England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - Player HighlightsENG vs NZ, 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - Player Highlights

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, out Bowled!! Back of a length delivery, angled in, Henry Nicholls looks to defend and gets an inside edge for the ball to slam into the sticks. The batter hopped back but was late on it. Josh Tongue gets his first wicket of the day. Third wicket down. Nicholls b Josh Tongue 24(57) [4s-3]

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, left alone to the keeper

Fisher to Nicholls, 1 run, tucks the ball away off the pads down to deep square for a single

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, length delivery, Henry Nicholls nudges the ball down to mid-wicket

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, angled in, on a length, Henry Nicholls gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the deck

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, length delivery, outside off, Henry Nicholls defends it down into the off-side

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, on a length, Henry Nicholls gets right behind the line of the delivery and defends it out into the off-side

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, that shall be Lunch on Day 1. Ends the session with a length delivery outside off and Henry Nicholls decides to let it through to the keeper

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, FOUR, streaky boundary. Back of a length delivery around off, nips away slightly as Henry Nicholls gets squared up on his defence. Gets an outside edge between gully and 2nd slip. Away to the fence quickly

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Henry Nicholls slices it towards backward point on the bounce

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, 141 kph, short and quick on leg, at the hips, Henry Nicholls tries to clip it away, doesn't middle it

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, 138 kph, short in length again, Henry Nicholls has a look, leaves it alone

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Henry Nicholls has a look, shoulders arms

Fisher to Nicholls, 1 run, pulled through backward square leg as the bowler goes short

Fisher to Nicholls, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Henry Nicholls steers it away through the off-side for a single

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery from round the wicket, zeroes into the batter who shoulders arms

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, 131 kph, on a length from round the wicket angle, Henry Nicholls defends it watchfully

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, 135 kph, speared at the stumps from round the wicket, Henry Nicholls defends it

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, 133 kph, back of a length delivery, keeps a touch low as Henry Nicholls defends it down the pitch

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, 133 kph, full and quick at the stumps, Henry Nicholls squeezes it down the pitch

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, short and quick outside off, some extra carry, as Henry Nicholls goes for a flashy cut and gets beaten

Fisher to Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery from round the wicket, Henry Nicholls looks to flick it away, gets hit on the thigh pad. The ball lobs towards first slip on the bounce

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, leg byes, 1 run, off the pads towards the leg-side, a leg bye taken by Henry Nicholls

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, good length delivery around off, Henry Nicholls knocks it into the off-side

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, leg byes, FOUR, short one from round the wicket, Henry Nicholls goes for a pull, gets beaten though. The ball thuds into the hips and races away to the third man fence. The umpire initially signalled four runs, but Archer wasn't convinced. He then rectifies to four byes

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, 138 kph, back of a length delivery outside off, Henry Nicholls steers it towards point

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, 140 kph, length delivery outside off, shaping away slightly, Henry Nicholls leaves it alone

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, outside the off=stump line, Henry Nicholls leaves it alone

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, errs in line, sprays this down the leg-side

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, banged in short from round the wicket, shaping away from Henry Nicholls who shoulders arms

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, FOUR, 50 up for New Zealand! On the shorter side outside off, Henry Nicholls plays it on the rise, carving it over backward point for four runs

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, 2 runs, Archer goes round the wicket and delivers a shorter delivery, Henry Nicholls rides the bounce, nudging it away through the on-side for two runs

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Henry Nicholls throws his hands at it, slashing it over backward point for a boundary to end the over. There was width on offer and Henry Nicholls made sure to make the most of it

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, full and quick around off, Henry Nicholls goes for a drive, miscues it down the pitch

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 2 runs, on the shorter side around middle and leg, Henry Nicholls nudged through the leg-side for a couple of runs

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, banged in short by Josh Tongue from round the wicket, Henry Nicholls sways away

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, on a length around middle and leg, Henry Nicholls clips it through the leg-side for a single, in fact he got an inside edge

Sonny Baker to Nicholls, 1 run, pushed into the off-side by Henry Nicholls for a single

Sonny Baker to Nicholls, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, shaping away from the batter, left alone

Sonny Baker to Nicholls, no run, down leg, the batter looked to tuck and missed. There was an appeal and they thought it was off the bat. But the review cleared the air and it was off the pads. Review lost for England

Sonny Baker to Nicholls, no run, leading edge but wasn't off the bat! The ball didn't go off the bat but there was an appeal which died down quickly

Sonny Baker to Nicholls, no run, looks to flay at it outside off and misses. That was a back of a length delivery, Henry Nicholls played and missed at it

Sonny Baker to Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, looks to fend at it and misses

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, misses his line, sprayed down leg, the batter misses the tuck

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, length ball, angled in, the batter gets a stride out and defends it down to mid-off

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, on a length, taps it down into the off-side

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, fuller length ball, outside off, left alone

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, hops back and tucks the ball down into the mid-wicket region for a single

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, angled in, on a length, Henry Nicholls looks to clip it and misses. There was an appeal but it was going down

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, angled in, on a length, was fuller, Henry Nicholls saw the line and left it. The ball nipped in but not enough

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, short ball, outside off, left alone to the keeper

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 2 runs, angled in, back of a length delivery, Henry Nicholls hops back and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Henry Nicholls looks to push at it and misses

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, angled in, Henry Nicholls looks to tuck it and misses. The ball climbed up on to the batter

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, what happened there? The ball slipped out? That was a full toss, well outside off, Henry Nicholls looked to push at it but failed to wood it

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, left alone again as that was a back of a length delivery well outside off

Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, on a length, outside off, left alone to the keeper