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

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, very full, angled in, clipped down to mid-on. That was on the sticks and Glenn Phillips played it on the up

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, on the pads, poor again, the batter got into position and tucked it wide of mid-wicket and mid-on for a four. Timed and placed superbly

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, punched on the up, back of a length delivery, outside off, Glenn Phillips stood tall and sent it down to deep cover. You have to take some balls here with a pinch of salt, forget it and move on to the deliveries you can score off. Like this one had room on it and Glenn Phillips timed it and placed it well

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, and rears up from a length! That extra jump and hits the shoulder of the blade to dribble down to gully. Played it with soft hands and hence the ball didn't pop up and went to ground

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, angled in, on a length, tucked down to mid-wicket

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, banged in short, over the left shoulder, Glenn Phillips looks to pull and misses. That was close to the bat though

Sonny Baker to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, has put that blow to his helmet behind him. Was a back of a length delivery, outside off, Kyle Jamieson punches the ball down and sends that wide of cover for a four. Was sweetly timed by the tall fella

Sonny Baker to Kyle Jamieson, no run, banged in short, hits him on the helmet again! This time on the front part of the grille. He throws the bat away. The physio having a look. Second time he is having a concussion check. Jamieson must be a little shook. Has been an eventful start. He seems okay but looks miffed. Not enjoying the short ball saga

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, on a length, angled in, tucked down to fine leg for a single. That angled in from wide of the crease

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, angled in, on the pads, tucked down to mid-wicket

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, what happened there? Didn't get up from a short of length spot. Glenn Phillips tried to rise up and block but the ball went past the sticks and under his bat. Not great news for the side which will be batting last here

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, angled in, on the pads, tucked down to mid-wicket. Second new ball available now. England should take it is what we feel

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in, Glenn Phillips defends it down under his eyes. 27 runs already scored on day 2

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, short of length delivery, Glenn Phillips stays back and pulls the ball down behind square for a four. That was hit into the gap by Glenn Phillips

Sonny Baker to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run, Duckett at deep mid drops it. That was banged in short, Kyle Jamieson went for the pull and top-edged. The fielder did well to get behind the ball and still ended up dropping it. That should have been taken

Sonny Baker to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, short, outside off, Kyle Jamieson throws his bat at it and gets an edge. The ball goes over the keeper and the man at deep third man had no chance. That wasn't far but it sped away

Sonny Baker to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR, hit on the up, outside off, short, Kyle Jamieson flayed that away. Hit that on the up, in the air and no one at point meant it was a four. The field has more traffic on the leg-side

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, under-edges the pull down to long leg for a single as that angled in. 300 up for the visitors. The NZ unit will be happy for sure

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, down leg, slides down, left alone to the keeper

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, back of a length delivery again, Glenn Phillips gets behind it and fences the ball down

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, back of a length delivery, Glenn Phillips hops back and defends it under his eyes

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, and gets a faint edge. That was banged in short, the batter went for the pull and got it over the leaping keeper for a four. Fifty for Glenn Phillips and has been a nice fighting knock

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, byes, FOUR, banged in short, well down leg, Glenn Phillips had no chance, the keeper had no chance and the ball flies past and over the keeper for four byes

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Tom Blundell defends it

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, good length delivery outside off, shaping away from the batter, left alone

Sonny Baker to Blundell, FOUR, nicely done. Back of a length delivery outside off, Tom Blundell plays it late, steering it away to the third man fence. Moves into the 40s

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, tails in sharply on a fuller length, Tom Blundell squeezes it towards mid-on

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, tad short on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips clips it towards mid-wicket for a single

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, good length delivery around middle and leg, Glenn Phillips clips it towards mid-wicket

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, short ball outside off, Glenn Phillips lets it through to the keeper

Sonny Baker to Blundell, 1 run, length delivery around off, Tom Blundell pats it in front of point and takes a quick run

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, on a length outside off, shaping away from the batter, Tom Blundell shoulders arms

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, eased towards mid-off by Glenn Phillips for a single

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Glenn Phillips slashes it through backward point for a boundary

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Glenn Phillips clipped towards mid-wicket

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, back of a length delivery around off, shapes in by a long way, left alone

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, Glenn Phillips dealing in boundaries. Already his third boundary. This was an inswinger around off, Glenn Phillips brings his bat down in time and creams it through covers for a well-timed boundary. Archer having a word with the bowler, giving him an advice or two

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, short and wide ball outside off, Glenn Phillips slashes it over cover-point for a rollicking boundary

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, full and quick on off, hint of movement as Glenn Phillips squeezes it to mid-off

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, no run, back of a length around off, Glenn Phillips knocks it towards mid-off

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, byes, FOUR, sprays it down the leg-side, late swing that beats the keeper and races away to the fence. 200 up for NZ

Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, byes, 1 run, sprays this down the leg-side, keeps swinging away and beats the keeper

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, out Caught by Emilio Gay!! Sonny Baker breaks the partnership. Takes his second wicket. He is absolutely pumped up, clearly visible in his celebration. Short and quick delivery around middle and leg, some extra carry that takes the batsman by surprise. He goes for a pull, doesn't middle it though. Off the splice towards mid-wicket, where Gay completes one of the easiest catches. Daryl Mitchell walks back after playing a handy knock. Should have carried on and converted it into a big score given the touch he was in. Daryl Mitchell c Emilio Gay b Sonny Baker 44(74) [4s-6]

Sonny Baker to Blundell, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Tom Blundell drives it to cover for a single

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, full and quick around off, Tom Blundell squeezes it into the off-side

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, 3 runs, full and wide outside off, Daryl Mitchell square drives it through cover-point for three runs. Good stop by Duckett in the deep, puts in a slide and flicks the ball inside

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, on a length around middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell knocks it towards mid-on

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, angled in, tucked down to the man at mid-wicket

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, goes very wide of the crease, nudges the ball down to mid-wicket

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, short ball, angled in, Daryl Mitchell pivots a little, picks the length and smacks the pull wide of mid-wicket for a four. He timed and placed it well

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, gets sucked into a drive and gets beaten

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in, Daryl Mitchell stabbed back to the bowler

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, back of a length delivery, outside off, patted down wide of gully for a four. That was played away from the body

Sonny Baker to Blundell, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, Tom Blundell nails the drive and sends it wide of cover for a four. That was hit on the up and into the gap

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, back of a length delivery, angled in, nudged down wide of mid-wicket for a single

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, back of a length delivery, down leg, left alone to the keeper

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, Daryl Mitchell cleared his front foot and slapped that wide of cover. That was more of a T20 shot

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, angled in, length delivery, pushed down to mid-on

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, pats the length delivery down into the off-side and wide of point for a couple of runs

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, the ball takes off, outside off, Tom Blundell bails out of the poke

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, left alone to the keeper as that slipped down leg

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, angled down leg, back of a length delivery, Tom Blundell doesn't go for the tuck

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, stabs the ball down into the off-side with soft hands

Sonny Baker to Blundell, 2 runs, on the pads, put away easily for a brace as the ball angled in

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, looks to tuck it away and manages to tap it down

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, banged in short, Daryl Mitchell gets on top of the bounce and pulls the ball down to deep square for a single

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, patted down into the off-side

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, decks in, Daryl Mitchell sees the line and leaves it to the keeper

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, the ball climbs up, down leg though, left alone to the keeper

Sonny Baker to Blundell, 1 run, short of length delivery, angled in, Tom Blundell hops back and nudges it wide of leg gully for a single

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, short of length delivery, down leg, Tom Blundell looks to tuck it and misses

Sonny Baker to Blundell, 1 run, fuller length delivery, outside off, patted out into the off-side with soft hands and they get a single. That was played in a smart manner

Sonny Baker to Blundell, no run, yorker! Tom Blundell gets the bat down, gets his feet out and digs it down to gully as the ball tailed in late

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, walks towards a length delivery and stabs it down into the off-side for a single

Sonny Baker to Blundell, 1 run, short ball, at the ribs, Tom Blundell hops back and taps it down wide of leg gully for a single

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, out Caught by Jacob Bethell!! Sharp take from Bethell at gully. Poor shot. Sonny Baker gets his maiden Test wicket. Was a back of a length delivery, outside off, Rachin Ravindra tried to run it down off the face of his bat and guided it to the man at gully. There was a tinge of extra bounce and Rachin Ravindra didn't control it well. 4th wicket down and a body blow for the visitors as Rachin Ravindra was batting well. Rachin Ravindra c Jacob Bethell b Sonny Baker 33(51) [4s-6]

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Rachin Ravindra gets squared up and pats it down to cover

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short, outside off, Rachin Ravindra stays back and pulls that down to deep mid for a single

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, extra leg gully comes in and that was a length delivery outside off. The batter was looking to drive it and gets an inside edge for a single down to mid-wicket

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, above waist high, back of a length delivery, dug in a little, climbed up but down leg and left alone by Daryl Mitchell as he figured out the length and line quickly enough

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, on a length, angled in, Daryl Mitchell looks to defend and gets an inside edge on to the pads

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, length delivery, outside off, Daryl Mitchell gets a stride out and defends it down into the off-side

Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, no run, down leg, shorter, Daryl Mitchell walks down and lets it go to the keeper

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, 140 kph, full and quick on leg, Tom Latham looks to flick it away, gets hit on the pads though. Clearly sliding the leg-side, hence the lbw appeal was a half-hearted one. From that angle, this was always going to miss the leg-stump

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, 143 kph, well executed yorker outside off, Tom Latham squeezes it into the off-side

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, squeezed into the off-side by Tom Latham

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, full length delivery outside off, pushed into the off-side by Tom Latham

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, 141 kph, full and quick from round the wicket, Tom Latham flicks it towards mid-wicket

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, good length delivery outside off, nips away from the batter who leaves it alone

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, on a length outside off, steered towards point by Tom Latham

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, banged in short by Sonny Baker from round the wicket, Tom Latham ducks for cover

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, length delivery around middle and leg, Tom Latham nudges it towards mid-wicket

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, sticks to his line outside off, Tom Latham lets it through to the keeper

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, on a length outside off, shaping away from the batter, left alone

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, good length delivery around off, Tom Latham knocks it towards cover

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, 1 run, full and quick from round the wicket, 144kph, Tom Latham flicks it towards fine leg for a single

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, 2 runs, tad short on leg, Tom Latham clips it towards fine leg for a couple of runs

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, full in length outside off, Tom Latham drives it towards cover-point where the fielder stops it with a dive to his right

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, shaping away from the batter, Tom Latham has a look and shoulders arms

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, 2 runs, on a length around middle and leg, Tom Latham looks to defend, ends up getting an inside edge through square leg, two more runs added to the total

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, 2 runs, on a length outside off, Tom Latham steers it through gully for a couple of runs

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, outside the off-stump, Tom Latham leaves it

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, on a length outside off, shaping away from the batter, Tom Latham shoulders arms

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 Tom Latham, 1 run, on the shorter side around off, the batter taps it towards the off-side for a single

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, 2 runs, on a length around leg, clipped through the leg-side for two runs

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

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, 1 run, length delivery, tucked down behind square for a single

Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, no run, gets behind the back of a length delivery and defends it down with soft hands