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

Root to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, Brook tried to preempt the reverse paddle but the ball still beats him. Was a tossed up delivery, Daryl Mitchell sat down to reverse paddle it past the slip fielder. 12 after the break and NZ have made their intentions clear

Root to Daryl Mitchell, no run, was there an edge? The keeper fumbled it. That was tossed up, turned in and Daryl Mitchell was beaten on the outer-edge

Root to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, waits on the short ball, gives room and slaps that square of the wicket for a four. That was hit hard and into the gap

Root to Daryl Mitchell, no run, stays back and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands

Root to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, fifty for Daryl Mitchell! The man for the crisis has played a solid knock. Was tossed up delivery, outside off, reverse swept down to third man for a four

Root to Daryl Mitchell, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, defends it

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, quicker through the air on off, Rachin Ravindra knocks it into the off-side

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, straighter one outside off, squeezed into the off-side

Root to Nicholls, 1 run, pushed into the pocket at cover for a single

Root to Nicholls, FOUR, advances down the wicket and thumps it right over the bowler for a boundary. The fielder in the deep tried to grab it with his left hand, but couldn't do so

Root to Nicholls, no run, spinning away from the batter outside off, left alone

Root to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short and wide outside off, punched through cover for a single

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, loopy delivery outside off, spinning away from the batter, left alone

Root to Nicholls, 1 run, low full toss outside off, driven to wide long-off

Root to Nicholls, no run, knocked down the pitch by Henry Nicholls

Root to Nicholls, no run, pushed towards cover by Henry Nicholls

Root to Nicholls, no run, sharp off-break outside off, spinning away from the batter, left alone

Root to Nicholls, no run, advances down the wicket and squeezes it towards mid-on

Root to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, drifting on the pads, clipped through the on-side by Rachin Ravindra for a single

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, push-drives the tossed up delivery back to the bowler

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, slower through the air around middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra push-drives it back to the bowler

Root to Nicholls, 1 run, pushed to mid-on for a single by Henry Nicholls

Root to Nicholls, 2 runs, swept through square leg for a couple of runs

Root to Nicholls, no run, pushed down the pitch by Henry Nicholls

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full at the stumps, Ravindra smothers it down the pitch

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, tossed up outside off, defended forward

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length just outside off, defended off the back foot

Root to Nicholls, 1 run, drifting into the pads, Nicholls goes back and tucks it behind square

Root to Nicholls, FOUR, very slow through the air at 75kph, asks Nicholls to drive and he does so. Cracks it away through extra cover, four more

Root to Nicholls, FOUR, just a chip down the ground! He uses his feet nicely, gets right to the pitch and lofts it down the ground

Root to Nicholls, no run, oh that looks really close! If there's no edge, Nicholls is in trouble. But not out is the decision and UltraEdge confirms a tiny inside edge. But another good over from Root who has started really well. Round the wicket, lands it on a good length and it goes on with the arm to hit the back leg on the forward defence

Root to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, some width outside off, Ravindra goes back and cuts nicely through point

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, again off the outside half as the ball grips a touch off a length

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, floated up just outside off, Ravindra prods forward and defends off the outside half to point

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, holds it on a good length, defended

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, sliding in off a good length, Ravindra goes back and punches to mid-on

Root to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, goes for a lofted shot, miscues it and it drops just short of Archer at mid-on! Eventful over from Root! Ravindra tries to take him down but nearly perishes in doing so. Didn't get hold of it at all

Root to Nicholls, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Nicholls gets low, reaches out and sweeps to deep square leg

Root to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, knocks it to mid-on and sets off for a quick single

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, teasing flight outside off, lures him into the drive but the ball dips in front. He drags it off the inside edge onto pad

Root to Nicholls, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven to sweeper cover

Root to Nicholls, no run, round the wicket, goes on with the arm and beats Nicholls on the inside edge in defence. There's a shout for LBW but it seems to be sliding down leg. Ball-tracking confirms the same. But good from Root, landing it on a good length straightaway