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

Nathan Smith to James Rew, no run, short of length delivery, Rew defends off the back foot

Nathan Smith to James Rew, no run, more confident back foot defence

Nathan Smith to James Rew, no run, keeps a shade low! Short of a length delivery angling in, Rew was on the back foot to defend but the ball didn't bounce much and he managed to get his bat down in time

Nathan Smith to James Rew, no run, full and angling in, driven to mid-off

Nathan Smith to James Rew, no run, short of length delivery angling in, Rew punches it to mid-off

Nathan Smith to Root, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Root taps it behind point with an angled bat for a run

Nathan Smith to James Rew, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Rew dabs late with angled bat to third man

Nathan Smith to James Rew, no run, shout for LBW, mainly from the bowler. Nothing much from his mates as it was too high. Rew offered no shot to this short of length delivery coming back into him and wore it on the thigh pad

Nathan Smith to Root, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Root flicks through backward square leg

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, beats the batter again with the incoming short of length delivery, Blundell doesn't collect cleanly but he stops

Nathan Smith to Root, byes, 4 runs, oh that's beaten the batter and the keeper! Hint of shape back in from short of length. Oh come on, that's a under edge between the keeper's legs and it's been given as byes. The keeper won't be happy with that call as it goes against him

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, short of length delivery angling in, Root works it to square leg

Nathan Smith to James Rew, FOUR, clipped off the hips! Short of a length delivery angling in, Rew waits and flicks through square leg and collects his first boundary

Nathan Smith to James Rew, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Rew clips it to mid-wicket

Nathan Smith to James Rew, no run, short of length delivery, Rew defends off the back foot

Nathan Smith to Root, 1 run, good length delivery from over the wicket to Root, clipped through backward square leg

Nathan Smith to James Rew, 1 run, oh almost took the pad before hitting the inside edge! Good length delivery angling in, Rew looks to defend this ball from round the wicket, was late on the shot and the inside edge rolled behind square

Nathan Smith to Root, 1 run, short of length delivery angling in, clipped to square leg. Latham slides across to save a run or two

Nathan Smith to Root, 1 run, played towards the leg-side for a single

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, square driven for a single

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, on the shorter side around off, Harry Brook pats it into the off-side

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, some extra carry as Harry Brook gets beaten on his defence

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, on a length around off, Harry Brook defends it from within the crease

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, FOUR, whipped away! On the shorter side as Harry Brook puts it away to the deep mid-wicket fence. 100 up for England

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, SIX, that has gone the distance. Short ball by Nathan Smith and Harry Brook pulls it over deep backward square leg for half-a-dozen. Put down by one of the spectators in the stands

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, full length delivery around off, Harry Brook drives it to mid-off

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Harry Brook pats it in front of cover

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, on a length outside off, skids along the deck, Harry Brook goes for a drive and misses

Nathan Smith to Root, 1 run, tad short in length as Joe Root works it away to fine leg

Nathan Smith to Root, 2 runs, 50-run stand up in quick time. Drifting on the pads, clipped through square leg for two runs

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, 2 runs, banged in short by Nathan Smith, Harry Brook rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 11 runs from this over, 10 runs from the previous

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, FOUR, more runs for Brook. Back of a length delivery outside off, keeps a touch low as Harry Brook plays it with soft hands, steering it away to the third man fence

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, on the shorter side, Harry Brook knocks it down the pitch

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, FOUR, tad short on middle and leg, Harry Brook picks the length early and whips this away to the deep mid-wicket fence. Runs coming thick and fast. They will, until the time Brook is batting

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Harry Brook defends it into the off-side

Nathan Smith to Root, 1 run, clipped off an inside edge towards fine leg

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, good length delivery around off, skids along the deck, Joe Root plays it late, steering it to point

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, squeezed to mid-on by Joe Root

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, back of a length delivery around off, knocked into the off-side by Joe Root

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, yorker length delivery around off, Joe Root digs it out

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, doesn't move much, Joe Root lets it through to the keeper

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, on a length around off, Joe Root defends it

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler outside off, crunched through cover for a rollicking boundary

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven firmly to mid-off

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, good length delivery around off, keeps a touch low as Harry Brook gets an inside edge onto the pads

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, on the shorter side around middle and off, Harry Brook plays it on the rise, knocking it back to the bowler

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, length delivery around middle and leg, clipped into the leg-side

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, no run, on a length around off, Harry Brook defends it from within the crease

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, outside off, Joe Root taps it into the off-side

Nathan Smith to Root, FOUR, Joe Root looking positive, and pretty comfortable at the moment. Back of a length delivery outside off, Joe Root plays a square cut through backward point and finds the fence

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, skids along the deck on a good length, knocked to point by Joe Root

Nathan Smith to Root, no run, lunges forward, steering this to point

Nathan Smith to Root, FOUR, on the shorter side outside off, Joe Root plays it on the rise, steering it away to the third man fence

Nathan Smith to Ben Duckett, 1 run, short and quick around off, Ben Duckett looks to fend it away, gets it off the splice towards backward point