Here is the final mini-session analysis for the first test between England and New Zealand at Lord's, London, EnglandA mini-session is (normally) half a session, either between the start of the session and the drinks break or the drinks break and the end of the session. Occasionally a long session will have 3 mini-sessions where it will be broken up with 2 drinks breaks.
| Mini-Session | Score | Winner |
| 1-1a | England 37/0 off 15 | England |
| 1-1b | England 19/1 off 14 | New Zealand |
| 1-2a | England 28/1 off 13 | New Zealand |
| 1-2b | England 29/1 off 14 | New Zealand |
| 1-3a | England 31/0 off 17 | draw |
| 1-3b | England 16/1 off 7 | New Zealand |
| 2-1a | England 26/0 off 14 | draw |
| 2-1b | England 23/4 off 10 | New Zealand |
| 2-2a | England 23/2 off 8.2 | New Zealand |
| 2-2b | New Zealand 54/2 off 19 | England |
| 2-3a | New Zealand 65/1 off 18 | New Zealand |
| 2-3b | New Zealand 34/1 off 12.4 | England |
| 3-1a | New Zealand 29/2 off 12.2 | England |
| 3-1b | New Zealand 25/4 off 7 | England |
| England 12/0 off 2 | ||
| 3-2a | England 46/2 off 13 | New Zealand |
| 3-2b | England 33/0 off 11 | England |
| 3-3a | England 65/0 off 22 | England |
| 3-3b | England 24/4 off 11 | New Zealand |
| 4-1a | England 33/4 off 9.3 | New Zealand |
| 4-1b | New Zealand 29/6 off 11.4 | England |
| 4-2a | New Zealand 39/4 off 10.5 | England |
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New Zealand won the mini-session count 10 - 9, but England won the match.
First drinks, Day 1: England lead the mini-session count 1-0
A slow but safe start from England. Boult and Southee both bowled some deliveries that had the batsmen troubled, but they generally looked composed and patient. - Mykuhl
Lunch, Day 1: The mini-session count is tied up, 1-1
The first wicket came in a rather unexpected manner. First was the bowler, Bruce Martin. With all the pre-match talk about the swinging conditions, there would not have been many expecting him to be bowling over 22, let alone there to be no wickets down. Then the fact that the ball genuinely turned. It was pitched on a good length, shaping towards middle and off, and moved away towards first slip. Compton went after it, but was beaten both in flight and by the turn, and ended up just spooning it to point.
While England have only lost one wicket, they have only put on 56 runs. Boult has bowled 8 overs for 6 runs and Martin 4 overs for 3 runs. It's really quite an impressive feat of discipline from both teams so far. The opening is quite even, but New Zealand are probably slightly ahead. - Mykuhl
Middle drinks, Day 1: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 2-1
England are now down to two an over. There was a lot of talk that New Zealand had prepared low, slow wickets because they were scared of England's pace bowlers. Perhaps England are also scared of New Zealand's bowlers? Boult's return so far would suggest that would be sensible: 13-4-23-1. - Mykuhl
Stumps, Day 1: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 4-1
The promised rain finally arrived, just after Wagner managed to get Bell to angle one to Watling. The match position is certainly advantage New Zealand. They start tomorrow with a new ball and only 2 wickets before getting amongst the bowlers. If the ball swings tomorrow like it did today, the two left-armers could be very difficult for the English bowlers to handle. - Mykuhl
First drinks, Day 2: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 4-1
While England only scored 26 runs in the hour, they managed to survive 14 overs with the new ball without losing a wicket. The New Zealand bowlers managed to cause some problems, but it was really just more attritional cricket. - Mykuhl
Lunch, Day 2: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 5-1
Another hour to New Zealand. England will probably struggle to get to 260 now. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, that's hardly a good return. The best moment in that hour for England was in the final over, when Martin managed to get a ball to spit out of the footmarks. It was harmless coming from Martin and spinning away, but it would have be a different story from Swann. - Mykuhl
Change of Innings, Day 2: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 6-1
New Zealand managed to clean up the English tail reasonably cheaply, despite some stubborn resistance. England did manage to get their overall rpo over 2, but not by much. Despite not looking very comfortable at any point at the crease, Bairstow ended up being the top scorer with 41. - Mykuhl
Stumps, Day 2: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 7-3
Someone needed to take the attack to the bowlers in this match, and Ross Taylor was the man. It was the old Taylor, the one who smashed the ball through the covers, rather than the one we're more used to seeing recently who had put his cover drive away. He scored 10 boundaries through the off side. New Zealand are dominating the mini-session count, but the game is really much closer than 7-3 would suggest. - Mykuhl
First drinks, Day 3: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 7-4
England are well into this match now. New Zealand now really need a good partnership from Southee and Watling. Even Watling (who normally is very assured on defense) was playing away from his body with hard hands. That was a product of the pressure that the English bowlers have managed to exert on the New Zealand batsmen this morning. We are generally getting a display of quality bowling. - Mykuhl
Lunch, Day 3: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 7-5
England are now starting to take control of this match. That may prove to be the decisive hour in the course of the match. England cleaned up New Zealand's tail, and then set an aggressive platform with the bat. - Mykuhl
Middle drinks, Day 3: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 8-5
This game is turning into a great match. New Zealand have probably played the most good cricket, but England is probably in the lead by a small margin. New Zealand won't want to be chasing more than 270. - Mykuhl
Tea, Day 3: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 8-6
New Zealand slowed the game down considerably in that hour, trying to stop England's progress. It was to no avail. England have moved into a convincing lead now. - Mykuhl
Final drinks, Day 3: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 8-7
New Zealand are in some serious trouble now. The way things are going at the moment, England are looking like they are heading towards a substantial lead. Trott and Root have been magnificent. The pitch seems to be getting slightly better, but I'm not sure if it's getting better quickly enough for New Zealand to be able to chase down a score near 400. - Mykuhl
Stumps, Day 3: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 9-7
And in the space of 7 overs the game changes again. This game is now pure intrigue. With the chance of rain on Monday, all 4 results are still possible. It's hard to say who is in the lead at this point in the game. It is quite conceivable that New Zealand will bowl out England for another 40 runs, and then knock off the target. It's also not beyond the realms of possibility that 14 wickets could fall tomorrow, and England win in a canter. This is exactly why test cricket is the ultimate in sporting events. - Mykuhl
Change of Innings, Day 4: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 10-7
New Zealand will be happy with that. Southee was irresistible, picking up 10/108, the second best match figures by a New Zealander in England after Dion Nash's 11/169. New Zealand need 239 to win. The game is evenly poised, but New Zealand are probably slight favorites. - Mykuhl
Lunch, Day 4: New Zealand lead the mini-session count 10-8
And just like that the game swings totally in England's favour. Stuart Broad has treated the New Zealand batsmen like a Jack Russell terrier treats a rat. He's shaken them up, and then killed them off. It's a demonstration of cricketing virtuosity. - Mykuhl
End of match: New Zealand win the mini-session count 10-9 but England win the match.
And England clean it up. A match that was evenly balanced was completely turned on it's head in one decisive hour. Broad has threatened to do this a number of times, but today he has realised the potential that he has shown in the past. - Mykuhl
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