ENG vs NZ: Gay scripts history, becomes first-ever batter since Strauss to…

England opener Emilio Gay marked his Test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s with a composed 57 in the second innings. His crucial half-century anchored the hosts against a disciplined pace attack. With this knock, Gay became the first England men’s opener to score a debut fifty on home soil since Andrew Strauss in 2004, stabilising the top order.