England v New Zealand: first men’s cricket Test, day one – live

Updates from the first day of the series at Lord’s
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New Zealand have opted for the extra seamer, so the promising Nathan Smith squeezes out the venerable Mitch Santner. England have taken the opposite tack, preferring Shoaib Bashir’s mercurial off-breaks to Sonny Baker’s untried pace. The toss makes both decisions look better, as the team bowling last (England) will be the one with the specialist spinner.

The toss has taken place! Tom Latham wins it and says he’ll have a bowl, as most captains would under these leaden skies. That makes it an even bigger moment for Emilio Gay, who has just been presented with his England cap by Alastair Cook. They both went to the same school, Bedford. Are they also members of the same school of batsmanship? We’ll soon see.