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

Stokes to Devon Conway, out Caught by Jacob Bethell!! Skipper strikes for England and breaks the 53-run stand. Very good low catch from Bethell. This was angling into the left-hander, the ball pitches and held its line to get the edge. Conway closes the bat face early on the clip and gets a leading edge that flies to the left of gully. Jacob Bethell the fielder, dives across and takes a good catch. England are three wickets away to wrap this up. Devon Conway c Jacob Bethell b Stokes 41(91) [4s-4]

Stokes to Devon Conway, no run, good length delivery on middle and leg, defended down the ground

Stokes to Devon Conway, no ball, bumper angling in. Conway goes for the pull and misses. The ball flies over the glove and through to the keeper, who had to move to his right and stop. No-ball called for over-stepping

Stokes to Devon Conway, no run, fuller in length on leg-stump, Conway drives it along the ground to mid-on

Stokes to Devon Conway, no run, good length delivery on middle, defended back to Stokes

Stokes to Devon Conway, FOUR, this one runs down the slope. Too straight form Stokes. Conway clips it past the diving square leg and the ball runs away. Fine leg tries to give chase, but the timing was so good and the slope ensures he can't get across

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

Stokes to Devon Conway, 1 run, Conway drops the ball in front of cover and calls for a quick single. Phillips responds and the duo get across with ease

Stokes to Devon Conway, no run, another defence from Conway. This time off the back foot

Stokes to Devon Conway, no run, angled in on middle, keeps low and Conway does well to defend it out

Stokes to Devon Conway, no run, yorker on middle, Devon Conway digs it out to the off-side

Stokes to Devon Conway, no run, Conway presses forward and pushes it to the on-side

Stokes to Devon Conway, no run, angling in on midde and leg, turned to the on-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

Stokes to Devon Conway, 1 run, angled well down the leg, Devon Conway flicks it off the toe end down to fine leg

Stokes to Devon Conway, no run, comes from round the wicket and angles it in around off. Stays low and Conway is upto the challenge. Keeps his eyes on the ball and defends it out

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 3 runs, fuller in length on middle, Conway presents the full face of the bat and drives it straight down the ground. He loses his bottom hand on the impact and hence the ball fails to make it to the fence. The duo scamper back for the third

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, Conway tries to pull his bat out of the line at the last minute. Gets a soft edge that rolls to first slip

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, fuller in length on middle and leg, clipped to the on-side

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, 1 run, swings in a tad, Conway gets a thick inside edge to the vacant mis-wicket region

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, Conway hides his bat behind his pads to make sure he doesn't edge that. Was bowled on a good length just outside off from Robinson

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 1 run, shapes in the left-hander on middle and leg, tucked to the on-side

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, 1 run, Robinson tries to attack the stumps by coming round the wicket to the left-hander. Conway clips it to vacant mid-wicket region for an easy run

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, good length delivery outside off, Devon Conway shoulders arms

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, good length delivery outside off, Devon Conway pushes it to covers

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 2 runs, dropped at second slip by Harry Brook. That should have been taken. Tongue gets on to bounce a tad extra and surprise Conway on the cut. He tries to pull his bat out of the line, but is late and gets a thick edge that flies straight to Brook. The ball bursts through his hands and runs down to third man fence

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, FOUR, edged and flies past the diving gully. Conway sees the width and goes for the drive. Opens the bat face and gets a thick edge that runs well past the gully fielder for four

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Conway pushes it to gully

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, good length delivery around 5th stump line, Devon Conway shoulders arms

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 1 run, angling into the pads, Devon Conway shuffles across and tucks it behind square on the on-side. First run off the day

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, Josh Tongue comes from round the wicket and angles it into the left-hander. Conway prods forward in defence

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, cuts in off a good length and strikes Conway on the pad as he looks to clip it away

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, good length in the channel, no shot offered

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, short ball down leg, Conway ducks under it

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, nipping in off a good length, takes a thick inside edge in defence and goes on the bounce to short leg

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, good take from Smith. Straightens past the edge from round the wicket and he takes it cleanly

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, cuts in from back of a length and strikes Conway on the thigh pad

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, hops back in the crease and defends

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, back of a length, close to normal bounce and Conway blocks from the crease

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, oh dear. Nasty stuff. Back of a length, rears up on Conway and smashes him on the glove

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, straightens off a good length, strikes close to the bat shoulder and rolls to gully

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, now this kicks up sharply from short of length and flies past the edge to the keeper as Conway tries fending it off

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

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Conway hangs back and bunts it into the cover region

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

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, 1 run, knocks this into the off-side for a single

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

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, this one cuts back in from a length and strikes Conway on the back thigh

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, Robinson on the money with his first ball of the day. Fuller than a good length on off, Conway defends from the crease

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

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, length delivery outside off, Conway blocks it into the off-side

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, huge inward movement and kept low as well, Conway looks to defend and got beaten on the inside-edge. Massive shout and a more confident review this time from England. Good thing for them is that they did not lose a review...

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 3 runs, down the hill and off she goes! 138ks full outside off, Conway pushes it in the gap wide of cover and collects three with ease

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, goes wide of the crease and bowls a length delivery at 136ks just outside off, Conway drops it with soft hands into the off-side

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, 138ks angled in full on the stumps, Conway gets hurried into the flick and gets it off the inside-edge towards square leg

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, 1 run, seeks to drive once again and this time he gets a thick inside-edge that rolls away behind square on the leg-side

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, as soon as Conway hit that shot, he threw his head backwards in disgust. He thought he was a goner, not to be. 130ks touch fulller outside off, Conway leans into the drive and chips it off the bottom half to the right of Stokes at cover. To his delight, the ball dropped well short of the England skipper...

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, 127ks length delivery on off, Conway looks to defend and gets an inside-edge onto pad that dribbles into the off-side

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, goes wide of the crease and bowls it at 128ks on the stumps, Conway misses the flick and wears it on the pad

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, short of length curving in outside off at 123ks, Conway shoulders arms

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, length delivery slipping down leg at 127ks, Conway lets it pass

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 1 run, back of a length just outside off at 136ks, Conway fends it in front of cover and calls his partner through for a quick single

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, 138ks full outside off, Conway lets it go

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, loopy full ball outside off, Conway mistimes the drive off the cue end back to the bowler

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, this one rears up off the surface takes the aerial route and goes over 128ks and smacks Conway on the forearm as he looks to fend at the last second

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, full and wide of off stump at 123ks, left alone to the keeper

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, sprayed down leg, Conway can't get a tickle on that

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, keeps it full just outside off at 127ks, Conway knocks it into the off-side with soft hands

Ollie Robinson to Devon Conway, no run, 123ks full ball in the testing channel outside off, Conway gets drawn into a poke - past the outside-edge

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