England vs New Zealand, 3rd Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - Player HighlightsENG vs NZ, 3rd Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - Player Highlights

Bashir to Blundell, out Lbw!! Two wickets in the over for Shoaib Bashir. This was bowled from round the wicket and Tom Blundell went for the reverse sweep. Gets hit on the shoe and up goes the umpire's finger. Pitching in line, impact in line and it was hitting the middle stump, confirm the replays. The on-field decision stays and Tom Blundell is gone for a handy contribution. He couldn't make that dropped catch count though. Blundell lbw b Bashir 30(67) [4s-4]

Bashir to Blundell, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, Tom Blundell carves it through the off-side

Jofra Archer to Blundell, 1 run, dropped by Bashir! Tom Blundell goes for a pull against the short ball, and the top edge flies straight towards deep backward square leg. Bashir charges in to gather it and gets his hands to it as well, however, fails to latch onto the catch. That should have been taken. Archer won't be a happy bloke. Bashir too has a disappointed look on his face as he looks skyward

Jofra Archer to Blundell, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket by Tom Blundell

Bashir to Blundell, 1 run, full toss by Shoaib Bashir, Tom Blundell drives it along the carpet to long-on

Bashir to Blundell, no run, that kept low outside off, Tom Blundell pats it into the off-side

Bashir to Blundell, no run, now he has drilled it back to the bowler. Shoaib Bashir gets his hands to it, parrying it towards mid-off

Bashir to Blundell, no run, that was pitched up by the spinner, doesn't spin much, Tom Blundell looks to defend, gets beaten due to the drift

Jofra Archer to Blundell, no run, shaping away from Tom Blundell outside off, was a length delivery and he left it alone

Jofra Archer to Blundell, no run, on a length around middle and leg, Tom Blundell defends it from within the crease

Jofra Archer to Blundell, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, Tom Blundell looks to nudge it away, gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad

Jofra Archer to Blundell, FOUR, pulled away! Jofra Archer has a smile on his face. This was a well-directed bouncer by him, Tom Blundell picks the length quickly, rocks back in the crease and pulls it away to the deep backward square leg boundary

Jofra Archer to Blundell, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, clipped to mid-wicket by Tom Blundell

Jofra Archer to Blundell, no run, on a length outside off, shaping away from the batsman, left alone

Bashir to Blundell, 1 run, slight width on offer, Tom Blundell rocks back and carves it through the off-side

Bashir to Blundell, 2 runs, full and wide outside off, Tom Blundell squeezes it towards third man for a couple of runs

Jofra Archer to Blundell, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Tom Blundell defends it into the off-side

Jofra Archer to Blundell, 1 run, short and quick on leg, Tom Blundell goes for a pull, but gets hurried due to the pace. Drags it towards the leg-side for a single

Jofra Archer to Blundell, no run, on a length around off, knocked to the off-side with soft hands

Jofra Archer to Blundell, 1 run, back of a length around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket by Tom Blundell

Josh Tongue to Blundell, 1 run, full and on the stumps, Blundell gets it off the inner part of the bat and scampers off for a single towards mid-wicket

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, full and comes back in at good pace, hurries the batter and hits him on the pad. Appeal for an lbw but it was always missing the leg-stump by some distance. That pinned Blundell on the front pad and he looks a bit uncomfortable. Seems ready to go now

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, hits Blundell high on the bat and gets it to roll towards gully. Manages to keep it in the ground

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, full toss and Blundell ends up pushing it to the fielder at mid-off. That was there to be hit but Blundell doesn't want to take any chance before lunch

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, comes in a bit with the angle, but keeps it outside off. Blundell does what he has been doing for a while: blocks it with ease

Stokes to Blundell, no run, keeps a tad low and Blundell adjusts well to bring his bat down. Another maiden over for England

Stokes to Blundell, no run, closer to the batter, on the off stump, Blundell plays it late and dead bats it right in front of him

Stokes to Blundell, no run, wide of the crease, once again gets a bit of inward movement with the angle but not enough to trouble Blundell who defends it once again

Stokes to Blundell, no run, pulls his length back at 131kph, Blundell stands on his toes and blocks it with the straight bat

Stokes to Blundell, no run, almost a replica of the previous delivery and Blundell plays it down with utmost ease

Stokes to Blundell, no run, keeps its line from the length just outside the off-stump, Blundell brings his bat down and knocks it back into the pitch

Stokes to Blundell, no run, a bit of sound there but must have been the thigh pad. Back of a length on the leg stump as the ball holds its line. Blundell takes his bat out of the way and ends up getting hit on the thigh pad before the ball goes to the keeper. A bit of appeal from England, and it's turned down

Stokes to Blundell, no run, keeps its line after pitching on length outside off. Blundell tries to put some bat to it but decides to pull it back and let it go to the keeper

Stokes to Blundell, no run, back of a length delivery, coming in with the angle. Blundell wanted to pull but ends up gloving it to the leg slip. Goes to the fielder on one bounce

Stokes to Blundell, no run, sliding down leg from short of a length. Blundell misses out on putting some bat to it as the ball goes low to the keeper

Stokes to Blundell, no run, slanting in from back of a length at just over 130kph. Blundell stands tall and blocks it with ease

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, rises once again from back of a length, lucky for Blundell as it was way outside off. Left alone by the batter

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, nips in at 133kph but Blundell watches it closely and blocks it with a straight bat

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, fuller and coming in with the angle, Blundell strides forward and blocks it to the off side

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, full and well outside off at 136 kph. Blundell goes for the big drives but gets beaten once again as the ball nips back in and goes into the gloves of the keeper

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, closer to the body on this occasion and Blundell tucks it to the leg side

Josh Tongue to Blundell, no run, that's some start by Tongue! Back of a length and bounces a bit more, also hurrying the batter in the process. Blundell tries to poke at it but gets beaten by pace and bounce

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, another one coming in a bit, the batter cover the line and pushes it straight back

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, on the stumps by Atkinson and Blundell defends it to the leg side

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, that carries to the keeper, the right-hander didn't bother to put his bat on this one

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, that's a good one just outside off and beats the batter on the inside edge

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, moving away from short of a length and Blundell knocks it to his right

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, plays it on the back foot and works it to the off side

Atkinson to Blundell, FOUR, shot! Half-volley and Blundell plays a perfect cover drive to get back-to-back boundaries. After some tight overs, Atkinson has conceded three fours in this over

Atkinson to Blundell, FOUR, much better line and length from Atkinson, just around off but Blundell plays it late and with soft hands. The outside edge goes to third man for another boundary

Atkinson to Blundell, 2 runs, 400 up for New Zealand! Short and coming into the batter who rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Bashir does well to prevent two runs for his side

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, full and coming in at 138 kph, Blundell prods forward and offers a solid-looking defence

Atkinson to Blundell, FOUR, there it is. Gets an over-pitched delivery outside off and drives it perfectly square of the wicket to collect his first boundary of the innings. That will help him break the shackles

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, holds its line from back of a length, Blundell goes on his toes and dabs it to point

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, 138kph half-volley on the off-stump, Blundell ends up whipping it straight to mid-on

Atkinson to Blundell, 2 runs, slanting into the pads and Blundell tucks it to backward square leg for a brace

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, follows it up with a very full delivery on the stumps. 136kph and Blundell manages to squeeze it to the off side

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, that nips back in from back of a length outside the off stump and puts Blundell in an awkward position. The batter gets hit high on the thigh pad as the ball rolls to his left

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, 136kph but fuller this time around, Blundell covers the line of the ball and defends it to the right of Atkinson

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, 131kph on length outside off but no movement whatsoever, easily blocked to the off side

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, 135ks good length ball around off, Blundell defends late and right under his eyes

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, 138ks on a length and outside off, Blundell lifts his bat and lets it go

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, 135ks short of length angled in, Blundell rides the bounce and turns it to mid-wicket

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, 140ks fullish delivery around off, Blundell pushes it off the inner half to mid-wicket

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, 138ks fuller and close to off, Blundell inside halves the block to square leg. There was a single on offer but he sends ORourke back

Atkinson to Blundell, no run, 140ks back of a length around off, Blundell hops behind the line and blocks to mid-on

Stokes to Blundell, 1 run, back of a length and angling in, Blundell tucks it backward of square and gets off the mark