England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - Player HighlightsENG vs NZ, 1st Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - Player Highlights

Nathan Smith to Bashir, out Caught by Williamson!! Smith wraps it up! Back of a length in the channel, Bashir pokes loosely and nicks it to third slip as the ball nips away. Safe hands from Williamson who opens his left hip and takes it sideways. Bashir c Williamson b Nathan Smith 14(19) [4s-1]

Nathan Smith to Bashir, 2 runs, hacks across the line and gets enough on it to clear square leg. The crowd is enjoying this little knock from Bashir

Nathan Smith to Bashir, no run, nipping away off a length, Bashir tries an ambitious drive and is beaten

Nathan Smith to Bashir, byes, 2 runs, angling down leg, Bashir advancing, tries tucking it away but misses. Blundell fails to gather it cleanly and gives away a couple of byes

Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, FOUR, nearly chopped on! Nip-backer from back of a length, Tongue pokes away from the body and the inside edge flies past off stump

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, out Caught by Kyle Jamieson!! This time the catch is taken and Brook will have to go. Complete silence at Lord's as England lose another. Pretty innocuous delivery this. It's down the leg-side, Brook picks it up with the pull shot but it only goes as far as fine leg. Held on safely by Jamieson with the reverse cup. Harry Brook c Kyle Jamieson b Nathan Smith 56(71) [4s-10]

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, shaping away in the channel, Brook opens the face and guides it to gully

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no ball, angling down leg, Brook tries clipping it away but misses

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, back of a length around off, Brook looks to work it through the on-side and gets an inside edge onto pad

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, gives the charge, swings hard and is beaten as the ball nips away outside off

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, FOUR, short of length around the waist, Brook opens the hips and pulls it nicely through midwicket. The crowd lets out a roar as Ravindra's tumbling effort goes in vain

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, nice shape on the outswinger in the channel, Brook opens the face and guides it to backward point

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, leg byes, 1 run, angling down leg, Atkinson looks to pull but it goes off the thigh pad behind square

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, 1 run, opens the face and guides it wide of gully

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, defended off a good length

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, not short enough to pull on this pitch where the ball is staying low. Sneaks through and strikes Brook on the thigh

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, nipping away in the channel, squares Brook up and takes a thick edge that rolls to gully

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, full outside off, stays low and dies through to the keeper as Atkinson leaves it alone

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, good length in the channel, nipping away, Atkinson lets it go

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, 1 run, too straight on middle and leg, Brook clips it down to fine leg

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, 3 runs, pretty full and Atkinson is nicely forward to it, punching it straight back down the ground. It's a long chase and they're back for three

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, good length delivery slanted in at the stumps, defended to short midwicket

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, 1 run, nipping away in the channel, good length, Brook opens the face and guides it wide of gully who gets a hand as he dives across

Nathan Smith to Stokes, no run, good length delivery seaming in from around off, Stokes covers the line and stonewalls it

Nathan Smith to Stokes, no run, oh, that kept low! Short of a length delivery shaping in on off, Stokes has to adjust in his stance to keep it out

Nathan Smith to Stokes, no run, short of length outside off, punched to point

Nathan Smith to Stokes, FOUR, nicely played! Stokes takes a couple of steps down the track and flicks it with good balance through mid-wicket. He anticipated it will be on a length and it worked out nicely for him

Nathan Smith to Stokes, no run, short of length around off, punched off the inner half back to the bowler

Nathan Smith to Stokes, no run, back of a length delivery seaming in on off, Stokes hangs back and blocks it in front of him

Nathan Smith to Stokes, no run, another one that jags back sharply, Ben Stokes is rushed for pace and gets hit on the back leg. It was too high

Nathan Smith to Stokes, no run, short of length delivery angling in on off, Stokes covers the line and blocks it towards mid-wicket

Nathan Smith to Stokes, no run, 136kph fullish delivery on off, Stokes drives it towards mid-on

Nathan Smith to Stokes, no run, Nathan Smith switches to round the wicket and angles in a back of a length delivery on middle. Stokes hangs back and stonewalls it

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, 1 run, nervy! Short of length delivery nipping in sharply from outside off, Brook pushes at it with minimal foot movement and gets an inside edge past his stumps towards fine leg

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, short of length outside off, Brook cuts it late but plays it straight to gully

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, 1 run, 133kph length delivery angling in, Brook works it through mid-wicket to retain strike

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, a chirpy appeal for lbw denied! A back of a length delivery seaming in sharply from outside off, Brook is stuck on the crease as he pushes at it but gets beaten on the inside edge to get hit on the back thigh. That was too high

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, FOUR, crunched! 138kph shortish delivery around off, Brook stands tall and pulls it with authority through mid-wicket to get the desired result. That was struck really well

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, 2 runs, fractionally overpitched outside off, Brook shows the full face of his bat and drives it nicely through mid-off. The chase is on and a couple results

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, full delivery swinging in from outside off, clipped to mid-wicket

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, 140kph length delivery on middle and off, played with soft hands to the leg-side

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, loose from Brook! Back of a length outside off, seaming away, perhaps keeps a bit low. Brook tries to punch it square of the wicket but gets beaten on the under-edge

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, fullish delivery angling in on middle, Harry Brook hangs back and blocks it

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, FOUR, nicely played! Brook gets off the mark off his 11th delivery! On a length around off, Harry Brook leans towards it, opens the bat-face and drives it through cover-point. The ball is generating good pace down the hill and the chase from the fielder goes in vain

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, this is testing stuff! On a good length outside off, seaming away sharply, Harry Brook feels for it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, 138kph back of a length delivery just outside off, Brook hangs back and punches it to backward point

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, back of a length delivery shaping down leg, Harry Brook swings at it but misses

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, 133kph back of a length delivery in the channel, Brook hops and taps it towards third slip

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, short of length delivery seaming in on off at 136kph, Brook hangs back and dabs it with an open bat-face towards gully

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, pitched up outside off, moving away, Brook lets it through

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, 136kph full delivery outside off, Brook doesn't fiddle with it

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, Latham has a chat with the close-in fielders and decides to review. Looked like there was a clear inside edge. Was a skiddy back of a length delivery that seamed in sharply from outside off, Brook hopped to keep it out and seemed to have got an inside-edge onto the pads. UltraEdge detects a clear inside edge. That was a poor review

Nathan Smith to Root, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Joe Root dabs it through backward point

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, 138kph length delivery on off, shaping away a touch, Joe Root hangs back and blocks it off the toe-end towards covers

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, good length delivery in the channel, Joe Root covers the line and blocks it in front of him

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, short of length outside off, shapes away late, Joe Root lets it go

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, out Lbw!! Nathan Smith strikes! Duckett wasn't looking at his best and was struggling for rhythm somewhat and he now perishes. A back of a length delivery angling in nicely from outside off and keeps a bit low, Duckett was already hopping in a bid to keep it out but got beaten on the inside edge to get struck on the back leg. Umpire Rod Tucker thought about it and then raised his finger. Duckett had a chat with Jacob Bethell and eventually decided against the review. That looked quite adjacent to the naked eye. Ben Duckett lbw b Nathan Smith 19(37) [4s-2]

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, FOUR, shot! Shortish and some width on offer, Ben Duckett stands tall and punches it crisply past the left side of backward point. He is so good off the back foot and when there's width on offer

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, no run, fullish delivery outside off from round the wicket, Ben Duckett leans ahead and checks his drive. Goes on the bounce to short extra cover

Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, no run, kicks up off a length, hits Bethell on the splice in defence and rolls in front of cover. He's eager for a quick single but is sent back

Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, no run, full and angled into the pads, Bethell doesn't take the aggressive option of flicking it away, doesn't trust the slowness of the pitch. Keeps the bat face open and defends to mid-on instead

Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, no run, back of a length in the channel, Bethell opens the face and steers to gully

Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, no run, straying on the pads, defended with a straight bat

Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, no run, beaten on the edge! Cracking start from Smith who repeats what Jamieson has been doing to the left-hander. Round the wicket, nips away off a length and Bethell can't do much with it