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

William ORourke to James Rew, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Rew taps it to point

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, nice pull shot but they have a man at deep mid-wicket to cut off these hits to the fence

William ORourke to Root, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Root hangs back and guides to backward point

William ORourke to Root, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Root covers the line and defends to the on-side

William ORourke to James Rew, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, dabbed to backward point and he manages to escape strike

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, clipped away to fine leg

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, there is that famous Root late cut with bent knees as William ORourke offers width and bowls short, Root wants two but third man cuts it off

William ORourke to James Rew, 1 run, pulls and sends it fine behind square, straight to fine leg though. Short delivery directed down the leg-side and Rew didn't have trouble

William ORourke to James Rew, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, clipped to mid-wicket

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, but he will definitely punish if it's shortish and close to off stump like it was this time. Nice swivel-pull for a run

William ORourke to Root, no run, covers the stumps and doesn't want to bother a ball that's well outside off stump

William ORourke to Root, no run, short of length delivery nipping back in, Root defends off the back foot

William ORourke to James Rew, no run, short and on the stumps, Rew ducks under it

William ORourke to James Rew, no run, oh the ball moved a long way to the left after passing the batter and Blundell was moving to the right to collect the original line. Managed to palm it to ground and save four byes

William ORourke to James Rew, no run, focuses hard on this short of length delivery around off stump line and plays a careful defence

William ORourke to James Rew, no run, now manages to defend this short of length delivery to the on-side

William ORourke to James Rew, no run, beaten! Short of a length delivery angling away, Rew just manages to avoid the outside edge

William ORourke to James Rew, no run, again gets squared up when it's been pushed across him. Another short ball awkardly handled. Don't let these fast bowlers smell blood

William ORourke to James Rew, no run, oh squared up! Short of a length delivery nipping away, Rew was looking to play leg-side, got opened up by the away movement and he managed to plonk it to cover

William ORourke to James Rew, leg byes, FOUR, given leg byes! Short of a length delivery down the leg-side, Rew looks to glance. Ball hit the thigh pad and lobbed to the right of Blundell who couldn't cut it off. Kind of hung his bat out there. Will New Zealand consider having a leg slip?

William ORourke to James Rew, no run, makes him smell the leather! Short delivery angling away, Rew takes his head and hands out of the line to let this pass

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, tapped off the back foot backward point

William ORourke to Root, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Root ignores

William ORourke to Root, 2 runs, on the pads, worked away through backward square leg

William ORourke to Root, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, doesn't move much, left alone

William ORourke to Root, no run, good length delivery outside off, skids along the deck, as Joe Root shoulders arms

William ORourke to Root, no run, back of a length delivery that shapes back in, Joe Root shoulders arms

William ORourke to Root, no run, gets slightly squared up as this length delivery shapes away, pushed to cover

William ORourke to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, flicked to mid-wicket

William ORourke to Root, no run, tad short on middle and leg, Joe Root looks to punch this on the up, gets an inside edge towards the on-side

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, short and quick on leg, Joe Root goes for a pull, gets it off the glove towards backward square leg

William ORourke to Root, FOUR, adventurous. Arches back in the crease and guides this over gully stylishly. Regal shot

William ORourke to Root, no run, length delivery that nips back in, Joe Root has a look and leaves it

William ORourke to Root, no run, fraction short on off, Joe Root knocks it to mid-off from within the crease

William ORourke to Root, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries. Both batters dealing in boundaries. Good length delivery outside off, doesn't move much, Joe Root plays it with soft hands, steering it past the fielder at gully off an educated outside edge

William ORourke to Root, FOUR, Root among the runs as well. Back of a length delivery outside off, Joe Root arches back and carves it away to the third man fence. Was comfortably placed past the fielder at gully

William ORourke to Harry Brook, FOUR, aggressive intent by Harry Brook. A short ball by William ORourke, Harry Brook picks the length early and pulls it away to the deep backward square leg boundary. Almost went the distance

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, plays this on the rise, steering it to backward point

William ORourke to Harry Brook, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Harry Brook slashes it hard to deep point

William ORourke to Harry Brook, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Harry Brook drives this straight past the bowler, and the fielder in the deep chases it all the way to the boundary. Puts in a dive, but fails to stop it. Jamieson the man

William ORourke to Harry Brook, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Harry Brook steers it to gully

William ORourke to Harry Brook, no run, nips back in from a length, Harry Brook looks to defend, gets an inside edge onto the pads

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, that shall be Tea on Day 4. Drifting on the pads, clipped towards mid-wicket for a single

William ORourke to Root, FOUR, 50 up for England! More than 2000 runs for him against NZ in Tests. This was short and wide outside off, Joe Root throws his hands at it, carving it away to the deep backward point fence

William ORourke to Root, no run, good length delivery outside off, keeps straight as Joe Root lets it through to the keeper

William ORourke to Root, no run, tad short around off, Joe Root pats it into the off-side

William ORourke to Root, no run, sprays this down the leg-side, Joe Root lets it through to the keeper

William ORourke to Root, no run, tad short outside off, Joe Root plays it on the rise, steering it to point

William ORourke to Root, no run, tad short outside off, Joe Root plays it on the rise, steering it to point

William ORourke to Harry Brook, 1 run, short ball down the leg-side, Harry Brook pulls it to fine leg for a single

William ORourke to Harry Brook, FOUR, back of a length delivery outside off, Harry Brook plays it late, steering it away through backward point for a boundary

William ORourke to Harry Brook, no run, on a length outside off, Harry Brook goes for a drive and misses

William ORourke to Harry Brook, no run, short ball on leg, tucked towards the on-side by Harry Brook

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, out Caught by Matt Henry!! That's a pretty soft dismissal, and England lose their 3rd wicket. William ORourke goes short from round the wicket, and Ben Duckett gets induced into a pull shot. Gets it off the cue end, as he is slightly early in playing that. Straight to Henry at mid-on, where he completes one of the easiest catches. Duckett walks back dejected as New Zealand put themselves in a commanding position. Ben Duckett c Matt Henry b William ORourke 9(28) [4s-1]

William ORourke to Root, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Joe Root looks to defend, and almost plays it onto the stumps. He thought this would drag onto the stumps and tried to keep it away from his bat. Was far away though

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, 1 run, drifting on the pads, clipped away to deep backward square leg

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, on a length around off, knocked into the off-side by Ben Duckett

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, 140 kph, short in length around off, Ben Duckett knocks it down the pitch

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, 143 kph, back of a length delivery outside off, Joe Root taps it towards the off-side for a single

William ORourke to Root, FOUR, nicely played. Short in length outside off, Joe Root arches back in the crease and carves it over point for a well executed boundary. Not a great start by William ORourke