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

William ORourke to Bashir, no run, review taken for LBW. It's a poor one. Too much movement and easily missing leg. Jagging in off a length, beats the inside edge and hits the back leg. Ball-tracking confirms that New Zealand have lost their review. Just one more left

William ORourke to Bashir, no run, jags in from back of a length, Bashir was looking to leave and gets hit on the stomach. Came in like a fast off-break

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

William ORourke to Ollie Robinson, 1 run, cuts in off a length, Robinson had set up for a short ball and ends up dragging it off the inside edge past leg stump

William ORourke to Ollie Robinson, no run, smashed on the glove by a short ball, goes down to third man but Robinson doesn't take the single

William ORourke to Ollie Robinson, no run, banged in short, goes past the edge to the keeper as Robinson tries fending it off

William ORourke to Josh Tongue, 1 run, cutting in from back of a length, Tongue taps it from the crease to the left of cover

William ORourke to Josh Tongue, no run, kicks up off a good length on Tongue, he pushes at it and it pops up off the splice to the left of O'Rourke

William ORourke to Ollie Robinson, 1 run, pinned to the crease despite the ball being full, gets a thick edge and it rolls to third man. New Zealand have placed the third man really fine. He has some ground to cover and does well

William ORourke to Ollie Robinson, no run, short of length outside off, steered to backward point

William ORourke to Ollie Robinson, no run, short of length outside off, dabbed wide of backward point who makes a diving stop

William ORourke to Ollie Robinson, no run, Robinson shuffling across a long way, the ball is angling down leg and he misses out

William ORourke to Josh Tongue, leg byes, FOUR, off the thigh pad and away to the boundary! It's angling down leg, loose delivery and it's bonus runs for England

William ORourke to Josh Tongue, no run, gets on his toes, right behind the line and defends as O'Rourke now pounds it on a short of length

William ORourke to Josh Tongue, FOUR, half-volley from O'Rourke as he targets the stumps, but Tongue is good enough to deal with this. Crunches it down the ground

William ORourke to Josh Tongue, no run, short of length around off, Tongue fends it off in front of point

William ORourke to Josh Tongue, no run, defended into the off-side

William ORourke to Ollie Robinson, 1 run, direct hit would've had him! Short of length outside off, he steers wide of point and Williamson is onto it in a flash. Just one stump to aim at and he nearly hits it

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, ambitious appeal for leg before but Rod Tucker remains unperturbed. Oh hello! New Zealand have gone up for a review and this is missing leg stump by a mile. No bat involved says ball tracking. Pitching outside leg, so no need to go further. What a waste of a review. The inswinging yorker that beat Atkinson on the inside-edge and hit him outside leg stump and not sure what prompted Latham to go upstairs...

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, 143ks back of a length on off, Atkinson defends it back to the bowler

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, 135ks short outside off, Atkinson stands tall and chops it towards the slip cordon

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, 131ks dug in short on the stumps, Atkinson hurriedly ducks under it

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, 1 run, length outside off at 143ks, Smith opens the bat face and punches to the left of cover for a quick single

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, 140ks length on off, Smith is happy to block it from the crease

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, bouncer going down leg, Atkinson ducks under it

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, byes, 1 run, this one keeps horribly low after drifting down the leg-side, hits the keeper on the pads and deflects away to his left to enable a single for the duo

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, 138ks back of a length outside off, blocked out to the man at cover

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, FOUR, 141ks length delivery inviting Smith to punch and he obliges. Gets on top of the bounce and creams it all along the ground square to the left of cover

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, Smith shapes up to pull a 144ks length delivery, but the lack of bounce disrupts the desired timing. A thick inside-edge onto this thigh pad and then rolls into the off-side

William ORourke to Atkinson, 1 run, 136ks angled in at the pads, Atkinson flicks it to the right of fine leg

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 143ks length delivery snaking into middle and leg, Smith plays with a soft bottom hand as he glances it down to fine leg

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, FOUR, once it goes down the hill, it is difficult to stop. 141ks length ball outside off, Smith gets up on his toes and punches sweetly square on the off-side, the timing takes care of the rest...

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, 141ks good length just outside off, blocked from the crease

William ORourke to Atkinson, 1 run, 140ks drifting into middle and leg, Atkinson flicks and gets it to the right of the man at fine leg

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, 135ks bouncer on the stumps, Atkinson ducks under it

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, oopsy! 138ks does not bounce as expected and pings Atkinson on the left forearm. He tried to duck at the last moment and got into a bit of an awkward tangle...

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, 144ks lifter down leg, Smith half ducks and lets it go

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, length delivery fifth stump channel at 138ks, Smith with a solid block into the off-side

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, banged in short outside leg stump, Smith shuffles and lets it pass

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, length delivery keeps a touch low on off, Smith blocks it out with soft hands

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, back of a length on off at 140ks, Smith stands tall and defends it into the off-side

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, 2 runs, full ball on off, Smith drives straight and gets it wide of mid-on for a couple of runs

William ORourke to Harry Brook, out Lbw!! A good decision from Rod Tucker. Took his time, but he was proven right. Length delivery nipping into the right-hander at 136ks, moved enough and hit Brook on the front pad in front of middle and off. Brook missed that by a long way and was nowhere near the line of it. Looked as if he expected the ball to move away? Not to be. Ball tracker shows it to be hitting the top of middle and leg. Brook was really late on it. Harry Brook lbw b William ORourke 0(4)

William ORourke to Harry Brook, no run, 140ks bouncer on off, Brook ducks under it

William ORourke to Harry Brook, no run, length outside off, blocked into the off-side

William ORourke to Harry Brook, no run, 140ks extra bounce on this length delivery outside off, Brook drops his gloves and lets it go

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, 138ks length delivery just outside off, Root drops it in front of cover and hurries across for a quick single

William ORourke to Root, no run, extra bounce on this length delivery, Root jumps up to defend and gets beaten on the inside-edge. The ball rears up late and hits him on the thigh pad...

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, rises sharply off a good length, the keeper takes it with his fingers pointing up as Bethell leaves. Has been a really good spell from O'Rourke. Should've had the wicket of Bethell if not for that drop

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, rooted to the crease in defence against a delivery that's angled in off a good length

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, short of length in the channel, fended to point

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, awkward bumper, Bethell looks to duck and it might've flicked his body on the way to the keeper

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, hops in the crease for another back foot punch, the bounce isn't as per his expectation, keeps low and he chops it down the pitch

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, tries punching off the back foot and mistimes it

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

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, dropped by Conway - the second chance he's put down in this Test! Pitched up outside off, Bethell's balance isn't great on the drive, slices it off the edge to backward point and it pops out of the reverse-cup attempt. New Zealand continue to miss crucial chance in this Test

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, banged in short, steep bounce in the channel and Bethell sways out of the way

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, beaten on the edge! Beauty from O'Rourke! Nips away after being angled in from round the wicket, he pokes at it and is lucky to survive

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, good length ball around off, defended down the pitch

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, good length delivery wide of off, left alone

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, uff that's hit him on the back of the helmet. Actually no, it got him on the shoulder as confirmed by the replay. Good bumper from round the wicket, nips back in and Bethell has nowhere to go. Takes his eyes off and turns away completely before getting hit on the right shoulder

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

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, did that hit him on the glove? Looks like it. 144ks, climbs up off the deck, glancing blow to the glove and then hits him on the chest. Bethell wanted to defend, but wasn't prepared for the extra bounce on this one.

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, bumper outside off at 146ks, Bethell arches back and lets it go

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, 146ks length outside off, Bethell hangs back and pokes with soft hands, edging the ball off the splice past the diving right hand of Phillips at gully

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, good length angling in with extra bounce just outside off, Bethell looks to defend and gets beaten on the outside-edge

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, in the channel outside off at 140ks, left alone to the keeper

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, full ball in the channel outside off, Bethell uses the pace to drive with an open bat face wide of cover to his right

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, 146ks short outside off, Bethell looks to fend and gets beaten on the outside-edge

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, welcome to the crease says William ORourke. 92mph bumper outside off, Bethell gets up on his toes and gets greeted with a wry smile from the bowler. That one ripped past the badge of the helmet

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, out Caught by Glenn Phillips!! That's the kind of catches you take in the practice session, with coach manipulating the bat angles to ensure you catch at all sorts of height/angles. It was bowled really full from William ORourke and Duckett thought it was an opportunity to drive. Ended up slicing it at angle straight and low to GP at gully. No feet and that really cost Duckett his wicket here. Ben Duckett c Glenn Phillips b William ORourke 33(46) [4s-6]

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, FOUR, 146ks short on the stumps, Duckett swivels and controls the pull past the ducking fielder at short leg to his right. 50 up for England

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, good length outside off, pushed into the off-side

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, 143ks full outside off, Duckett drives square to the left of third man. Easy double...

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

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, back of a length just outside off at 141ks, Duckett solid behind the line

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, touch fuller on leg stump at 143ks, Duckett clips and picks out the man at mid-wicket

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, extra bounce on this length delivery outside off, 143ks wobbling away and beating the hanging blade of Ben Duckett

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, 138ks on leg stump, Duckett looks to work leg-side and misses. The ball rears off the deck and hits him on the hip

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, good length on off, Duckett gets an inside-edge onto pad on this one

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, that has smacked him on the glove. 140ks banged in on a length at the batter, Duckett rises trying to fend the ball and ends up taking a stinging blow to the first finger of the left hand. The physio is out to treat Duckett and looks like he is happy to continue in spite of the pain