed for 92 after England slumped to 30 for four in first session

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and ordered Alastair Cook and England to bat first 

Mark Wood and Adam Lyth presented with Test caps by Andrew Strauss after being named to debut  

Joe Root and Ben Stokes were instrumental in an England resurgence on day one at Lord's, rescuing the hosts from a dire situation at 30 for four after Alastair Cook lost the toss and was sent in to bat. 

While Root and Stokes will be frustrated at not converting their innings into hundreds, England again have their middle order to thank for being in a far stronger position than they could have been at 354 for seven at the close of play.

Jos Buttler's LBW dismissal by Trent Boult with the final ball of the day put a dampener on what ended a good first day of the two Test series.

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