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

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

Josh Tongue to Nathan Smith, 1 run, slanting into the pads from back of a length, Smith works it to backward square leg for one runs

Josh Tongue to Nathan Smith, no run, plays it off the outside edge but does it with soft hands as the ball rolls to the point area. Good over this from Tongue, giving nothing away to the batter

Josh Tongue to Nathan Smith, no run, 133kph back of a length delivery outside off, Smith lifts his bat and lets it go

Josh Tongue to Nathan Smith, no run, goes even fuller at 138kph. Smith covers the line of the ball and defends it back to the bowler

Josh Tongue to Nathan Smith, no run, fuller and a bit closer from Tongue. Still wide enough for Smith to leave it alone

Josh Tongue to Nathan Smith, no run, continues to slide in from outside off but still far away from the stumps. Smith comes forward and shoulders arms

Josh Tongue to Nathan Smith, no run, nips it from length at 133kph, Smith defends it on the back foot

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

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, no run, 136ks good length ball around off, ORourke stays beside the line and blocks to mid-off

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, no run, 135ks fuller and angling in, ORourke camps in the crease and defends to cover

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, no run, 138ks on a length and close to off, ORourke blocks it off the outer half to backward point

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, FOUR, edged and four! Tongue induces the false shot but the ball does not go to hand. Full pitcher and ORourke is drawn into the drive, he goes for it with laden feet and the outside-edge goes through the slip cordon - between first slip and gully

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, no run, 135ks good length ball slanting in, ORourke camps back and blocks with a straight bat

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, no run, 136ks full and close to off, ORourke eases it to mid-off

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, wasted short ball, sprays it down leg and Mitchell stands his ground, allows it to pass

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short of length around the hips, Mitchell gets on one leg and pulls backward of square. He struck that hard and picked out Root who's slightly deep in that region

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 138ks arrowing into the blockhole, Mitchell brings his bat down and jams it to mid-on

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 138ks on a length and outside off, Mitchell opens the bat face and dabs it towards gully

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 138ks very full and close to yorker length, Mitchell digs it out to mid-off

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, full and angling into the batter, Mitchell prods forward and blocks it to mid-on

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, no run, 136ks attacks the stumps, ORourke brings his bat down and defens back to Tongue

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, no run, that's more the length. 141ks fullish delivery and ORourke is drawn into the drive, he plays the shot without moving his feet and is beaten on the outside-edge

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, no run, 143ks slanting into off, ORourke does not move his feet much but manages to keep it out

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, no run, 141ks short ball angled in, ORourke bends down and allows it to sail over him

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, no run, bit of confusion. ORourke had to rush back and he makes it in. Good length ball around off, ORourke defends to point and Mitchell takes a start. ORourke wasn't interested in the single but starts to go after seeing Mitchell, but the latter aborts and ORourke had to get back in quickly

Josh Tongue to William ORourke, 2 runs, 143ks spears it into the blockhole, ORourke brings his bat down and squeezes it through backward point, gets off the mark with a brace

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 136ks nips back in from a good length, Mitchell premeditated the forward defence and lunges into the block, gets a thick inside-edge onto the pad and the ball lobs over the vacant short leg region

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 138ks back of a length around off, Mitchell gets behind the line and blocks it to the off-side

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 138ks full and arrowing in on off, Mitchell defends with a straight bat

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 135ks on a length and outside off, Mitchell shoulders arms

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, fuller and close to off, Mitchell pushes it back to Tongue and he can't make a clean stop, couple of runs taken

Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, ufff! That wasn't far from the off-stump. Mitchell wasn't sure whether to play or leave, he's late in lifting his bat up and the under-edge flies past off-stump, beats Smith to the left and races away

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, 138ks short of length around off, Nicholls hops across and tucks it to mid-wicket

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, ufff! That wasn't far. Good length ball slanting in, Nicholls is rooted to the crease and replays show he was late on the shot, the bat came down after the ball had passed him

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, 128ks good length ball on off, Nicholls prods forward and blocks it back

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, 127ks back of a length angling in, Nicholls tucks it with soft hands to mid-wicket

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, 128ks short of length delivery, Nicholls hops and defends it to mid-wicket

Josh Tongue to Nicholls, FOUR, lovely shot! That's his third boundary but it is the best of the lot. Full pitcher around off, Nicholls transfers his weight into the front foot, brings his bat down straight and caresses the drive through extra cover. No need to run for that..

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 1 run, top-edge but doesn't carry to fine leg. This one rises a bit more from short length and Latham once again goes for the pull, but doesn't get into the right position. Gets a top-edge but lucky for him the ball drops well short of the fielder

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, FOUR, take that says Latham! Gets on top of the bounce and times the pull to perfection to backward square leg for a boundary. England have filled the on side with the fielders but Latham still manages to find the gap

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 1 run, almost! Short and over the head of the batter who still goes for the pull and mistimes it just to the right of the diving Duckett at short mid-wicket. Just inches away from Duckett

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, SIX, Conway is not going to back down! Short, doesn't get as high as the bowler would have liked and Conway helps it over deep backward square leg for a six. He is looking in the mood and this could prove to be dangerous for England

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 1 run, another bumper into the body and Latham pulls it fine behind square for one. That also brings up the 250-run stand

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, short ball and Latham pulls it straight to the fielder at square leg

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, back of a length from round the wicket, Latham waits and leaves it for the keeper

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 1 run, in the air but way in front of the square. Short from Tongue and Conway goes for the pull. Gets it off the lower half of the bat as the ball flies over the head of the mid-wicket fielder

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 1 run, short once again but into the body, Latham stands on his toes and times the pull to deep square for one run

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, short and outside off, Latham lets it go

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 2 runs, short at 136 kph from Tongue, kept coming in with the angle and Latham stood tall and pulled it to the vacant deep mid-wicket region to get two runs

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, 133 kph coming in a bit with the angle, keeping the stumps into play, but Latham has no trouble getting his bat down and knocking it to the left of the bowler

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, fuller this time around and Conway knocks it to the off side

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, FOUR, he gets bat on this one and whips it to deep square leg for a fine boundary. The line and length was there to be hit and Conway makes the most of it. Hits it in the air and manages to find the gap behind the square region

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, operating in the early 130s now, full and slanting into the pads, Conway fails to put any bat to it

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, plays it on the back foot and turns it to the leg side

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 1 run, comes back into the pads with the angle and Latham works it to deep square leg for one runs

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, angles into Latham from just outside off, the batter blocks it

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 1 run, 136ks very full and close to yorker length, Latham squeezes it to deep backward point. That will be tea on day 1

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, might have been the slower ball. Yes, 112ks but it slips down leg, Latham misses the glance and the ball bounces on the way to Smith

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, bouncer around off, Latham ducks down a little and allows it to sail over him

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 1 run, 131ks short and banged into the pitch, Conway pulls to deep square leg. It was uppish but lands well in front of Gay

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 1 run, angling in from round the wicket, Latham clips it off the pads to deep square leg

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 2 runs, fine effort by Atkinson. Fraction short and outside off, Latham waits and plays it late - opens the bat face and guides it behind square. The ball was racing away before Atkinson intervened with a dive and saved a couple

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, 128ks on a length and close to off, Latham prods forward and blocks to cover

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, 128ks full and at the stumps, Latham gently turns it to mid-wicket

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, uhhh! Latham is being caught in the crease. 130ks nip-backer and Latham is rooted, gets beaten on the inside-edge and is struck high on the pad. Height saved him there

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, back of a length close to off, Latham gets behind the line and defends solidly to the off-side

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. Was there an inside-edge? England think so. Nips in from good length, Latham is not fully forward and the inside-edge hits the front pad, lobs into the off-side and falls short of an incoming Bethell from gully

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, 128ks good length ball around off, Latham prods forward and defends to cover

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, full and Conway's eyes lit up. The left-hander prods across looking for a drive but ends up hitting it back to the bowler with the inner half off the bat

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, full and draws Conway forward. The left-hander doesn't get his bat down and leaves it alone

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, fuller on this occasion and no movement whatsoever, Conway strides across and dead bats it to his left

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, 135kph on the similar length and this one gets high. Conway moves to his left but drops the bat at the last minute to let it go

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 1 run, 133 kph back of a length delivery but it doesn't bounce as much as Latham would have liked. The left-hander adjusts well, rolls his wrists into the pull and works it to square leg

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, full and outside off for Tongue, Latham defends it to his left and shouts "no" to Conway who was looking to get a quick single

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, FOUR, that's much better! Full and enough room on offer, Conway bends the knee and drives it crisply for a boundary

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no ball, FOUR, outside edge and that goes towards third man for four. Width on offer and Conway went chasing, only to get a big edge that went between the slip fielders. Wouldn't have mattered as the umpire calls it a no-ball

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, goes a bit high from the length but Conway sees it clearly and leaves it alone

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, shapes into the batter who pushes it to the off side

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, leg byes, 1 run, Tongue goes full and on the pads to Latham and knocks him off the ground. There is no bat involved but the ball had pitched on the leg stump and the replays show it would have missed the stumps by some distance. England have wasted their first review. It was the bowler who was convinced. That was a good delivery though, getting it to come back in. Was almost a yorker and a bit to the left, it would have hit the stumps

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 1 run, full and width on offer and Conway thumps it to deep point for a single

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, Conway reaches forward to a length delivery coming in a bit and blocks it with the straight bat. Not much happening for the bowlers at the moment

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 1 run, slashed very hard but straight to the fielder. Full and width on offer, Conway throws his bat as the ball flies to deep backward point

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, slightly fuller, outside off and coming back in with the angle. Conway lefts it for the keeper

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 1 run, on length and slanting in, Latham works it off his hips to square leg and gets to the other end

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, 1 run, 14th Test fifty for Conway! Hasn't had a great series but is making the most of this superb batting surface. Gets there with a gentle nudge to fine leg for one, raises his bat and gets the applause

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, FOUR, gets a bit of room and Conway stands tall and guides it past the third man region to move to 49

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, starts the second session and his second spell with a full-length delivery into the pads, and Conway times it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, uhh! Conway could have so easily gloved that. Fraction short and slanted down leg, Conway tries to help it along and is on one leg, but the ball keeps going away and almost brushes the glove on the way to Smith

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, angled in from round the wicket, Conway is squared up as the ball straightens and the leading edge rolls to cover

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, 136ks fullish delivery around off, Conway pushes it off the inner half to mid-on

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, wasted short ball, angled outside off and Conway does not bother with it

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, 138ks good length ball on off, Conway hops behind the line and defends to mid-on

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 1 run, fuller and around off, Latham eases it with a straight bat down the ground and crosses over

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, 2 runs, 138ks short of length outside off, Latham gets on top of the bounce and punches it in front of square. Stokes chases it down from point and keeps it to a couple

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, 136ks fuller and close to off, Latham's bat turns on impact and the ball rolls to mid-on

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, 131ks angled across the left-hander, Latham lifts his bat and lets it go

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, 141ks bouncer around off, Latham sinks down and allows it to sail over him

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, back of a length and stops a little, Latham stands tall and closes the bat face early, the leading-edge rolls to the right of Tongue

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, 133ks on a length and outside off, no movement whatsoever, easy leave for Latham

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, bounces a bit more from the length, Latham jumps and gets pinned high on the pads

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, fuller this time and Latham works it to the leg side

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, Tongue is hitting the pitch hard and Latham simply blocks it into the pitch

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, full and way down the leg, no chance Latham could have got any bat to it. Smith dives and collects the ball to his right

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, on stumps, Latham plays it late to the mid-wicket area

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, back of a length ball outside off and the left-hander knocks it to the off side

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, around off and Conway pushes it to the point area

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, Conway allows the length ball to come to him and offers a straight bat, as the ball rolls to the mid-on fielder

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, angled into the off stump, Conway dead bats it with a slightly tilted bat

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, bounces a bit more from length and hits the jumping Conway high on the thigh pad

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, slightly pulls his length back on the same line, Conway cover the line of the ball and blocks it

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, full and on the stumps, Conway gets his bat down and dabs it to the leg side

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, length bal on the off stump, Conway covers the line of the ball and blocks it to the left of the bowler

Josh Tongue to Devon Conway, no run, too full but down the leg, Conway tries to put some bat to it but fails

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, leg byes, 1 run, into the pads and the balls goes to the right of Latham, giving NZ one run

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, FOUR, another leg-stump half-volley and Latham clips it to deep mid-wicket for second boundary of the over. You can't bowl such deliveries on what seems to be a belter of a pitch

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, no run, that's much better from Tongue! On length just outside off as the ball holds its line, Latham blocks it into the crease

Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, FOUR, full round the wicket and on the pads. Easy picking for the NZ captain who whips it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary