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

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, 127ks back of a length on off, Smith looks to fend and gets hit on the splice of the bat

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, 125ks length on off, Smith defends it to short mid-wicket

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, FOUR, too full outside off at 127ks, Smith drives and places it straight of mid-off. Smith, from short extra cover, with a long chase down the hill and the ball wins the race...

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, 127ks length delivery outside off, Smith looks to defend and decides against it at the last moment

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, FOUR, 127ks in the zone wide of off stump, Smith opens the bat face and spanks the drive through extra cover with impeccable timing

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, 128ks length delivery on middle and leg, Smith clips it to square leg

Matt Henry to Atkinson, no run, in the fifth stump channel, Atkinson taps it with soft hands into the off-side

Matt Henry to Atkinson, no run, 131ks length delivery on off, Atkinson defends it towards mid-on

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, 1 run, pushed away wide of mid-on for a quick single

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, 123ks length delivery outside off, Smith looks to play the late cut and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, 125ks length just outside off, Smith nurdles it off the back foot to mid-wicket

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, 2 runs, attempts an inswinging yorker at 125ks on leg stump, Smith flicks and gets a thick leading edge wide of backward point

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, second maiden of the game for Matt Henry as Smith defends a length delivery down the pitch

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, short and wide of off at 125ks, Smith looks to slap it on the off-side and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, length delivery on fifth stump at 127ks, Smith diffuses it into the off-side

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, short of length just outside off at 123ks, Smith sits back and defends it towards gully

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, 123ks length delivery on middle and leg, Smith camps back and nudges into the leg-side

Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, no run, full outside off at 122ks, Smith prods across to block

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, out Bowled!! Good grief, that has stayed incredibly low. Absolutely nothing that Bethell can do as it sneaks under the bat and crashes into off stump. He was actually hopping in the crease looking to defend as Henry kept it on a back of a length. But it stayed so low while also nipping back sharply. It had been Henry who was dealing with all the bad luck so far. Finally something goes his way. Jacob Bethell b Matt Henry 14(35) [4s-2]

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, no run, defended forward

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, now this nips away and takes a thick edge past the slip cordon. They'll take a couple of runs as it rolls wide of the diving fielder

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, no run, cuts in sharply and pins Bethell on the pad. The move to bring the keeper up nearly paying off immediately. Perhaps did too much this time and would've missed leg. It was back of a length and Bethell was rooted to the crease in defence

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, no run, hangs back and punches this to mid-on

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, no run, good length outside off, rolls off a thick edge towards gully as Bethell looks to defend. Straightened against the angle off a good length

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, no run, full and wide outside off, left alone

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

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, again a touch shorter than the ideal length, Bethell opens the face and guides it through point. His tactics of coming down the pitch have perhaps put Henry off

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, no run, back of a length around off, dead-batted in front of his feet

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, nipping in once more from round the wicket, Bethell presses forward and gets a thick inside edge through square leg

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, no run, jagging in off a good length, Bethell presses forward and defends down the pitch

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 Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Bethell advances down, gets one that nips in and takes a thick inside edge in defence. Goes down to fine leg for a single

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

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, no run, this time surely they'll go for the review! With one second left, Latham reluctantly signals the T. This one looks close as well. Again Bethell getting beaten on the inside edge by a long way, just like his first innings dismissal. But this one's not that full and ball-tracking says it's clipping the leg bail - umpire's call. Frustration for Henry. Cracking delivery that darts in off a good length and zips past the inside edge in defence. Looked close but the umpire was unmoved once more

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, no run, gets a good stride forward in defence this time

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, no run, nipping in on off, back of a length, Bethell defends from the crease

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 Ben Duckett, 1 run, cliped away off the pads to deep square

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

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, byes, 1 run, much better from Matt Henry! Shortens the length and gets the ball to curve in late with extra bounce, beating Duckett on the inside-edge in the process. A fumble from the keeper enables the bye...

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, FOUR, Duckett just turned his back and walked towards square. He knew that was four the moment it left the bat. 128ks too full on the stumps, the English opener uses his bottom hand power to drill it past the non-striker...

Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, FOUR, it is a friendly 125ks full ball in the zone outside off, Duckett says thank you very much - driving the ball with ease straight of mid-off