Tim Southee confident New Zealand can 'push on' in last day of 1st England Test
Updated On: 06 June, 2021 08:31 AM IST | London | AFP
But England opener Rory Burns put a dent in New Zealand`s bid to go 1-0 up in a two-match series with a painstaking hundred, with the World Test Championship finalists made to pay for reprieving him on 77 and 88.
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New Zealand`s Tim Southee (2L) celebrates taking the wicket of England`s Ollie Robinson (unseen) for 42 runs on the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between England and New Zealand at Lord`s Cricket Ground in London. Pic/AFP
Tim Southee believes New Zealand can "push on" against England come the last day of the first Test at Lord`s even though the match appears destined for a draw. Southee took a superb 6-43 on Saturday as England were dismissed for 275 in reply to New Zealand`s first-innings 378 after the whole of Friday`s third day was washed out.
But England opener Rory Burns put a dent in New Zealand`s bid to go 1-0 up in a two-match series with a painstaking hundred, with the World Test Championship finalists made to pay for reprieving him on 77 and 88. New Zealand were held to 62-2 in their second innings at stumps on the fourth day, an overall lead of 165 runs. The loss of an entire day`s play reduced both teams` chances of victory, although Southee told reporters: "If we`d have turned up at the start of the day and told we were going to walk off with the position we`re in now we`d have been pretty happy. "But the England side don`t just roll over," he added.
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