| New Zealand 246-3: Conway 136*, Nicholls 46*, Robinson 2-50 |
| England: Yet to bat |
| Scorecard |
England’s first day of international action this summer was dominated by an assured century on Test debut by New Zealand’s Devon Conway at Lord’s.
As England played in front of a home crowd for the first time in almost two years, left-hander Conway made a chanceless unbeaten 136.
He shared an unbroken partnership of 132 with Henry Nicholls, who ended the day on 46 with the determined Black Caps reaching 246-3.
A four-man England pace attack, without omitted spinner Jack Leach, stuck to their task, but were largely blunted on a flat, slowish pitch.
Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson, also winning his first cap, was naggingly accurate to pick up two wickets.
Mark Wood bowled with high pace throughout, while veterans James Anderson and Stuart Broad had spells of tormenting New Zealand.
However, thanks mainly to Conway, England already know they…