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

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, stays leg-side of the ball and pats it down to point. England trail by 100 now

Matt Henry to Fisher, FOUR, fifty for Matthew Fisher! His third first-class fifty and maiden Test fifty. Excellent knock as he has kept the Kiwis at bay. Fuller ball, angled in and whipped away off the pads for a four

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, angled in, length delivery, Matthew Fisher looks to tuck it away and misses

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, on a length, outside off, tapped down to cover point. A wicket falls now and it should be lunch\

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, gets the ball to curl away, Matthew Fisher looks to push at it and gets beaten

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, on a length, stabbed down to mid-off

Matt Henry to Fisher, FOUR, off the outer-edge and a four! Was a length delivery, outside off, Matthew Fisher backed away and looked to throw his bat at it and got it off the edge. He moves to 46 and England are 105 behind now

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, very full, outside off, Matthew Fisher got behind the line of the delivery and drove it back to the bowler

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, walks at the length delivery which nips away, Matthew Fisher misses the clip and is beaten

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, back of a length delivery, Matthew Fisher hangs back and fences the ball down to point

Matt Henry to Fisher, 2 runs, backs away to a short of length delivery and lofts it wide of deep third man. They get a brace

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, on a length, outside off, nips away, Matthew Fisher lets it pass to the keeper

Nathan Smith to Fisher, 1 run, walks across a length delivery and dinks it down to long leg. Matthew Fisher is playing a little gem here. The lead for NZ now stands at 111. The pair has already added 43 runs

Nathan Smith to Fisher, FOUR, field comes in and slapped over cover! Was a fuller length delivery, outside off, Matthew Fisher backed away and crunched it. He whacked that hard. This is frustrating for the Kiwis

Nathan Smith to Fisher, no run, banged in short, Matthew Fisher lets it go as he ducks under the ball

Nathan Smith to Fisher, no run, short ball, down leg, pulled down fine to fine leg. They don't take a run

Nathan Smith to Fisher, FOUR, sends that behind square for a four. Thigh high short ball, Matthew Fisher gets on top of the ball and pulled it down into the gap

Nathan Smith to Fisher, no run, now Nathan Smith resorting to bouncers as well. The new ball should be taken after this over. Short ball, down leg, Matthew Fisher misses the pull

Rachin Ravindra to Fisher, 1 run, goes back and looks to chop but under-edges the ball down through the legs of the keeper. Was a half chance at best

Rachin Ravindra to Fisher, no run, too full, driven down to cover

Rachin Ravindra to Fisher, no run, goes for the slog sweep and inside edges the ball down to leg slip. Played it too early

Rachin Ravindra to Fisher, no run, goes back and defends it back to the bowler

Nathan Smith to Fisher, 1 run, looks to stab it away and gets an inside edge down to fine leg for a single. Was a length delivery, outside off and Matthew Fisher pushed at it

Nathan Smith to Fisher, no run, pats a length delivery down to cover and the misfield doesn't allow a single as the man at cover charged at the ball

Nathan Smith to Fisher, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Matthew Fisher presses forward and punches the ball down to cover

Nathan Smith to Fisher, FOUR, down leg, Matthew Fisher pivots on the back foot and pulls that fine down to fine leg. The fielder was too square and was late to pick it up as well

Nathan Smith to Fisher, no run, punched down to cover off a length delivery

Nathan Smith to Fisher, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, angled in, Matthew Fisher tucked it behind square and they scramble back for a brace

Rachin Ravindra to Fisher, 1 run, on the pads, clipped past the man at mid-wicket for a single. Was a little uppish but away

Rachin Ravindra to Fisher, no run, lovely loop, on the sticks, Matthew Fisher defends it. NZ waiting for the new ball

Rachin Ravindra to Fisher, no run, defends it down to cover as that was tossed up

Rachin Ravindra to Fisher, no run, stabbed down into the off-side from the crease

William ORourke to Fisher, 1 run, fuller length delivery, Matthew Fisher pats the ball down into the off-side for a single. NZ could have planned this better. They are waiting for things to happen. The short ball ploy doesn't seem to be working

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, down leg, Matthew Fisher hops across his sticks and misses the ball down leg

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, gets the ball to climb again from round the wicket and Matthew Fisher walks across, exposes his sticks and falls down trying to evade the short ball

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, down leg, Matthew Fisher lets it go as that was bowled short again

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, short ball, down leg, Matthew Fisher looks to flay that away and misses. He wanted to throw his hands at it and misses

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, the batter gets into a tangle and gets hit into the grille. The umpire summons a concussion check. That was bumped in short, Matthew Fisher was looking to pull by staying back but failed to wood it. The physio having a look. Matthew Fisher seems okay

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, back of a length delivery, Matthew Fisher hops back and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, too short, the batter sees it early and ducks under it

William ORourke to Fisher, 2 runs, short ball, Matthew Fisher mistimes the pull and gets it just wide of the man at deep mid. They get a brace. Lucky

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, gets hit on the arm as that was bumped in from round the wicket. The batter backed away but was angled in by William ORourke

Nathan Smith to Fisher, 1 run, short of length delivery, outside off, Matthew Fisher swats that down to long-off for a single. Came off the cue-end of the bat. The last pair continues to add vital runs

Nathan Smith to Fisher, no run, banged in short, Matthew Fisher ducks down and evades it in an ungainly manner. For sure, he isn't the prettiest batter

Nathan Smith to Fisher, no run, on a length, outside off, Matthew Fisher gets inside the line of the delivery and looks to scoop it but misses as he was too early into the shot

Nathan Smith to Fisher, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in, Matthew Fisher gloves the ball down into the deck

William ORourke to Fisher, leg byes, 1 run, on a length, slower, Matthew Fisher looks to work it down on to the on-side. The ball balloons up over the cordon after hitting the pads. They get a single down to third man

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, ugly hoick sans any timing as the ball angled in from a back of a length spot. The ball hurried on to him as well

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, banged in short, goes over the left shoulder as he was too late to attempt a pull

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, gloves the short ball down into the off-side as he was trying to evade the short ball. The bowler followed him

William ORourke to Fisher, no run, angled in, short of length delivery, pulled down to mid-wicket as he backed away again. Not trying to get behind the line of the delivery

William ORourke to Fisher, FOUR, Matthew Fisher eats into the lead by four runs. Back of a length delivery, angled in, Matthew Fisher backed away and punched it down to deep cover. That was well done

Matt Henry to Fisher, 1 run, stabs a length delivery down into the off-side and scampers off for a single. Sonny Baker will have to face the music now. Matthew Fisher showing trust

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, 1 run, short ball, outside off, Matthew Fisher gets on top of the bounce, rolls his wrists on the pull and gets it down to long leg for a single as Jamieson hurled the throw back to the keeper

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, no run, bumps that one short, angled in, Matthew Fisher rocked back to slash it away and misses

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, no run, bumped in short, Matthew Fisher was looking to leave it but went for a late decision to pull it and missed it

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, no run, and turned his back on that short ball which was bumped in. The ball hit the gloves and then on to the ribs as he was trying to take evasive action

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, no run, angled in, tucked down to mid-wicket. The field placing can be better. The field is spread out despite Matthew Fisher batting at number 9. He can bat

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, outside off, patted behind square and they nab a brace again

Matt Henry to Fisher, 3 runs, good stop! Dived to his right and stopped it at deep cover as the batter climbed on top of the ball and tapped it down. The fielder gave it a good chase and pulled it back

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, banged in short, outside off, left alone as he dropped his wrists on that

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, on a length, outside off, Matthew Fisher looks to push at it and gets beaten

Matt Henry to Fisher, 2 runs, and a run-out chance goes missing! That was stabbed down to deep point. The throw from the deep was to the batter's end and the keeper fails to gather it clean as it bounced too close to him. That should have been the end of it

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, looks to scoop and the ball ends up hitting the keeper. He was looking to be too cheeky

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Fisher allows it to come and taps it square of the wicket for one run

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, 2 runs, on the leg stump, length delivery, Fisher just heaves it to backward square leg and collects a couple of runs

Matt Henry to Fisher, 1 run, on the pads from Henry and that allows Fisher to work this one with ease to mid-wicket and get a single

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, on length with no movement, Fisher defends it

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, no run, slightly on the fuller side but no movement, just comes back a bit with the angle, Fisher confidently comes forward and plays it towards the off side

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, no run, short of a length delivery outside off with a bit of away movement, Fisher opts to let it go

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, no run, Jamieson goes short this time around, Fisher tries to duck under it but ends up getting hit on the back

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, no run, on the stumps, Fisher stands tall and defends it

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, no run, back of a length this time around, Fisher gets into a position and blocks it

Kyle Jamieson to Fisher, no run, moves away from length, Fisher pokes at it but is beaten

Matt Henry to Fisher, 1 run, tap and run. The batter patted it down into the off-side and set off for a single

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, just short of the slip fielder. Pushes at it and gets the edge. The ball lands short of the fielder

Matt Henry to Fisher, no run, on length and just outside off, Fisher allows the ball to come to him and defends it late