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 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 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

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Gay opens the bat face and dabs wide of backward point

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, well wide outside off, Gay looks to cut but now the ball stays low and sneaks through to the keeper

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, rears up off a good length and strikes Gay on the glove

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

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, 1 run, cracking square drive on the up, but there is protection at deep point

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, angling down leg, Gay doesn't get anything on it

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, stays low off a good length, hits Gay on the bottom of the bat as he defends

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, opened up slightly in defence but no harm done

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, short ball, Gay ducks under it

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, back of a length outside off, steered to gully

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, dug in on a short of length, doesn't bounce much and Gay tucks it from the crease to mid-on

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, full outside off, not quite a half-volley, Gay looks to drive and mistimes it off the inside half to mid-on

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, on the pads, clipped to midwicket

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, it's angled in on middle and leg but nips away sharply. Can't blame Gay for looking to work it through the on-side. But he's opened up and gets a soft leading edge that rolls into the off-side

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, 1 run, good length in the channel, Gay taps it through backward point

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, now this one nips away and beats the outside edge as Gay pokes well away from the body

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, full outside off, he aims for the covers on the drive but drags it off a thick inside edge to midwicket

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, full and angled in, targetting the front pad as Gay shuffles across, he manages to defend with a straight bat

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, 2 runs, steered wide of gully, wants the second and it would've been tight with a better throw. Gay seemed to be struggling

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, defended down the pitch

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, byes, FOUR, loses his line and ends up way down leg, no chance for the keeper. Henry clearly not at his best physically. Was off the field yesterday due to back spasms and it surely must be hindering him at the moment

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, again he manages to duck under the short ball

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, good length outside off, left alone

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, stays a bit low outside off, back of a length, Gay taps it to point

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, short of length on off, fended in front of point

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, banged in short, Gay ducks under it and evades. This pitch isn't the easiest to be ducking under bouncers because of the variable bounce. But this one was high enough

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, steepling bounce from short of length, Gay hides his bat inside the line as it whistles through to the keeper

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, 1 run, channel line, back of a length, Gay taps it wide of gully with an open face

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, good length delivery outside off, sixth stump line, Gay leaves

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, 1 run, on the pads, clipped down to fine leg

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, squared up by a pearler! Good length in the channel, around fourth stump, straightens against the angle and goes past the edge in defence

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, full outside off, left alone

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, this one nips away and stays low too! Full outside off, Gay looks to drive and is beaten. Goes on the second bounce to the keeper

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, cuts in off a good length, still too wide outside off, left alone

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, pretty full around off, close to a half-volley, Gay mistimes the drive to mid-on

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, 2 runs, full outside off, driven nicely by Gay who is back for two as the fielder chases it down

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, leg byes, FOUR, sharp nip-backer from round the wicket, ends up down leg and runs away fine off the pad

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, 1 run, too straight and clipped down to fine leg

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, steep bounce from short of length, hits the splice of the bat as Gay gets on his toes and defends

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, quite wide outside off, left alone

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, FOUR, full and wide, Gay goes chasing, leans into it nicely and punches it through the covers. Front foot didn't go towards the line of the ball but the hand-eye coordination is good enough

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, left alone outside off

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, climbing sharply from back of a length, in the channel, Gay leaves

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, 1 run, opens the face through point

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, oh the front foot has gone a long way across from Gay and he's been rapped on the pad. Big shout from NZ, not given and they've decided not to take the review. That looked close. Came in a long way off the seam and the impact was in line. Was it missing leg? Oh dear - three reds on ball-tracking! Was going to hit the top of leg stump. Big chance missed by New Zealand

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, full outside off, left alone

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, byes, FOUR, sprayed down leg, Gay misses the tickle and the keeper can only watch the ball race to the fine leg ropes

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, full on off, Gay smothers it into the off-side

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Gay nudges it into the leg-side

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, good length outside off, Gay pushes it towards gully. Thinks of a quick single, but has been sent back

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, FOUR, gets the edge but Mitchell didn't pick it at first slip. That is a missed opportunity. On a fullish length outside off, Gay looks to force it into the off-side and the edge flies low to the left of Mitchell at first slip. Mitchell was late to react and Latham, at second slip, left it for his mate at first slip. You could argue that was Latham's catch as well...

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, FOUR, shades of Sir Alastair Cook in that shot from Emilio Gay. Full face of the bat, high elbow and creaming the drive all along the ground through cover. Halfvolley and has been treated with disdain from the debutant

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, no run, 128ks pitched up just outside off, Gay drives straight back to the left of the bowler

Matt Henry to Emilio Gay, 1 run, he goes full again, Gay drives crisply but Henry gets a hand in his followthrough to keep it down to a single

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, FOUR, once again needles the gap between backward point and gully. 141ks chases the width with a driving blade and plays it late enough to slice it behind square on the off-side

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, 144ks lifter down leg, Gay hides under it

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, back of a length on off at 146ks, Gay clips and picks out Rachin at deep short leg

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, good length on off at 146ks, Gay defends it off the back foot into the off-side

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, in the teasing channel outside off at 141ks. Gay looks to drive and gets beaten on the outside-edge

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, banged in short at 141ks, Gay ducks under it

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 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

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, massive away movement on this full and wide 125ks delivery, Gay is happy to let it go

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, 3 runs, 127ks angled in at the pads, Gay times the flick well past mid-wicket to his left. Rachin gives chase and puts in a last-minute slide to prevent the boundary

Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay, no run, 128ks length delivery outside off, blocked straight to backward point

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 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 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