England v New Zealand - days one and two in pictures

Day One: A spectator arrives at Lord's, sporting the traditional MCC colours Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

The sun shines over the ground as the first test gets underway Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Captain Alastair Cook comes out to bat at the start of play Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Cook takes a quick single... Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Nick Compton hooks Tim Southee Photograph: Tom Jenkins The Guardian

A poor shot from Compton, snared by Southee, costs England their first wicket Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Jonathon Trott, replacing Compton, tries to cut off Chris Martin as Bradley-John Watling keeps wicket Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Hamish Rutherford acrobatically fields a drive from Cook Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Trent Boult celebrates taking Cook's wicket Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Alistair Cook departs after edging Boult to the keeper Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

The Kiwi slip cordon await an edge Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Ian Bell, replacing Cook, cuts at Martin Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Dean Brownlie catches Trott off Boult... Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

...and the New Zealand team celebrate Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

After tea, Joe Root drives at Southee Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Joe Root and Ian Bell rack up more runs Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

After Bell is lured into playing a wide ball, Neil Wagner celebrates taking his wicket Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

A dejected Ian Bell walks off after his dismissal Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Root and Bairstow walk off as the rain falls at end of day one, before play is abandoned Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The Guardian

Day Two: Ex-England bowler Andy Caddick, who was born in New Zealand, rings the bell in the pavilion for the start of play Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Joe Root comes out of the pavilion. England are resuming on 160-4, with Joe Root 25 not out and Jonny Bairstow on three Photograph: Tom Jenkins

It's gloomy out there, mind Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Joe Root walks off after being caught by Watling for 40. That leaves England on 192-5 Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Matt Prior and Stuart Broad soon tumble in quick succession (making it three wickets in six balls to be precise) before Graeme Swann comes to the crease and tries to steady proceeding. But Swann and Steven Finn can only add five and four runs respectively. Bairstow and James Anderson haul England to 232 all out Photograph: Tom Jenkins

The England team gather before fielding Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

A terrible start for New Zealand, but a great one for England. James Anderson celebrates taking the wicket of Hamish Rutherford, caught by Cook for just four Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

In the sixth over, Graeme Swann takes a catch to dismiss Peter Fulton ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

... and he runs to congratulate James Anderson on his 300th Test wicket - a fine achievement that few have ever managed Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Anderson acknowledges the crowd after reaching the milestone Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Ross Taylor launches himself at a wide ball from Finn. He and Kane Williamson share a stand of 93 for the third wicket Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

England players Trott, Cook and Prior unsuccessfully claim a catch off Ross Taylor Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The Kiwi batsman is eventually removed LBW with a jaffa bowled by Anderson Photograph: Tom Jenkins

After the dismissal of Brownlie for 23 (leaving New Zealand on 147-4) Brendon McCullum steps in ... and gets hit in the groin by a ball from Steven Finn Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Play ends for the day and James Anderson is applauded off the field by his teammates. New Zealand are on 153-4 (trailing England by 79 runs with six wickets in hand) Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Anderson talks to the media about his milestone delivery and his team's performance Photograph: Tom Jenkins