England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - HighlightsENG vs NZ, 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - Highlights

Fisher to Glenn Phillips, out Caught by Emilio Gay!! Glenn Phillips is the last man out. A short and quick ball by Matthew Fisher, Glenn Phillips goes for a pull and finds the fielder stationed at deep mid-wicket. Gay takes a safe catch and New Zealand have been bowled out for 391. The NZ players welcome Phillips back with a standing ovation. That was a solid knock. Glenn Phillips c Emilio Gay b Fisher 100(135) [4s-18]

Jofra Archer to Matt Henry, out Caught by Josh Tongue!! Matt Henry has thrown his wicket away. A good length delivery around off, Matt Henry tries to take on Jofra Archer. Swings across the line, and miscues it completely. Tongue stationed at cover completes the formalities and New Zealand have lost their 9th wicket. More importantly, Phillips is still out there. He will need to farm the strike with only wicket remaining. Matt Henry c Josh Tongue b Jofra Archer 5(19) [4s-1]

Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, Glenn Phillips brings up his maiden Test century! Takes off his helmet to celebrate the milestone. Gets a standing ovation from his teammates and the spectators. Henry walks upto him and gives him a hug. Has been a solid knock from Glenn Phillips. Deserved to get there. Was a back of a length delivery and Glenn Phillips steered it through the off-side for a gentle single. This innings by Glenn Phillips has ensured New Zealand get closer to the 400-run mark

Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, Glenn Phillips inches closer to his century. Tossed up delivery outside off, Glenn Phillips plays a lofted drive over cover and adds four more to his tally. He has a word with Henry at the end of the over

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Matt Henry treks back in the crease and cuts it through backward point for a boundary

Fisher to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, that's a well-directed bouncer, Glenn Phillips goes for a pull and the ball thuds into his helmet and flies straight over the keeper's head. Given runs, should have been leg byes

Fisher to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, short and punished! Gets into a good position, rocks back in the crease and pulls the short ball away to the deep mid-wicket fence. Moves to 87* with the help of that boundary

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, out Bowled!! End of a crucial knock by Kyle Jamieson. This was full and straight on leg, Kyle Jamieson swings across the line, and misses it altogether. The leg pole goes for a toss and Jacob Bethell has broken the 8th wicket partnership finally. Kyle Jamieson b Jacob Bethell 41(48) [4s-7]

Fisher to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, Matthew Fisher follows the batter who gets under the ball and launches it over mid-on. Was a length delivery and Kyle Jamieson did well to adjust his shot and play it in the gap

Josh Tongue to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, creams that one down to deep cover. Was a fuller length delivery, invited the drive and Kyle Jamieson didn't hold back and punched it through the off-side for a four

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run, very full, slaps it down to long-off to retain strike. 350 up for NZ and they have scored 59 from 9 overs. England slightly on the back foot. The new ball is only 6 overs old and we already have a spinner bowling. This partnership has put off the plans that England had coming into day 2

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, and finally gets it away. Hangs back and punches the ball wide of cover. The man at cover - Gay - should have done better. Kyle Jamieson stood tall and managed to hit it hard. The fielder moved to his left but the ball went through him

Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, guides that one away and gets it wide of the man at gully. Allowed the ball to come to him and opened the face of his bat to run it down past the gully fielder. Was placed well and into the gap

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, on the pads, poor again, the batter got into position and tucked it wide of mid-wicket and mid-on for a four. Timed and placed superbly

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, punched on the up, back of a length delivery, outside off, Glenn Phillips stood tall and sent it down to deep cover. You have to take some balls here with a pinch of salt, forget it and move on to the deliveries you can score off. Like this one had room on it and Glenn Phillips timed it and placed it well

Sonny Baker to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, has put that blow to his helmet behind him. Was a back of a length delivery, outside off, Kyle Jamieson punches the ball down and sends that wide of cover for a four. Was sweetly timed by the tall fella

Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, clipped wide of mid-wicket for a four. Was a fuller ball, angled in, Glenn Phillips timed and placed it well to send it into the gap

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, short of length delivery, Glenn Phillips stays back and pulls the ball down behind square for a four. That was hit into the gap by Glenn Phillips

Sonny Baker to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run, Duckett at deep mid drops it. That was banged in short, Kyle Jamieson went for the pull and top-edged. The fielder did well to get behind the ball and still ended up dropping it. That should have been taken

Sonny Baker to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, short, outside off, Kyle Jamieson throws his bat at it and gets an edge. The ball goes over the keeper and the man at deep third man had no chance. That wasn't far but it sped away

Sonny Baker to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, hit on the up, outside off, short, Kyle Jamieson flayed that away. Hit that on the up, in the air and no one at point meant it was a four. The field has more traffic on the leg-side

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, under-edges the pull down to long leg for a single as that angled in. 300 up for the visitors. The NZ unit will be happy for sure

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, and gets a faint edge. That was banged in short, the batter went for the pull and got it over the leaping keeper for a four. Fifty for Glenn Phillips and has been a nice fighting knock

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, byes, FOUR, banged in short, well down leg, Glenn Phillips had no chance, the keeper had no chance and the ball flies past and over the keeper for four byes

Josh Tongue to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, on the shorter side, Kyle Jamieson rocks back and carves it away through the off-side for four runs

Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, short and quick on leg, Glenn Phillips arches back and ramps it over the keeper's head for four runs

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, out Caught by Jordan Cox!! That's a soft dismissal. Even Jacob Bethell can't believe he has taken a wicket off this kind of a delivery. A juicy full toss by the spinner, Nathan Smith goes for a gentle sweep, but ends up getting a top edge towards short fine leg, Cox stationed there takes a safe catch running behind, and Smith's gone moments before stump on Day 1. Nathan Smith c Jordan Cox b Jacob Bethell 4(21)

Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, back of a length delivery outside off, Glenn Phillips carves it away through backward point for a boundary

Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, byes, FOUR, swinging down the leg-side as it beats the batsman and keeper on its way to the boundary

Jacob Bethell to Blundell, out Caught by Root!! fifty and gone. The introduction of spin results in a wicket. This was flatter through the air and Tom Blundell went for the slog. Miscues it towards mid-wicket where Root takes a catch on the second attempt. Tom Blundell walks back after making a valuable contribution. Blundell c Root b Jacob Bethell 51(84) [4s-6]

Jacob Bethell to Blundell, FOUR, easy pickings! Tom Blundell brings up his fifty as he glances this short ball away to the fine leg fence. A standing ovation from his teammates and the spectators

Fisher to Blundell, byes, FOUR, down the leg-side for four byes, easy runs for NZ

Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, 2 wides, short and wide outside off, keeps swinging away and the fielder at 1st slip can't grab it either, a couple of wides for NZ

Fisher to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, full and quick around off, Glenn Phillips goes for a scintillating drive, finding the gap at cover for a rollicking boundary

Jofra Archer to Blundell, leg byes, FOUR, down the leg-side once again, this time it clips Tom Blundell's thigh pad and races away to the fine leg fence

Fisher to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, more runs for Glenn Phillips. Back of a length delivery outside off, shaping away from the batter, Glenn Phillips plays it late, steering it away to the deep backward point fence

Sonny Baker to Blundell, FOUR, nicely done. Back of a length delivery outside off, Tom Blundell plays it late, steering it away to the third man fence. Moves into the 40s

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Glenn Phillips slashes it through backward point for a boundary

Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, Glenn Phillips continues to deal in boundaries. This was pitched up by the bowler and Glenn Phillips drove it through mid-off for a well timed boundary

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, not out it is! Tom Blundell looks at the replays on the giant screen, and starts walking towards the batting crease. This was a length delivery down the leg-side and Tom Blundell got an edge as he tried to flick it away. The keeper grabs it with a dive to his left, but the ball was in contact with the turf at the same time. "Ball on the ground," and the batter survives. Good attempt by the keeper though

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, Glenn Phillips dealing in boundaries. Already his third boundary. This was an inswinger around off, Glenn Phillips brings his bat down in time and creams it through covers for a well-timed boundary. Archer having a word with the bowler, giving him an advice or two

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, short and wide ball outside off, Glenn Phillips slashes it over cover-point for a rollicking boundary

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, byes, FOUR, sprays it down the leg-side, late swing that beats the keeper and races away to the fence. 200 up for NZ

Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, Glenn Phillips is off the mark with a boundary. Steers it away through the off-side and gets going

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, out Caught by Emilio Gay!! Sonny Baker breaks the partnership. Takes his second wicket. He is absolutely pumped up, clearly visible in his celebration. Short and quick delivery around middle and leg, some extra carry that takes the batsman by surprise. He goes for a pull, doesn't middle it though. Off the splice towards mid-wicket, where Gay completes one of the easiest catches. Daryl Mitchell walks back after playing a handy knock. Should have carried on and converted it into a big score given the touch he was in. Daryl Mitchell c Emilio Gay b Sonny Baker 44(74) [4s-6]

Josh Tongue to Blundell, FOUR, fuller length delivery, angled in, at the sticks and whipped past mid-wicket for a four. Good timing

Josh Tongue to Blundell, FOUR, back of a length delivery, outside off, wanted to leave it and ended up tapping the ball wide of gully for a four

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, short ball, angled in, Daryl Mitchell pivots a little, picks the length and smacks the pull wide of mid-wicket for a four. He timed and placed it well

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, back of a length delivery, outside off, patted down wide of gully for a four. That was played away from the body

Jofra Archer to Blundell, leg byes, FOUR, poor delivery down leg, Tom Blundell looks to clip that and misses. The ball goes off the pads and very fine for it to be leg byes

Jofra Archer to Blundell, FOUR, back of a length delivery, outside off, Tom Blundell stands tall and punches the ball away into the gap for a four. Managed to send it wide of the man at gully

Harry Brook to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, Daryl Mitchell gets under the ball and lofts it over mid-off. Cleared his front leg and managed to send it over the field

Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, no run, on a length, angled in, Daryl Mitchell defends it back to the bowler

Sonny Baker to Blundell, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, Tom Blundell nails the drive and sends it wide of cover for a four. That was hit on the up and into the gap

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, Daryl Mitchell cleared his front foot and slapped that wide of cover. That was more of a T20 shot

Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, no run, angled in, on a length, Daryl Mitchell looked to defend and was hit on the pads. That was heading just down leg and hence England have lost their second review

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, flies wide of gully to his right for a four. Another angled bat off a fuller length delivery outside off, Daryl Mitchell went for the drive and almost spooned a catch. He will take the four but was a false shot

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, out Caught by Jacob Bethell!! Sharp take from Bethell at gully. Poor shot. Sonny Baker gets his maiden Test wicket. Was a back of a length delivery, outside off, Rachin Ravindra tried to run it down off the face of his bat and guided it to the man at gully. There was a tinge of extra bounce and Rachin Ravindra didn't control it well. 4th wicket down and a body blow for the visitors as Rachin Ravindra was batting well. Rachin Ravindra c Jacob Bethell b Sonny Baker 33(51) [4s-6]

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, top-edge and four! Was banged in short, Rachin Ravindra looks to pull and gets a top-edge. The ball went fine and into the fence. The man at long leg had no chance

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, fine shot to bring up team's ton. Was a fuller length delivery, outside off, Rachin Ravindra got the bat down and drove it on the up to send it past silly mid-off. Stood tall and just punched it

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, Rachin Ravindra living dangerously here. Was a back of a length delivery, Rachin Ravindra pushes at it and the ball hits him high on the bat and goes past the gully fielder. The ball flew to the right of the fielder

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, square of the wicket for a four. Went for the drive and managed to send it past cover point. Got on top of the bounce to play that away into the gap. Little bit uppish but safe

Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, diving to his left and goes down. Tough chance but goes down. Fuller ball, on the pads, Daryl Mitchell clipped it fine but survives. That has been the plan for sometime and almost worked

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, leg byes, FOUR, poor delivery! Down leg, Rachin Ravindra fails to clip it but the ball went off the pads for four runs

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, out Bowled!! Back of a length delivery, angled in, Henry Nicholls looks to defend and gets an inside edge for the ball to slam into the sticks. The batter hopped back but was late on it. Josh Tongue gets his first wicket of the day. Third wicket down. Nicholls b Josh Tongue 24(57) [4s-3]

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, FOUR, streaky boundary. Back of a length delivery around off, nips away slightly as Henry Nicholls gets squared up on his defence. Gets an outside edge between gully and 2nd slip. Away to the fence quickly

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, sublime timing. Full and quick at the stumps, Rachin Ravindra flicks it through mid-wicket as the ball races away to the fence

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, Rachin Ravindra is off the mark with a boundary. Drifting on the pads and Rachin Ravindra times his flick through square leg. No fielder in the deep and that races away to the fence

Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, out Caught by Jacob Bethell!! That's a fantastic catch by Bethell at gully. Wonderful take. Pitched up by the bowler around off, straightens off the deck and Tom Latham looks to flick it away. Ends up getting a leading edge towards gully. Bethell flies to his right and plucks it out of thin air. The NZ captain fails to capitalise on his start. Archer with his first wicket of the match. Maybe he will find his rhythm with the fall of this wicket. Tom Latham c Jacob Bethell b Jofra Archer 27(75) [4s-1]

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, leg byes, FOUR, short one from round the wicket, Henry Nicholls goes for a pull, gets beaten though. The ball thuds into the hips and races away to the third man fence. The umpire initially signalled four runs, but Archer wasn't convinced. He then rectifies to four byes

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, FOUR, 50 up for New Zealand! On the shorter side outside off, Henry Nicholls plays it on the rise, carving it over backward point for four runs

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Henry Nicholls throws his hands at it, slashing it over backward point for a boundary to end the over. There was width on offer and Henry Nicholls made sure to make the most of it

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, FOUR, angled in, on a length, Tom Latham clips the ball away and finds the fence. That was well timed and placed as the ball raced away behind square

Fisher to Devon Conway, out Caught by James Rew!! Short ball, down leg, Devon Conway looks to pull and gets a faint edge. The appeal went up and so did the umpire's finger. Poor way to get out. Strangled down leg. Rew on debut gets his first catch. Not the best ball but Fisher and England don't mind. Devon Conway c James Rew b Fisher 9(15) [4s-1]

Jofra Archer to Devon Conway, FOUR, very full, outside off, Devon Conway square drives the ball away down to deep point for a four. That was hit into the gap with elan