Lord's pitch does not benefit Test format - Stokes

Lord's pitch does not benefit Test format - StokesTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Analysis - Alison Mitchell, Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell discuss Lord's pitchByStephan ShemiltCricket Correspondent at Lord'sPublished12 minutes ago4 CommentsEngland captain Ben Stokes said the Lord's pitch on which his side won the first Test against New Zealand is not helpful for the future of the game's longest format.The home side began their post-Ashes rebuild by beating the Black Caps by 115 runs before lunch on the fourth day.On a surface that was incredibly difficult for batting, the match would have been concluded inside two days had it not been for bad weather.The 166 overs it took to complete the Test makes it the second-shortest to produce a positive result in the 150 matches held at Lord's, while it was the third-shortest at any ground when all 40 wickets have fallen."From someone who loves Test cricket, is that something that will benefit Test cricket? I don't think so," Stokes told BBC Test Match Special."But nobody's doing it on purpose. It's a tough job to be a groundsman."England begin Ashes rebuild with win over NZPublished2 hours ago'Comebacks don't get much better' - first Test ratingsPublished1 hour agoThe rapid nature of the first Test against New Zealand was in keeping with a recent trend of matches involving England.The first and fourth Ashes Tests in Australia were both completed inside two days."I get asked questions all the time about longevity of this format, people even talk about saving Test cricket, which for me is a bit far," said Stokes."The game is played over five days and without a little bit of weather this wouldn't have finished on day four. "For someone who believes Test cricket should be the best format and should never disappear, that's not ideal from that...