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Alastair Cook hailed 'world-class' Stuart Broad after England's win over New Zealand at Lord's

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England captin Alastair Cook was delighted with his side's brilliant performance as they beat New Zealand by 170 runs.

England captain Alastair Cook described an on-form Stuart Broad as "an absolute nightmare" for batsmen after his career-best figures blew New Zealand away to claim the first Test Lord's.

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The margin of victory suggests England go to next week's Test at Headingley in rude health, but Cook concedes there have been times at Lord's when the hosts have not been at their best. He said: "We've got to look at the really good things we've done. A 170-run win is a pretty big win in Test cricket, but we'll look to improve and there are areas we can do better. "When we didn't do as well as we'd like we had the character and skill to put it right the next day."

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