IMPERFECT PITCH - BUT ENGLAND WIN
From The Analyst Inside Cricket by Simon Hughes
June 7, 2026 · 27 min
About this episode
England achieved a confidence-boosting win over New Zealand on a problematic pitch at Lord's.
England seized an important, confidence boosting win over New Zealand on the fourth day at Lord's but it was achieved on an unsatisfactory pitch that made batting a lottery. The highest score in the match was 57 and 24 batsmen were out bowled or lbw, a Test match record. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review the game, analyse what benefits have been gleaned and assess what the MCC can do about a pitch issue which has been a talking point for a couple of years, though Lord's is not the only major ground having problems. This podcast is supported by SumUp - Making Tax Digital. For more information visit - https://www.sumup.com/en-gb/business-account/making-tax-digital/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Simon Hughes
Topics covered
- England cricket
- New Zealand cricket
- Test match analysis
- pitch issues
- batting performance
- MCC
Keywords
- England
- New Zealand
- Test match
- Lord's
- pitch issues
- batting lottery
- Simon Hughes
- Simon Mann
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MCC
Places: Lord's, New Zealand
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