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

Key points

• 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.