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 Root, out Lbw!! Henry strikes! Joe Root has been adjudged lbw and he reviews. 131kph, in-seamer on a good length and that's hit his back leg adjacent to the stumps. UltraEdge confirms no inside edge. Over to ball-tracking and it's hitting leg! Three reds and Adrian Holdstock's onfield call stays. Root's fighting knock comes to an end and he wears a disappointing look even as he gets applauded by the crowd. Not a lot of movement off the deck, but enough to beat the defensive edge of the batter who was stuck in the crease. The appeal wasn't vociferous, Henry was confident but up went the dreaded finger. Root lbw b Matt Henry 77(145) [4s-8]

Kyle Jamieson to Root, 1 run, 128kph, fiddles at this short of length delivery wide of off, doesn't go with hard hands though. Gets an outside edge and Latham dives to his right at second slip to make a good half-stop

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, 130kph, Jamieson pulls his length back, Root waits on the back foot and pushes it to backward point with an opened bat-face

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, 130kph, full delivery, Root drives straight to mid-off

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, 130kph, pitched up delivery, Root gets forward and across to push it to mid-on

Matt Henry to Root, 1 run, leg-lined and Root works it through backward square leg

Matt Henry to Root, no run, on a good length and wide of off, left alone

Matt Henry to Root, no run, 127kph, over the wicket, Henry starts with an in-seamer on a fullish length and Root defends off the front foot

Kyle Jamieson to Root, 1 run, shortish delivery angling in, pulled behind square

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, covers the line and defends

Matt Henry to Root, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Root cuts to backward point

Rachin Ravindra to Root, no run, quicker delivery, defended off the back foot

Rachin Ravindra to Root, 3 runs, clipped off the back foot, slightly uppish, but he beats the dive at short mid-wicket and it's just cut off inside the rope

Rachin Ravindra to Root, no run, quicker delivery on the off stump, Root defends from the crease

Rachin Ravindra to Root, no run, flatter delivery from round the wicket, Root looks to defend, almost pad first and it got Tom Blundell excited for a wee bit

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Root lets it go

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, full and angling in, clipped to mid-on

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, walks at the bowler and dabs this short of length delivery to gully. Kyle Jamieson dropped it short on seeing the batter step out

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, full delivery moving back in, Root drives to mid-off

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, clipped to mid-wicket

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, full and angling in, clipped to mid-on

Rachin Ravindra to Root, 1 run, turning away outside off stump, pushed to deep point

Kyle Jamieson to Root, 1 run, opens the bat face and guides this short of length delivery to third man

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, short of length delivery, Root covers the line and defends

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, short of length delivery nipping away outside off stump, Root lets it go

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Matt Henry to Root, no run, opens the bat face and steers this towards backward point. Wanted to access third man but the line was too close to the body

Matt Henry to Root, no run, short of length delivery, Root blocks

Matt Henry to Root, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Root taps it off the back foot to point

Matt Henry to Root, no run, blocked

Matt Henry to Root, no run, gee, what a good ball this is! To make a set batter think about his foot work, make him adjust late and play an unconvincing defence. Length delivery nipping back in, Root originally was playing outside the line. Had he moved his front foot inside the line, he would have been out LBW. Even this defence off the inner half of the bat almost took the pad before hitting bat

Matt Henry to Root, byes, FOUR, difficult take for Tom Blundell down the leg-side standing up. Short of a length gone wrong. In fact jumped after pitching with some seam movement into the RHB as well, so the keeper had no chance

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

Matt Henry to Root, 1 run, plays this on the rise, carving it through the off-side for a single

Matt Henry to Root, no run, on a length outside off, Joe Root steers it to point

Matt Henry to Root, 1 run, eased into the pocket at cover-point for a single

Matt Henry to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, pushed to mid-off

Kyle Jamieson to Root, 1 run, clipped through mid-wicket for a single

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, good length delivery around off, Joe Root defends it with soft hands

Matt Henry to Root, 2 runs, drifting on the pads, clipped through mid-wicket for two runs

Matt Henry to Root, 1 run, steered through point for a single

Kyle Jamieson to Root, 1 run, good length delivery around middle and leg, clipped to square leg by Joe Root

Kyle Jamieson to Root, FOUR, fifty for Joe Root! The spectators go 'Rooooooooot'. Length delivery outside off, Joe Root plays it late, steering it through gully for a boundary. Played that with soft hands and got there. The partnership is 85, and both the batters have notched up their fifties

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, on a length around off, Joe Root knocks it into the off-side

Matt Henry to Root, no run, on a length around middle and leg, knocked to mid-on

Matt Henry to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Joe Root goes for a drive, gets an inside edge onto the pads

Matt Henry to Root, no run, shaping into the batter around off, Joe Root knocks it to cover

Matt Henry to Root, no run, on a length around middle and leg, clipped to mid-wicket

Matt Henry to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler as Joe Root push-drives it down the pitch

Matt Henry to Root, no run, back of a length around off, Joe Root defends it

Kyle Jamieson to Root, 1 run, flicked through the leg-side for a single

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler as Joe Root drives this down the pitch

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, back of a length around off, Joe Root knocks it into the off-side

Matt Henry to Root, no run, length delivery around middle and leg, played to mid-wicket

Matt Henry to Root, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Joe Root pats it into the off-side

Matt Henry to Root, no run, on a length around off, Joe Root defends it

Matt Henry to Root, 1 run, plays this on the rise, carving it through point

Matt Henry to Root, no run, not out it is! The on-field decision has to be reversed. A length delivery around off, Joe Root looks to defend, gets a big inside edge onto the pads. Bat first it was, and Root survives. New Zealand players thought it was pad first, and were celebrating. But that wasn't the case

Kyle Jamieson to Root, 1 run, driven to wide mid-off as the bowler goes full

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, knocked on the rise to mid-on

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

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, length delivery around off, Joe Root looks to defend, the ball flicks his pads before the bat. Impact was well outside the line

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, on a length outside off, shaping away from the batter, left alone

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, advances down the wicket and defends this length

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, length delivery from over the wicket, Joe Root knocks it down the pitch

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, good length delivery around off, Joe Root looks to defend, gets an inside edge onto the pads

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Joe Root leans forward and creams it to cover

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

Matt Henry to Root, 1 run, flicked to mid-wicket for a single

Matt Henry to Root, no run, on the shorter side outside off, Joe Root plays it on the rise, steering it to point

Matt Henry to Root, 2 runs, drifting on the pads, clipped away through square leg for two

Matt Henry to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, clipped to wide mid-on by Joe Root

Matt Henry to Root, no run, on a length around off, keeps a touch low, Joe Root looks to defend, gets an inside edge onto the pads

Matt Henry to Root, no run, full and quick around off, Joe Root goes for a drive, gets an inside edge onto the pads

Matt Henry to Root, no run, good length delivery outside off, steered into the off-side

Matt Henry to Root, no run, on the fuller side as Joe Root's drive finds mid-on

Matt Henry to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, knocked to cover by Joe Root

Matt Henry to Root, no run, length delivery around off, Joe Root pats it into the off-side

Matt Henry to Root, no run, fraction short around off, Joe Root pats it towards cover

Matt Henry to Root, no run, good length delivery around middle and leg, eased to mid-on

Kyle Jamieson to Root, 1 run, walks across slightly as Kyle Jamieson spears this one around middle and leg, clipped to mid-wicket by Joe Root for a single

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Joe Root pats it into the off-side

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, length delivery around off, Joe Root defends it into the off-side

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, a review wasted by New Zealand! A good length delivery outside off, and it keeps a touch low and nips in slightly, Root doesn't offer a shot, and replays confirm it was comfortably missing off. Would have hit the 5th stump outside off. Not a great call by New Zealand to challenge the umpire's decision

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, advances down the wicket to play this short ball, gets surprised due to the bouncer though. Off an outside edge towards the slip cordon

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, steered towards the off-side by Joe Root

Matt Henry to Root, 1 run, 14,000 Test runs for Joe Root! He reaches the landmark in his 165th Test, becoming only the second batter in the history of the game to achieve the feat, after Sachin Tendulkar. What a remarkable servant he has been for England. The way Root continues to perform, he has every chance of surpassing Tendulkar's record and finishing as the highest run-scorer in Test cricket. The England spectators, his teammates in the dressing room - everyone gives him a standing ovation as soon as he gets there with a quick single towards cover

Matt Henry to Root, no run, good length delivery around off, knocked into the off-side by Joe Root

Matt Henry to Root, no run, on a length around off, Joe Root defends it down the pitch

Kyle Jamieson to Root, 1 run, walks down the wicket and flicks this towards mid-wicket

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, edged, but safe! On a length around off, Joe Root looks to defend, but ends up getting an outside edge to 2nd slip. Latham grabs it, however, the ball just landed in front of him. Nervous start for Root

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, into the blockhole around off, Joe Root squeezes it

Kyle Jamieson to Root, no run, on a length outside off, steered to point by Joe Root