Joe Root defended his side's approach by saying the ‘series is very much alive’ after England laboured to a draw in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday.
“We didn’t attempt to win it towards the back end of it,” Root told the BBC.
“We felt that, in the grand scheme of things, winning the series was (more important than) potentially giving them a 1-0 lead going into the second Test. The series is very much alive.”
New Zealand opener Devon Conway was named Man-of-the-Match after marking his Test debut with a remarkable 200 in the tourists’ first innings 378.
“He has come into the side and shown his class - a debut Test at the home of cricket and he just looked so comfortable,” said Williamson of Conway.
“To score a double-century is an incredible feat.”
Chief scores
New Zealand: 378 and 169/6 decl (Tom Latham 36, Ross Taylor 33, Ollie Robinson 3/26)
England: 275 and 170/3 (Rory Burns 25, Dom Sibley 60 n.o, Joe Root 40, Neil Wagner 2/27). (Agencies)
