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 Daryl Mitchell, no run, banged in short, too short, Daryl Mitchell sees it early and ducks

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, very full, angled in, Daryl Mitchell defends it back to the bowler

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, outside off, left alone to the keeper

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fuller length delivery, well outside off, left alone to the keeper

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, angled in, presses forward and defends it

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, glorious! That was fuller, outside off, drilled through the off-side for a four. Lovely shot as he leant into the shot by moving towards the line of the delivery

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, on a length, angled in, left alone to the keeper

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Daryl Mitchell driven back to the bowler

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, on a length, angled in, Daryl Mitchell defends it down to cover

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, very full, angled in, Daryl Mitchell defends it back to the bowler

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fuller length delivery, Daryl Mitchell creams the drive on the up and finds the man at cover

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, angled in, on a length, Daryl Mitchell defends it back to the bowler

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, banged in short, goes over the batter as he lets it go the keeper

Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, leg byes, 1 run, length delivery, shaping in, nudged wide of leg gully for a single. Infact, leg byes given. So, he missed that

Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, 2 runs, angled in, on the pads, clipped wide of long leg for a couple of runs

Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, no run, pats the ball down into the off-side

Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, no run, short of length delivery, angled in, outside off, left alone to the keeper

Josh Tongue to Blundell, out Caught by James Rew!! Taken by the keeper after some help from Root at leg gully. That was on the pads, angled in, Tom Blundell clipped it and Root palmed the ball up for the keeper to grab it. Root went with hard hands and landed on the keeper as he lost his balance trying to grab the ball again but he managed to palm it. Root earlier had disapproved a leg slip for Archer but he had it for Josh Tongue in the last over and has paid immediate dividends. Tom Blundell will have to go. Not the best ball but Josh Tongue would be chuffed. Blundell c James Rew b Josh Tongue 16(40) [4s-1]

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, back of a length delivery, hangs his bat outside off and pats the ball down to gully

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, jammed down to the man at mid-on

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, angles it in from a length and Tom Blundell gets a stride out to defend it into the off-side

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, short ball, angled in, Daryl Mitchell pulls the ball down to deep square for a single. Was not timed well

Josh Tongue to Blundell, 1 run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Tom Blundell pats it down with soft hands for a single

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, angled in, tucked down to mid-wicket

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, Root slots himself in at leg gully. Daryl Mitchell passed the info to his mate who dead bats a length delivery angling in into the deck

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, fuller length delivery, speared in, Tom Blundell digs it down to mid-wicket

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, Tom Blundell defends it down into the off-side with soft hands

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, angled in, on a length, Tom Blundell hops back and looks to tuck but misses

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, nails the yorker, Tom Blundell gets the bat down and jams it out to the bowler

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, angles it in, wide of the crease, Daryl Mitchell plays close to his body and tucks it down on to the on-side for a single

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, right behind the line of the delivery and defends it down to the bowler

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fuller length delivery, clipped down to mid-on as it angled in

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, and just short of the man at mid-on! Was a short ball, Daryl Mitchell mistimed the pull and the ball popped up but landed short of the fielder. He was done for pace and the ball climbed on to him a little

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, on a length, angled in, Daryl Mitchell gets behind it and defends it and shouts 'no run' to his mate at the other end

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fuller length delivery, well outside off, left alone to the keeper. Was well wide

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short of length delivery, down leg, Daryl Mitchell misses the tuck. Poor delivery from Josh Tongue

Josh Tongue to Blundell, 3 runs, little fuller, outside off, Tom Blundell gets a stride out and drives it wide of cover. The man at sweeper cover cuts it off but they get a triple

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, on a length, well outside off, left alone to the keeper

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, slips one down leg, Tom Blundell misses the tuck

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it

Josh Tongue to Blundell, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, angled in, tucked down wide of square leg for a brace

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, back of a length delivery, gets squared up, Tom Blundell is beaten outside off

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, angled in, on a length, hits him high on the pad as he missed the tuck

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, back of a length delivery, outside off, patted down into the off-side for a single

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Henry Nicholls hangs back and defends it down into the off-side. That one has pinged Henry Nicholls on the fingers. The physio has come out. He is in some pain. He rose with the ball but the fingers got jammed with the bat handle. There was extra lift on this one. The magic spray is being used

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, that jags in big! That swung in big after it went past. This ball is doing enough early on day 2. NZ won't mind it much if it continues like this on day 4

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, gets a stride out, leaves that outside off

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, nip backer! The ball landed on a length, nipped in, Henry Nicholls looked to push at it and got beaten on the inside edge. The batter was completely taken aback

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, full and quick on off, Henry Nicholls squeezes it to cover

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, slower delivery attempted, but it's down the leg-side, Henry Nicholls leaves it

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, flicked to mid-wicket by Henry Nicholls

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, short ball on off, Henry Nicholls lets it through to the keeper

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Henry Nicholls leans forward and square drives it through the off-side for a well-timed boundary

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, eased into the leg-side by Henry Nicholls

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, flicked to mid-wicket by Henry Nicholls

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, pats this into the off-side and scampers across to the other end. The fielder with an underarm throw at the keeper's end, but doesn't hit

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, good length delivery outside off, some extra carry as Daryl Mitchell shoulders arms

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, on a length outside off, shaping into the batter and Daryl Mitchell shoulders arms

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, tad short on middle and leg, nudged through square leg for a single

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, 3 runs, drifting on the pads, clipped through the leg-side for three runs by Daryl Mitchell

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, pulled away! Short ball down the leg-side, a loose delivery, and Rachin Ravindra has dragged it towards the fine leg fence. Lead is now 268. The partnership is 140

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, short in length around off, Henry Nicholls looks to nudge it away, gets a leading edge towards cover

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, banged in short down the leg-side, Henry Nicholls ducks underneath

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, pulled through square leg as the bowler goes short, just a single

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, short length delivery outside off, Rachin Ravindra rides the bounce and cuts this through cover-point for a rollicking boundary

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, on a length outside off, pushed to cover by Henry Nicholls for a single. A fumble by the fielder resulted in the run

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, drifting on the pads, clipped towards square leg by Henry Nicholls

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Henry Nicholls pats it into the off-side

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, full and quick down the leg-side, Henry Nicholls goes for a flick and misses again

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, on a length around middle and leg, knocked to mid-on

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, leg byes, FOUR, fired down the leg-side, Henry Nicholls goes for a flick, but the ball clips his pads and races away to the fine leg boundary

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery around middle and leg, knocked to mid-on. Guess Henry Nicholls got hit on the glove. He certainly is in pain as his hand got jammed between the bat handle and the ball. The physio is out in the middle and having a check on him. Ravindra will have some drinks in the meantime

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. The lead is now 246. Both the batters are looking comfortable out in the middle. Probably the best time and best conditions for batting in this Test

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Rachin Ravindra goes for a drive and misses

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, short of a length outside off, Rachin Ravindra carves this through point and brings up his fifty. Nicholls congratulates him as the spectators give him a gentle round of applause. The batsman raises his bat and soaks in the applause

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, yorker length delivery around off, Rachin Ravindra digs it towards mid-off

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length around off, knocked to cover by Rachin Ravindra

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Rachin Ravindra creams it through extra cover and moves closer to his fifty. Just a single more to get there

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, full on the pads, Ravindra flicks it behind square

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, too full, Ravindra doesn't miss out and crunches it straight down the ground to beat mid-off

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, oh dear! Another ball keeps very low from this end and again sneaks under Ravindra's bat! Just like the last one, the line is a little bit outside off, helping Ravindra survive

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, in the channel, back of a length, Ravindra tries punching it away but mistimes it in front of cover

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, nipping back off a length, still a safe enough leave from Ravindra

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, flicked off the pads, races away through the midwicket region

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length delivery around off, defended forward

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, tight single and Ravindra has to put in the dive! Back of a length just outside off, Nicholls taps wide of point and they decide to go through for the single. Ravindra knew he was struggling and dived full stretch. Not sure if he would've made it if there was a direct hit

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, tucked to midwicket

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Nicholls hops in the crease and defends

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, angled in on off, good length ball that stays a touch low, Nicholls adjusts and defends

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, oh this one keeps low and nearly takes out off stump! Back of a length, Ravindra looks to defend from the crease but it goes right under his bat. Tongue drops to his knee in frustration

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, fuller than a good length just outside off, defended forward

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, lovely flick of the wrists! Again pitched up, goes straighter this time and Ravindra whips it wide of mid-on

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, edged and dropped by the keeper! Went one-handed to his left, got to it but couldn't hold on! Was pitched up by Tongue, inviting the drive and Ravindra took the bait. The trap was laid but Rew lets him escape

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, another easy leave outside off

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, well wide outside off, left alone

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, very full, outside off, patted down into the off-side with soft hands. Drinks. England have taken two wickets and have ensured NZ work hard for their runs. We are in for an exciting 3 hours or so here on day 3

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 2 runs, on a length, angled on to the pads, Rachin Ravindra clips the ball wide of mid-wicket for a brace

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, bat, pad, nudged down wide of square leg for a single

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, very full again, attacking the sticks, Henry Nicholls just stabs the fuller length delivery down to mid-on

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, very full, angled in, clipped away firmly and the man at mid-wicket stopped it to his left. Root was the fielder there and did well to stop a few runs

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, Henry Nicholls gets the bat down and defends it

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, angled in, at the sticks, nudged down to mid-wicket. Even bounce on that one unlike a previous delivery which skidded on a little

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, on a length, outside off, Henry Nicholls gets right behind the line of the delivery and defends it

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, angled in, on a length, tucked down to mid-on. Not much movement

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, on a length, angled in, Henry Nicholls defends it down to mid-on

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, fuller length delivery, Henry Nicholls clips the ball down to mid-on

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the deck

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, shorter from Tongue this time around with some width on offer, Ravindra cuts it straight to the fielder at backward point

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full this time around by the seamer, Ravindra comes forward and punches it to mid off

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Ravindra leaves alone this short of a length delivery outside off

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, was probably sliding down leg! Round the wicket and gets the ball to swing back in from just outside off. Ravindra was late to get his bat down and gets hit on the pad. Luckily for him, the ball was doing a bit too much and would have gone onto miss the leg stump. England decide against the review, and rightly so

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Tongue hits the length once again but drops it outside off, allowing the batter to leave it alone

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, out Caught by Harry Brook!! INSTANT SUCCESS FOR TONGUE, BUT THAT'S A POOR SHOT SELECTION FROM CONWAY! There was no need to play it. It was on length but way outside off from Tongue. Just a bit of away seam movement and Conway went for an expensive drive, got an outside edge and Brook at second slip completed an easy catch. Devon Conway c Harry Brook b Josh Tongue 11(26) [4s-1]