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

Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, Glenn Phillips inches closer to his century. Tossed up delivery outside off, Glenn Phillips plays a lofted drive over cover and adds four more to his tally. He has a word with Henry at the end of the over

Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, no run, slower through the air on off, Glenn Phillips defends it towards extra cover

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, 1 run, darted at the pads, nudged through square leg with soft hands

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, no run, quicker through the air on leg, clipped in front of mid-wicket

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, no run, full and straight on off, pushed in front of cover by Matt Henry

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Matt Henry treks back in the crease and cuts it through backward point for a boundary

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, no run, flatter through the air, Matt Henry clips it towards mid-wicket

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, no run, full and quick around off, Matt Henry defends it into the off-side

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, no run, grip and turn around off, Matt Henry defends it down the pitch

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, no run, on a length around off, Matt Henry knocked into the off-side

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, no run, full and wide outside off, Matt Henry drives it to mid-off

Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, at the pads as Glenn Phillips flicks it through the leg-side for a single

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, no run, full and straight on off, Matt Henry squeezes it back to Jacob Bethell

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, no run, flicked to mid-wicket by Matt Henry

Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, no run, flatter through the air on leg, Matt Henry looks to defend, gets hit on the pads

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, out Bowled!! End of a crucial knock by Kyle Jamieson. This was full and straight on leg, Kyle Jamieson swings across the line, and misses it altogether. The leg pole goes for a toss and Jacob Bethell has broken the 8th wicket partnership finally. Kyle Jamieson b Jacob Bethell 41(48) [4s-7]

Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, driven to long-off by Glenn Phillips for a single

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run, flicked through midwicket by Kyle Jamieson

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, very full, angled in, that was bowled quicker and Kyle Jamieson backed away and jammed it out to mid-wicket

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, flatter one, angled in, tucked down to mid-wicket

Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, very full, driven down to long-off for a single. Was played along the carpet

Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, no run, tossed up delivery, nudged down to short fine as it angled in

Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, no run, flatter one, angled in, Glenn Phillips gets a stride out and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands

Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, no run, tossed up delivery, nudged down to mid-wicket

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run, very full, slaps it down to long-off to retain strike. 350 up for NZ and they have scored 59 from 9 overs. England slightly on the back foot. The new ball is only 6 overs old and we already have a spinner bowling. This partnership has put off the plans that England had coming into day 2

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, very full, Kyle Jamieson gets yorked and cue-ends the ball out into the deck

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, and finally gets it away. Hangs back and punches the ball wide of cover. The man at cover - Gay - should have done better. Kyle Jamieson stood tall and managed to hit it hard. The fielder moved to his left but the ball went through him

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, looks to whack that and inside edges the ball on to the bats. That was slower and tossed up outside off

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, and defends it down to mid-wicket as the ball angled in

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, first dose of spin on day 2. That was tossed up and jammed down to mid-off after Kyle Jamieson backed away to play that

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, pushed back to the bowler. That is Stumps on Day 1

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, on a length around off, knocked to cover by Kyle Jamieson

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, flatter delivery around middle and leg, middle to mid-wicket

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, flatter delivery around middle and leg, nudged to the leg-side

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, on a length around middle and leg, nudged to mid-on

Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, flatter around off, punched through the off-side for a single

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, fraction short as Kyle Jamieson defends it

Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, no run, on a length around middle and leg, pushed to mid-on by Kyle Jamieson

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, out Caught by Jordan Cox!! That's a soft dismissal. Even Jacob Bethell can't believe he has taken a wicket off this kind of a delivery. A juicy full toss by the spinner, Nathan Smith goes for a gentle sweep, but ends up getting a top edge towards short fine leg, Cox stationed there takes a safe catch running behind, and Smith's gone moments before stump on Day 1. Nathan Smith c Jordan Cox b Jacob Bethell 4(21)

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, tad short outside off, steered to point by Nathan Smith

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, drifting down the leg-side, Nathan Smith looks to flick it away, gets hit on the pads

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, 2 runs, drifting on the pads, clipped to fine leg for two

Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, no run, on a length around off, punched to mid-off firmly

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, 1 run, tad short outside off, cut to point for a single

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, slower through the air on leg, nudged to short leg

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, Nathan Smith advances down the wicket to play this, gets hit on the pads though, because of the arm ball

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, full in length around off, Nathan Smith defends it

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, pulls the short ball hard, the fielder at short leg gets hit in the process. Gay is in a little pain, Jacob Bethell having a laugh about it. Shin pads brought in for Gay

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, defended to short leg by Nathan Smith

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, flat and quick on leg, Nathan Smith looks to defend, gets hit on the pads. Sliding down the leg-side

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, defended by Nathan Smith from within the crease

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, tad short around off, punched to cover by Nathan Smith

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, down the leg-side, Nathan Smith goes for a sweep and misses

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, darted down the leg-side, Nathan Smith misses out on his glance

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, full and quick on leg, Nathan Smith looks to defend, but gets rapped on the pads. Appeal for an lbw, but this was sliding down the leg-side

Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, no run, tad short on leg, Nathan Smith looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the pads, clearly sliding down the leg-side though

Jacob Bethell to Blundell, out Caught by Root!! fifty and gone. The introduction of spin results in a wicket. This was flatter through the air and Tom Blundell went for the slog. Miscues it towards mid-wicket where Root takes a catch on the second attempt. Tom Blundell walks back after making a valuable contribution. Blundell c Root b Jacob Bethell 51(84) [4s-6]

Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, flatter through the air around leg, nudged through square leg for a single

Jacob Bethell to Blundell, FOUR, easy pickings! Tom Blundell brings up his fifty as he glances this short ball away to the fine leg fence. A standing ovation from his teammates and the spectators

Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, looks to nudge it away, gets an inside edge onto the pads