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 Ollie Robinson, out Caught by Glenn Phillips!! Sliced in the air, it's Phillips under the skier and he grabs it. England bowled out with a lead of 253. Good length ball, Robinson slogs across the line and miscues it straight up. The catch is taken at short midwicket. Ollie Robinson c Glenn Phillips b Nathan Smith 29(30) [4s-3]

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, no run, full and swinging away outside off, Robinson looks to swing hard and toe-ends it to mid-on

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, no run, keeps low off a length, Robinson manages to defend down the pitch

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, no run, short ball that sails over Robinson to the keeper

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Robinson drives on the up and mistimes it back to Smith

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, no run, squeezed off a thick inside edge through square leg

Nathan Smith to Bashir, no run, late in defence, the ball zips through off a good length and bounces over the top of middle

Nathan Smith to Bashir, no run, hard length outside off, left alone. Wasn't that far from off stump

Nathan Smith to Bashir, no run, goes wide on the crease, angles it into the pads and Bashir flicks to midwicket

Nathan Smith to Bashir, no run, squared up in defence as it nips away sharply from back of a length

Nathan Smith to Bashir, no run, defended down the pitch

Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, out Bowled!! Third bowler to take a five-for in the match. Angle in, nip away and it accounts for Tongue who is opened up in defence. He's rooted to the crease and beaten on the outside edge as it clips the top of off. Smith pumps his fists and is congratulated by his teammates. Josh Tongue b Nathan Smith 5(13) [4s-1]

Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, crazy seam movement. Angled in around off, darts away after pitching and beats the outside edge

Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, full outside off, stays low and Tongue gets it off the toe-end as he looks to drive

Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, defended from the crease to cover

Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, rooted to the crease in defence this time

Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, full and straight, Tongue is early through the drive and mistimes it in the air in front of mid-on

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, 1 run, tucked through midwicket

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, out Bowled!! The ball shoots low and crashes into middle as this pitch claims another victim. It's on a good length, Smith looks to defend from the crease but it goes under the bat. Already saw Bethell dismissed in this fashion earlier and now it's Smith's turn. Jamie Smith b Nathan Smith 39(52) [4s-6]

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, 1 run, short and wide, cut away to deep point

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, 1 run, full and angled back in, Smith gets a thick inside edge down to fine leg looking to work across the line

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, 1 run, into the body, short of length, Robinson pulls it away to deep midwicket

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, no run, good length in the channel, Robinson leans back expecting a short ball, makes a late adjustment to cut but is beaten

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, FOUR, that's easily done by Robinson. Short and wide, he opens the face and simply glides it through the gap at backward point. Perfectly placed to beat the fielder in the deep

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, no run, back of a length delivery at the stumps, blocked from the crease

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, no run, back of a length on middle, blocked from the crease

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, 1 run, pulled hard to deep midwicket

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, no ball, ouch! Smith falls in his followthrough and Robinson also falls to the floor after dragging it onto his box off the under-edge. Was in no position for the shot and lost balance

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, 2 runs, and again! More of a miscue this time, slices it off the outside half but clears mid-off

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, FOUR, goes through the line and hits it on the up over mid-on! He's not messing around. Whatever the delivery, he's going to have a swing

Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson, no run, half-volley on the pads, flicked nicely but straight to midwicket

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, leg byes, 2 runs, angling down leg, he looks to clip it away but it goes off the thigh pad past the keeper

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, 2 runs, good length ball outside off, driven on the up through the covers

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Smith hops and defends from the crease

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, no run, creates a slightly wider angle, length ball on middle and leg, Smith is beaten and struck on the pad. Was probably missing leg with the angle

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, 1 run, advances down to a length ball and works it wide of mid-on

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, cutting in from back of a length, Atkinson tucks it to midwicket

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, byes, FOUR, my goodness. That's massive movement off the seam. Hard length, pitches outside off, jags in and misses leg stump by a long way after cutting Jamie Smith in half

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, 1 run, full and straight, Atkinson works it through midwicket

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, no balance at all as he goes hard on the drive. Almost falls over into the off-side while dragging it down the pitch off the inside half

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, 1 run, looks to drive on the up, the ball straightens and he squirts it off a thick edge through backward point

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, no run, good length outside off, punched crisply but straight to cover

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, no run, short of length just outside off, Jamie Smith tries punching through the off-side but gets it off the inside half wide of midwicket. Might've stopped on him

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, FOUR, third boundary of the over. Does not matter how they come as long as they come for the home team. Smith flirts with a teaser of a length delivery and the outside-edge flies past the diving left hand of Phillips at gully

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, no run, short of length on off at 136ks, Smith hops and defends into the off-side

Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith, FOUR, useful runs these for England. 133ks full outside off, Smith looks to drive on the on-side and gets a thick outside-edge that flies away in the gap between gully and slip cordon

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, 1 run, 133ks back of a length on middle and leg, Atkinson tucks it to the left of Rachin at deep square leg

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, FOUR, nothing soft-handed about this one. 131ks wider lines, Atkinson walks out of his crease and slams the drive all along the ground in the gap through covers

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, 135ks goes wide of the crease and bowls it full on off, Atkinson defends it into the off-side with soft hands

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, 133ks moving away outside off, left alone to the keeper

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, 136ks length delivery on off, driven back to the bowler

Nathan Smith to Stokes, out Bowled!! Stokes gone for a blob. He shakes his head in disbelief as he trudges back to the pavilion. 130ks length delivery that angled in from round the wicket and kept coming in with the angle. Stokes played inside the line and wasn't anywhere near the delivery. The ball kept moving in with the angle, beat the outside-edge and hit the top of off. What a passage of play this has been for the Kiwis. Stokes b Nathan Smith 0(3)

Nathan Smith to Stokes, no run, 133ks keeps low outside off, Stokes lets it pass

Nathan Smith to Stokes, no run, good length outside off, Stokes lunges across and blocks into the off-side

Nathan Smith to Root, out Lbw!! New Zealand back in this? Once again the nip-backer and Adrian Holdstock was quick to give it out. 133ks zipped back and kept a fraction low on middle and leg. Root tried to block but was beaten by the late inward movement. Huge shout and Holdstock had no hesitation whatsoever. Root lbw b Nathan Smith 8(19) [4s-1]

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, out Caught by Blundell!! A moment of hush engulfs Lord's as Emilio Gay departs. He looked so good, but will have to go. It was a harmless 131ks length delivery outside off. Gay could have left that alone, but he decides to hang his bat and play a loose poke. A nothing shot and the edge carries through low to the left of the keeper. A vital wicket that for New Zealand. Emilio Gay c Blundell b Nathan Smith 57(95) [4s-8]

Nathan Smith to Root, 1 run, Root gets out of his crease and taps the 131ks length delivery wide of backward point for a quick single

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, 1 run, 130ks back of a length outside off, Gay jumps up on his toes and punches crisply to the left of cover

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, seaming away in the channel outside off, Gay lifts his bat and lets it go

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, good length outside off, Gay was late on the leave and therefore, the ball takes the outside half and rolls to the right of the diving fielder at gully

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, goes wide of the crease and bowls a touch fuller outside off at 133ks, a gentle dab to the man at gully from Emilio Gay

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, advances down to a length ball outside off, lets it go

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, good length on off, Root tentatively comes forward and defends

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, well wide outside off, left alone

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, short of length on off, blocked from the crease

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, 1 run, tapped wide of gully with an open face

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, good length just outside off, straightens a touch and Gay defends from the crease

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, FOUR, lovely flick off the pads, races away through midwicket and there's no stopping that

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, 2 runs, clipped off the pads behind square and it'll be fifty for Emilio Gay on debut! His teammates are delighted on the balcony and there's a big smile on Gay's face as he waves his bat in their direction. Has looked quite solid and made good adjustments according to the conditions here. Certainly some promise for the future...

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, stays low off a length, Gay adjusts, crouches and defends

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, FOUR, now this one rolls off the edge between the slip cordon and gully. Frustration for Smith. Good length ball that straightens from round the wicket, Gay opens the face late, may have been a bit of an educated edge to be fair to him

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, FOUR, loose from Gay but he gets four for it! Well wide outside off, back of a length, he hangs his bat out and it flies off the edge over gully

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, 2 runs, nipping away in the channel, Gay opens the face and steers it through the gap at backward point

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, 1 run, a bit too straight from Smith and it's been easily clipped away down to fine leg for a strike-retaining single

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, FOUR, plays it on the rise! 131ks length outside off, Gay stands tall and slices it in the gap between backward point and gully. Played it late, but picked the gap to perfection

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, 1 run, 131ks length delivery on middle and leg, Duckett gets an inside-edge onto the thigh pad that travels wide of square leg's left

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, 1 run, 131ks length outside off, Gay drives wide of the man at cover for a quick single

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, good length on and around off at 130ks, Gay with a more confident block dance towards mid-on

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, targetting the stumps at 130ks, Gay looks to work leg-side and gets a leading edge to backward point

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, 133ks back of a length outside off, Gay hangs back and taps to the left of gully

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, good length just outside off, defended from the crease

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, appeal for leg before, but Latham isn't interested in a review. Impact outside off. Fuller length nipping in just outside off, Gay looks to push into the off-side and gets struck on the front pad outside the line of off. Replays confirm impact outside off...

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, 131ks back of a length outside off, Gay hops and taps it to gully with soft hands

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, 1 run, 133ks good length outside off, Duckett punches it to the right of Conway at deep point

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, fuller on the stumps, Duckett flicks it off the inside half to the left of mid-wicket

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, length ball outside off, Gay looks to defend with soft hands and the outside-edge goes on the bounce to the man at third slip

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, 1 run, 140ks a bit straighter from Smith, Duckett clips it square on the leg-side for an easy single

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, no run, short of length just outside off at 135ks, Duckett defends it back to the bowler

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, no run, 136ks full and just outside off, Duckett blocks it out to the man at cover

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, no run, full ball on off, Duckett drives and picks out the fielder at mid-on

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, 1 run, 135ks good length just outside off, Gay pushes it into the off-side and calls his partner through for a quick single

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, leg byes, 1 run, 135ks drifting in from a length, beats Duckett on the inside-edge and hits him on the front pad in front of middle and leg. Emilio Gay calls for a quick single and Duckett responds in kind...

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, FOUR, once again it is the width. Duckett's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the 131ks length ball and went really hard on the cut. Off the outside half and past the leaping fielder at backward point

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, no run, full at 133ks outside off, Duckett gets across and negates it into the off-side

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, no run, 131ks good length around off, Duckett defends it to the fielder at mid-wicket

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, 1 run, half hearted appeal for leg before, but Gay got an inside-edge on that. 133ks nips in from a fullish length just outside off, Gay tries to drive and gets an inside-edge onto pad that travels towards the slip cordon for a quick single

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, for the second time in a row against Nathan Smith, Gay gets beaten on the drive. 135ks good length curling away in the outside off corridor, Gay with a forward stride. No dice...

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, past the outside-edge. 135ks skids away from a length up the slope, Gay shapes up to play the booming drive and gets beaten all ends up on the outside-edge

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, bowled from wide of the crease at 133ks, Gay holds his shape and blocks it back to the bowler

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, 130ks in the channel outside off, Gay lifts his bat and lets it go

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, 135ks good length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, again! 133ks length ball. This time Gay plays with soft hands and the edge dies down really quickly. Latham with a dive to collect the ball after a couple of bounces

Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay, no run, edged and dropped short of second slip. 133ks delivered from wide of the crease, Gay looks to push into the off-side and the outside-edge drops short of the tumbling Latham in the slip cordon