England v New Zealand - Investec Test Series First Test - Lord's - 25/5/15 England's Alastair Cook celebrates after winning the first test Action Images via Reuters / Philip Brown
LONDON (Reuters) - When England crumbled to 30 for four on Thursday morning in the first test against New Zealand, their captain Alastair Cook would have been a worried man.
Buffeted by weeks of off-field controversy in which coach Peter Moores was sacked and the Kevin Pietersen non-selection saga took centre stage, England took the field in bad shape.
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