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 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

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, 3 runs, nicely played! Slightly overpitched around off, Duckett leans into it and drives it with good timing past the diving fielder at extra cover. The chase is on and the fielder cuts it off near the fence. Three runs result

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, shapes away a bit and keeps low, Ben Duckett lets it go

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, excellent start from ORourke! A back of a length delivery around off, nips away with extra bounce, Duckett pokes at it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, 1 run, angled in on off, good length ball, it nips away a touch and Duckett plays with an open face in front of point

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, no run, jags in sharply as Duckett looks to defend from the crease! It pops up off the back thigh and the catch is taken at third slip. Bit of an appeal from the players but the umpire isn't interested

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, no run, full delivery angled in on off, Duckett gets forward and defends

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, no run, back of a length just outside off, Duckett punches to backward point

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, no run, Duckett takes a couple of steps down the pitch premeditatedly and defends this length ball into the on-side

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, no run, now some extra bounce. Mostly the variance has leaned towards low bounce but this one kicks up. Around a good length outside off, rears up on Duckett and hits him on the glove in defence

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, no run, back of a length on off, blocked from the crease

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, no run, good length on off, stays low and Duckett defends with his hands low to counter the misbehaviour from the pitch

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, no run, angling down leg, back of a length, Duckett looks to clip it away and is struck on the thigh pad

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, full outside off, Duckett goes for the drive and mistimes it through the covers. Back for two as the fielder chases it down

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, 1 run, caught in the crease in defence, the ball nips in off a length and takes a thick edge behind square

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, nipping away from back of a length, Duckett looks to defend from the crease and gets a thick edge rolling to gully

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Duckett, 1 run, full and wide, Duckett goes for the drive and mistimes it through point

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, 1 run, nips back in on middle, back of a length, Duckett adjusts and tucks it behind square for a single

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, nipping away from back of a length, fourth stump line, Duckett offers the full face and defends from the crease

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, back of a length on fourth stump, steered to point

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, quite wide outside off, left alone

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, pitched up outside off, Duckett looks to drive but mistimes it to short extra cover

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, good length on off, nips back in and takes a thick inside edge behind square

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, nips back in from back of a length, strikes Duckett on the thigh in defence

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, good length delivery across off, he gets forward to defend and ekes out an inside edge onto pad

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, good length in the channel, another leave from Duckett who watches it die on the way to the keeper

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, stays very low as Duckett leaves in the channel, bouncing twice on the way to the keeper

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, FOUR, oh that's pinged off the middle! Full outside off, he leans into the drive and creams it through the covers, goes zipping across the outfield

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, full delivery just outside off, Duckett pushes it to short extra cover, getting it close to the toe-end. Not much pace or bounce in the pitch as of now. Should get quicker going into tomorrow. Very overcast as well at the moment

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, back of a length across off, not much pace off the pitch, and it's stabbed in front of gully again

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, back of a length on off, Duckett hangs back, opens the face and steers to gully

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, another leave. It's a new Duckett already. Good length outside off, sixth-seventh stump, left alone

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, sharply nips away as Duckett pokes at it this time. Wobble seam, fuller than a good length outside off, Duckett goes chasing without much conviction on the drive and is beaten as the ball jags away

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, full outside off, left alone. Two leaves in two from Duckett who generally goes after everything outside the off stump

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, wow the ball has stayed really low. Good length outside off, Duckett leaves and it goes on the second bounce to the keeper