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

Kyle Jamieson to Stokes, out Caught by Williamson!! That's a superb take from Williamson in the slip cordon! Absolutely stunning from Williamson! In the corridor of uncertainty, pitches and seams away to open Ben Stokes up in his stance. He has a poke at it and gets a thick outside edge behind. Williamson at third slip dives to his right and takes it one-handed inches above the ground. It was dying on him but he made it look simple. Razor sharp reflexes from the veteran to pluck it out of thin air. The umpires took it upstairs to check whether it was a fair catch or not. The replay reveals that it was clean. His right elbow hit the ground after taking the catch but he used the area around his right shoulder to not lose control of the ball. Superb stuff. Stokes c Williamson b Kyle Jamieson 12(23) [4s-2]

Kyle Jamieson to Stokes, FOUR, short of length delivery angling in, Ben Stokes swivels across and pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary

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

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, 144kph back of a length delivery seaming in sharply from outside off, Stokes hops to keep it out but is struck on the thigh pad

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, 144kph short of length delivery seaming in from around off, Stokes fends at it and getts an inside-edge onto the pads

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, 138kph bouncer angling in on middle, Stokes ducks under it

William ORourke to Stokes, 2 runs, short of length and some room on offer, Stokes mistimes the punch through covers and rushes back for the second run

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, beaten! 141kph back of a length delivery in the channel, seams away substantially, Stokes pokes at it and misses

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, 144kph short of length delivery in the channel, Stokes hops and pushes it towards mid-off

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, short of length delivery wide outside off, swinging further down, Tom Blundell dives to collect it

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, back of a length delivery shaping down leg, Stokes lifts his arms to let it through. Tom Blundell once again collects it reverse cup near his face. Good carry again

Kyle Jamieson to Stokes, byes, FOUR, a wayward delivery down leg, Tom Blundell dives to his right but has no chance to stop it. Four byes result

Kyle Jamieson to Stokes, no run, Ben Stokes could have easily chopped that onto his stumps! On a good length outside off, Ben Stokes points his bat skywards to leave but is late to do so. Gets a bottom-edge that rolls past his stumps

Kyle Jamieson to Stokes, 2 runs, fullish delivery angling in from round the wicket, Stokes clips it through square leg and rushes back for the second run