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Two minutes ago, the rain was as bad as it has been all morning. Truly awful. Vaughan explains why wickets are falling at Lord's The pitch has dominated all of the discussion about this Test so far, which is to be expected when 33 wickets fall in two days.
The bounce has been extremely inconsistent, with Jacob Bethell the unluckiest of the lot as he was bowled by one that barely got off the ground. Several pundits have criticised the Lord's surface with suggestions that it needs to be dug up, and started again from scratch. It's going to be one of those days, I'm afraid.
The ground staff are getting their steps in, as they've dragged the covers on and off about three times in the past 10 minutes. About sharing If and when play does resume, England will need seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series while New Zealand will need a further 218 runs. It was a grim, grey day at Lord's. Things then changed significantly, the covers were being removed and the sun was briefly shining.
Umbrellas are still down, but there is clearly enough rain in the air that the groundstaff are taking no chances. The rain early was never torrential and there has been talk of a window of opportunity between downpours early this afternoon. The rain has now got heavy enough that brollies are up around the ground. It's going to be one of those days.
Unfortunately, the thrilling conclusion to this Test is going to have to wait. It's been raining heavily at Lord's this morning and the covers have been on. Venue:
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