Cricket-England's Robinson puts New Zealand on verge of collapse in rain-hit test

Cricket - England v New Zealand - First Test - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - June 6, 2026 England's Ollie Robinson celebrates after taking the LBW wicket of New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - ⁠New Zealand are precariously poised ⁠at 55-5 with 199 runs still ‌needed to win the first test against England, as rain forced players off the field ​multiple times at Lord's, ⁠causing the umpires ⁠to call for an early tea break ⁠on ‌Saturday.

• England's Ollie Robinson, who took five wickets in the ⁠first innings, dismissed Rachin Ravindra and ​Daryl ‌Mitchell in quick succession after New ⁠Zealand resumed ​on an overnight score of 36-3.

• Devon Conway remains unbeaten on 19, along ⁠with Tom Blundell on ​two.

• A struggling England had posted 140 in their first innings, but the visitors ⁠collapsed for 113 under the dark clouds in London.

• Debutant Emilio Gay scored a half-century to help England ​score 226 in their ⁠second innings, setting a target of ​254 for New Zealand ‌as Nathan Smith took ​six wickets.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)