England vs New Zealand, 1st Test at Lords, Live Streaming and TV Coverage: With focus on the World Test Championship final, Kane Williamson’s New Zealand will face England in the first of a 2-Test series from Wednesday in London.

HIGHLIGHTS

• England to take on New Zealand at Lord’s in the 1st Test
• Fans will be allowed at the iconic venue in London
• England will be without Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer in Test series

There is a bigger prize for both teams but New Zealand and England will begin a 2-Test series at Lord’s London. The two teams will square off in the series opener from Wednesday with fans returning to international cricket matches for the first time in the UK in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

For the New Zealanders, priority No. 1 this international summer is the inaugural World Test Championship final, which sees them taking on India in the southern English city of Southampton from June 18-22 – four days after the England series concludes.

Indeed, that final is the reason they are over in the UK, with the test series against England having been added on relatively late for financial reasons amid the pandemic as much as anything else.

For the English, there’s the more high-profile Test series against India – containing five matches – starting in August before an Ashes series Down Under from December.

The fact that England is without a slew of leading players, including Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, only adds to the sense of the series being something of a warm-up ahead of bigger things to come.

When and where will the 1st Test between England and New Zealand be played?

The 1st Test will start from June 2. The match will get underway from 3:30 pm IST. It will be played at Lord’s London.

Where can I watch the 1st Test between England and New Zealand live in India?

Sony Ten channels will provide live TV coverage of the 1st Test in England and New Zealand.

Which platform will provide live streaming 1st Test between England and New Zealand live in India?

Sony Liv will provide live streaming of the 1st Test between England and New Zealand.

What are the squads for the 1st Test between England and New Zealand?

England: Joe Root (c), James Bracey (wk), Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Daniel Lawrence, Craig Overton, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Sam Billings, Olly Stone, Jack Leach, Ollie Robinson, Haseeb Hameed.

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), BJ Watling (wk), Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Doug Bracewell, Will Young, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Devon Conway, Ajaz Patel, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra.https://embed.indiatoday.in/share/video/Cricket/MTgwNDk3Ng==