Batting Collapse Mars day one, UK View, Ben Stokes

The dizzying heights of taking 10 wickets in 40 overs was virtually wiped out by a familiar, crushing low with the bat for England on day one of the first Test against New Zealand.

The British press has offered high praise to the English bowlers, particularly the old guard James Anderson and Stuart Broad, and debutant Matthew Potts, for skittling the Kiwis for 132 at Lords.

But, equally, there has been a plenty of Criticism with England response of 7-116 putting a dampener on what shaped as a Glorious day for Ben Stokes in his first as Test Captain.

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England Collapse after brilliant start in 17-wicket Chaos as Stokes gets Brutal reality check on Day 1

Former England Captain Nasser Hussain wrote in his Daily Mail column that it was a pity to see england old failings with the bat come back to haunt them.

England had made it 0-59 in response with openers Alex Lees and Zak Crawley starting strong, but the departure of the latter for 43 triggered a Monumental Collapse.

Joe Root (11) was the only batter outside the openers to have reached double figures at stumps following the loss of 7-41.

Ollie Pope made seven, Root 11, Jonny Bairstow one and Stokes also just one having taken over as Captain following the Ashes.

No matter how much good work Stokes did in the first half of the day, he was reminded in the second half that the English Test batting is still a big issue. Theres plenty of work still to be done – technically, mentally and positionally, Hussain wrote.

It was a familiar story, Im afraid. You can change the regime, it seems, but not England fragility with the bat.

Meanwhile, the Telegraphs chief sports Writer Oliver Brown wrote in his column that England batting is Brainless and runs too deep for a simple change of regime to fix overnight.

If Ben Stokes dared to feel his first day was unfolding in a dreamlike haze, the final hour of the unmitigated Horror Shook him violently out of his reverie, Brown wrote.

With his own tame dismissal just one feature of a ghastly late capitulation, a fashion of sun-dappled Joy at Lords morphed into one of mouth, weary fatalism.

Yes, this is England, the team that goes through more false dawns than the now chronic insomniacs.

Sam Drury expressed similar Sentiments for Sky Sportssaying that after New Zealands Collapse over the first two sessions, everything felt too good to be true for England which it proved to be.

For all the good work done in the field, the day ended with a feeling of here we go again … some habits are hard to break, Drury wrote.

Back down to earth with a bump and the scale of the task facing McCullum and Stokes brought into sharp focus.

Nonetheless, Drury Stressed that England dominance with the ball, and Stokes sharp Tactics in the field, should not be Forgotten.

Even on a day when the batting failings left an ominous cloud hanging over England bright new dawn, he added.