MCC apologises for Lord’s Test pitch after Stokes criticises ‘extreme conditions’

England win but fewer than 1,000 legal balls bowledMCC says it is ‘naturally frustrated’The MCC has apologised for the quality of the Lord’s pitch prepared for the opening game of the series against New Zealand, after the venue’s showpiece 150th Test became its first since 1888 to feature fewer than 1,000 legal deliveries. England captain Ben Stokes says 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.