Lord's disappointment won't temper New Zealand aggression


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 26 May 2015

England v New Zealand - Investec Test Series First Test - Lord's - 24/5/15 New Zealand's Brendon McCullum fails to stop a ball going for four Action Images via Reuters / Philip Brown

LONDON (Reuters) - New Zealand will not let their tight loss to England in the classic test at Lord's lessen their resolve to keep playing aggressive cricket, captain Brendon McCullum said.

New Zealand's batsmen scored over 700 runs and their bowlers took all 20 wickets but England completed a 124-run win in the final 10 overs of the fifth day on Monday courtesy of the all-round brilliance of New Zealand-born Ben Stokes.

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