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

Atkinson to Matt Henry, out Bowled!! The middle stump is uprooted and England complete a comprehensive win here at Lord's! Five for Atkinson in the second innings! He bustles in, hits a hard length and the ball jags in while staying a touch low to clean Henry up in defence. Matt Henry b Atkinson 0(10)

Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, pitched up outside off, Henry knocks it to cover

Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, cutting in from back of a length, Henry punches to mid-on

Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, nip-backer down leg, takes the pad to backward square

Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, good length around middle and leg, Henry defends from the crease

Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, nipping in sharply, ends up down leg and goes off Henry's pad to leg gully

Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, angled in off a good length, Henry tucks it to square leg

Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, full and straight, Henry manages to keep it out

Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, climbing from short of length, Henry punches gently to cover

Atkinson to Matt Henry, no run, full and straight, Henry drops his bat on it and turns it through square leg. They don't take the single as Phillips wants strike for the next over

Atkinson to Kyle Jamieson, out Caught by Ben Duckett!! Jamieson shakes his head in disappointment as he falls to an average delivery. Half-volley on the pads, he flicks it in the air and Duckett takes it safely at short midwicket. Was there to be put away but the execution wasn't great from the tall man. New Zealand nine down. Kyle Jamieson c Ben Duckett b Atkinson 6(9) [4s-1]

Atkinson to Kyle Jamieson, no run, climbing from short of length, Jamieson steers it to point

Atkinson to Kyle Jamieson, no run, beaten on the edge as he pokes at a wide one

Atkinson to Kyle Jamieson, no run, banged in short, Jamieson ducks under it

Atkinson to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, some room to free the arms and Jamieson goes after it, crunching it off a length through point

Atkinson to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, back of a length in the channel, Phillips taps it into the off-side

Atkinson to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run, kicks up off a length and Jamieson adjusts by taking his bottom hand off. Goes off a thick inside edge behind square

Atkinson to Nathan Smith, out Caught by Jamie Smith!! This time it's a thinner edge and it goes straight to the keeper. Nathan Smith comes and goes. Good length in the channel, wobble-seam delivery that straightens a touch and he nicks in defence. Third wicket for Atkinson. Nathan Smith c Jamie Smith b Atkinson 4(3) [4s-1]

Atkinson to Nathan Smith, FOUR, squirted off a thick edge for four! Short of length in the channel, Smith rises with it in defence but is squared up a touch by the movement. The edge goes to ground and in the gap between slips and gully

Atkinson to Nathan Smith, no run, good length on off, Smith defends from the crease

Atkinson to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Phillips knocks it into the cover region

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, tucked to the on-side

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, Gus Atkinson comes over the wicket and bowls it on the pads, tucked to square leg

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, good length delivery on off, defended to the off-side

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, beaten all ends up. Conway gets squared on as he looks to defend. The ball angles in and straightens just a touch to beat the outside edge

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, Devon Conway opens the bat face and guides the fuller length delivery to gully

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, 141ks length delivery angled into the pads, tucked straight to square leg

Atkinson to Glenn Phillips, no run, nips in and takes a thick inside edge onto the pads as Phillips looked to defend

Atkinson to Glenn Phillips, no run, angling into the pads, Phillips misses the tuck and the ball rolls to the on-side

Atkinson to Glenn Phillips, no run, in the channel outside off, Glenn Phillips gets beaten on the outside edge

Atkinson to Glenn Phillips, no run, good length delivery outside off, Glenn Phillips shoulders arms

Atkinson to Glenn Phillips, no run, this one kicks off the surface and smashes Phillips on the bottom hand on the bat. He instantly drops his head back in disappointment and walks away. The ball rolls to the off-side

Atkinson to Devon Conway, 3 runs, not a half-volley from Atkinson. Conway goes for the off-drive, his bottom hand comes off the bat yet again, making it hard to time. The ball runs past mid-off, but doesn't have enough legs to go all the way

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, around the fifth stump, good length ball, Conway lets it go to the keeper

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, cutting in from a hard length, finishes on off and Conway blocks it from the crease

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, good length delivery outside off, Conway lets it go once more

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, another leave outside off

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, in the corridor outside off, left alone

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, really good zip from Atkinson! Hits a good length just outside off, Conway is drawn forward in defence but it straightens past the edge and flies through to the keeper

Atkinson to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Atkinson to Devon Conway, 1 run, taps this into the cover region

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no ball, FOUR, goes for the drive and gets a thick edge! It scurries away past backward point for four. Fuller than a good length, nowhere near a half-volley but Conway still looks to drive. Ends up reaching out well in front of the body, the bottom hand comes off and he's in no control

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, good length around off, he gets forward and pushes it to cover

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, back of a length around off, he gets behind the line and blocks

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, half-volley on off, crunched straight back to Atkinson

Atkinson to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full delivery angled in on off, Ravindra is rooted to the crease as he defends

Atkinson to William ORourke, out Bowled!! Smashes the top of off. New Zealand lose their third. The nightwatchman departs with 3 minutes to go before stumps. And that will be the close of play on day 2. 136ks wobble seam length delivery curling in and moving late to hit the top of off. William ORourke had no clue about it. Tried to block, but nothing he could have done about it. William ORourke b Atkinson 0(6)

Atkinson to William ORourke, leg byes, FOUR, 135ks nips down leg, ORourke looks to defend and it runs away off the pads past the diving leg slip to his right

Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, 135ks length on off, ORourke defends it into the off-side

Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, 135ks good length outside off, ORourke lets it go

Atkinson to Devon Conway, 3 runs, 131ks full outside off, Conway drives straight and gets it wide of the man at extra cover. William ORourke hurries across to complete what looked like a risky third

Atkinson to Williamson, no run, 136ks skiddy short of length delivery that deceives Williamson for lack of bounce and hits him on the thigh

Atkinson to Williamson, 2 runs, Williamson seeks to play leg-side and gets a leading edge on this 138ks length ball that travels wide of the man at gully to his right. Easy two....

Atkinson to Williamson, no run, fuller and just outside off at 138ks, Williamson defends it watchfully

Atkinson to Williamson, no run, short of length on off at 135ks, Williamson hops and defends it into the off-side

Atkinson to Williamson, no run, 140ks length delivery on middle and leg, Williamson smothers it into the leg-side

Atkinson to Williamson, no run, good length just outside off, Williamson blocks it from the crease

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, beaten! 138ks curling away late off the seam and Conway plays a hurried poke, only to be beaten on the outside-edge

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, full and wide of off stump at 136ks, nothing doing from the Kiwi opener

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, good length angling in late outside off at 140ks, Conway lifts his bat and lets it go

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, 143ks full outside off, Conway drives and toe-ends it to the right of the diving fielder at gully

Atkinson to Devon Conway, FOUR, Conway has a smile. Looks more of a relief than anything else. 138ks full outside off, Conway leans into the drive and slices it off the outer half in the gap to the right of backward point

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, 136ks angling in from round the wicket and leaving the left hander late just outside off, the late movement beats the poking blade of Devon Conway

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, past the outside-edge! 143ks angles in and seams away ever so slightly around fifth stump, beating Conway on the booming drive and inducing a hand-on-head moment for the slip cordon

Atkinson to Williamson, 1 run, 141ks full ball just outside off, Williamson taps with soft hands into the off-side and hurries through for a quick single

Atkinson to Williamson, no run, 141ks good length delivery on off, Williamson nudges it with soft hands into the leg-side

Atkinson to Tom Latham, out Caught by Harry Brook!! Gone this time. What a start for England and Gus Atkinson. 138ks teasing full delivery outside off. Latham is all hands on the drive and sends a healthy outside-edge straight to Brook at second slip. Went at head height and Brook snaffles it comfortably. Tom Latham c Harry Brook b Atkinson 0(3)

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, the crowd get excited, but Latham was cool as cucmber. Off the back thigh pad. 136ks angles in and turns Latham into an S, getting the ball to wobble past the outside-edge and catch the thigh pad in the end

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, 138ks good length just outside off, Latham strides across and blocks into the off-side