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

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

Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, 140ks on a length and around off, ORourke dabs it with soft hands in front of gully

Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, 131ks aiming for the top of off, ORourke gets behind the line and blocks it back

Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, 135ks good length ball close to off, ORourke drops it down near his feet

Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, 140ks sharp bumper around middle and leg, ORourke ducks and allows it to sail over

Atkinson to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 138ks back of a length around off, Mitchell drops it with soft hands into the off-side and calls for a quick single

Atkinson to Daryl Mitchell, no run, peach! Atkinson starts his spell well. On a length and in the channel, Mitchell shuffles across and looks to defend, the ball holds its line and beats the outside-edge

Atkinson to Rachin Ravindra, out Caught by Jamie Smith!! Stokes and rest of England run towards Bashir. It was his one saved run that kept Ravindra on strike else it would have been Nicholls. But this is a reckless shot. Back of a length, not there for the pull and Ravindra was also fetching it from outside off, the top-edge goes straight up and Smith barely had to move to take that. England fighting back towards the fag end of the day. Rachin Ravindra c Jamie Smith b Atkinson 7(22) [4s-1]

Atkinson to Nicholls, 3 runs, short and slanting down leg, Nicholls swivels and helps it along to fine leg. Bashir runs to his left and puts in the dive, then another dive and manages to haul it in. The third umpire has several replays and decides it is a clean stop

Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, 135ks fuller and angling in, Nicholls pushes and the ball pings off the middle, goes quickly to Stokes at mid-off

Atkinson to Nicholls, FOUR, creamed! Atkinson dangles a carrot outside off and Nicholls takes the bait. Full and outside off, he gets a good stride in and smashes the drive in front of square. The new ball races away off the turf..

Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, 135ks attacks the stumps, Nicholls stays back and knocks it to mid-wicket

Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, wasted delivery outside off, too far out and Nicholls ignores

Atkinson to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length close to off, Ravindra judges it well and shoulders arms. It wasn't far from the off-stump but Ravindra trusted the bounce and let it pass

Atkinson to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 131ks on a length and outside off, swirls away after Ravindra lets it pass

Atkinson to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 136ks full and slanting in, Ravindra leans forward and turns it to mid-wicket

Atkinson to Rachin Ravindra, no run, almost a similar length as the previous delivery but the line is outside off, Ravindra shoulders arms

Atkinson to Rachin Ravindra, no run, uhhh! 138ks back of a length angling in from round the wicket, Ravindra is rooted to the crease and plays for the angling coming in, but it holds its line and beats the outside-edge. Ravindra gives the nod of approval

Atkinson to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 135ks back of a length close to off, Ravindra gets on top of the bounce and blocks it to the off-side

Atkinson to Nicholls, 1 run, 128ks short and well below the hips, Nicholls goes on one leg and pulls to deep backward square

Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, 140ks fuller than good length, Nicholls is drawn into the forward defensive

Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, defended to the off-side

Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, there's a sound. But Atkinson is not interested. No appeal from Smith either. Atkinson suggests it was off the thigh pad. Sliding down leg, Nicholls looks to glance and there's a clear deflection. It must have been the thigh pad. Smith dives to his right takes it with one hand. Yes, UltraEdge confirms it was the thigh pad

Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, 135ks pounds away on the hard length, Nicholls turns it to mid-wicket

Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, 136ks back of a length around off, Nicholls knocks it with a straight bat to mid-on

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

Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, full pitcher outside off, Nicholls drives and finds cover perfectly

Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, 138ks fuller and around off, Nicholls leans forward and blocks solidly

Atkinson to Nicholls, 2 runs, 140ks too straight - on middle and leg, Nicholls clips it through the vacant mid-wicket region and picks up a brace

Atkinson to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, on a length and around off, Ravindra angles his bat and guides it to deep backward point

Atkinson to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 133ks back of a length around off, Ravindra knocks it to cover-point

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, short but well outside off, the New Zealand captain lifts his bat for the pull but decides to let it go

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, back of a length delivery that came in with the angle, Latham finds the fielder at square leg

Atkinson to Tom Latham, FOUR, makes a bit of room and Atkinson offers him a half-volley just outside off. Latham transferred his weight and eased it through the covers for a delightful boundary

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, slower bumper, 128 kph outside off. Latham was early into this shot and fails to make any connection

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, another short delivery, Latham gets the pull off the inner half of the bat as the ball rolls to the fielder

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, 138-kph bumper directed into the body. Latham goes for the pull, times it well but straight to the fielder at square leg

Atkinson to Devon Conway, 1 run, almost carries to the fielder at square leg! Doesn't time the pull and the ball drops right in front of the fielder

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, the left-hander gets on the back foot, allows the ball to come and works it to the leg side

Atkinson to Tom Latham, 1 run, short once again and Latham pulls it to backward square leg for one

Atkinson to Tom Latham, FOUR, Latham makes England pay! Times the pull perfectly in front of the square and gets a boundary. That's also the highest stand for New Zealand against England

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, comes in with the angle and Latham knocks it to the leg side

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, is that a dropped chance? Smith has put down a sitter behind the stumps. This was short and angling into the rib-cage area of Latham who was cramped for room. The left-hander went for the pull but was hurried by the pace. Got some glove to it and the ball went straight to Smith who went to his right and it was there to be caught at the right height, but ended up making a mess of it. Probably got high on him but that should have been taken by a keeper playing at any level

Atkinson to Devon Conway, 1 run, the left-hander plays this length delivery late and works it fine to retain the strike

Atkinson to Devon Conway, FOUR, catch it is the call but Conway has managed to hit the gap. Short and pulled away with ease between the two fielders at deep backward square leg

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, tucks it tentatively to the leg side

Atkinson to Tom Latham, 1 run, comes in with the angle but on the same length, Latham rolls his wrists into the pull to fine leg

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, short and outside off, the left-hander sways inside the line

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, he is bowling with the same field that Tongue has for him. Back of a length outside off, Latham miscues the pull but keeps it in the ground

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, 138 kph length delivery, hurries Conway who shoulders arms at the right moment

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, almost 90 mph back of a length delivery, but the ball keeps slanting across and goes down the leg. Conway does well to get away and leaves it alone

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, fast and full once again but Conway ends up hitting it to the fielder at mid-off

Atkinson to Devon Conway, FOUR, full and drives beautifully for a boundary! Atkinson offers a half-volley and Conway gets on the front foot and times the drive to perfection. The left-hander has played some stunning drives in this innings

Atkinson to Tom Latham, 1 run, plays this length delivery right under his eyes and taps it to point for one

Atkinson to Tom Latham, 2 runs, on the back foot and Latham works it to square leg for a quick brace

Atkinson to Tom Latham, 2 runs, stands tall and punches this length delivery to the left of deep point and collects an easy two

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, 143 kph back of a length delivery outside off, Latham was slightly late to get his bat up but does it on time to let it go

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, bounces nicely to the keeper from length. The paceman is operating close to 90 mph but Latham sees the ball outside off and leaves it

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, slanting in from round the wicket, still not close enough for Latham to put some bat to it

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, full and Latham takes a leg out to his left trying to get closer to the pitch of the ball, but decides to shoulder arms

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, Latham prods forward confidently and blocks it back into the pitch

Atkinson to Tom Latham, 1 run, 143 kph length delivery from Atkinson and Latham covers the line and knocks it to deep square leg for one run

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, short, too short from Atkinson and Latham sits under it as the ball flies over his head into the gloves of Smith

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, Latham is not going to chase those deliveries outside off like Conway. The left-hander lets one go

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, Latham lifts the bat at this length delivery outside off and leaves it for the wicketkeeper

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, rides the bounce this time around, stands tall and blocks it to the off side

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, back of a length delivery angling into the left-hander, Latham tries to nudge it to the leg side but fails

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, good carry to the wicketkeeper from the length outside off, Latham lifts his bat and watches it go to the keeper

Atkinson to Devon Conway, 1 run, closer to the off stump and slanting in from round the wicket, Conway drops his bat and jabs it to the off side for one

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, pulls the length back and touches the 140-mark, Conway watches it closely and leaves it alone as the ball was way outside off

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, 138kph right under the bat of Conway who offers the full face of the willow and punches it to mid-off

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, 133 kph outside off and on length, Conway lifts his bat and lets it go

Atkinson to Devon Conway, FOUR, full toss and that was there to be punished, which is exactly what Conway does. Outside off and Conway drives it firmly to deep extra cover for another boundary

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, Atkinson goes a bit fuller and gets the ball to go away with the angle. Conway ends the over with another leave

Atkinson to Devon Conway, FOUR, gets some width this time around and Conway plays the drive on the rise and gets a boundary through the deep point region

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, phew, that one came back in! Back of a length outside off and the ball nips back in at good pace. Conway pulls his bat back and allows it to go to the keeper

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, going away from over the wicket, closer to the off stump but still enough for Conway to leave it

Atkinson to Tom Latham, 3 runs, short and wide from Atkinson and Latham taps it late to deep backward point for three runs

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, that was there to be driven but Latham ends up hitting it straight to the fielder at cover. Didn't really put too much bat into it as well

Atkinson to Devon Conway, 1 run, prods forward and drops it to the off side and scampers off for a quick single

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, that moves away from the length just outside off and beats Conway's outside edge. The batter pokes at it but luckily doesn't get any bat to it

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, fuller this time around on the stumps, Conway pushes it to the right of the bowler who dives and stops it with one hand

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, length ball that kept going away from Conway who didn't seem interested to put his bat to it

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, Atkinson has operated at a better pace than Archer and is hitting the bat a lot harder. Going away with the angle and Conway blocks it with soft hands

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, Atkinson comes over the wicket and start with a delivery on the middle stump moving away. The left-hander dead bats it to the pitch

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, length delivery moving in from outside off, Conway confidently lets it go

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, gets his bat down and knocks this length delivery to the off side

Atkinson to Devon Conway, FOUR, third boundary for Conway through that sweeper cover region. This was once again full and wide and Conway just timed it square of the wicket

Atkinson to Tom Latham, 3 runs, length ball coming into the pads, Latham works it to deep square leg where Archer had to run some distance and put his hand down to save one run for his team. The momentum took him over the advertising board but no harms done

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, sliding down into the pads, Latham works it straight to the leg slip

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, Atkinson is looking in good rhythm! The right-armer is constantly touching the 140kph-mark. Nips back in from the off-stump and cramps Latham for room

Atkinson to Devon Conway, FOUR, that should get him going! A half-volley outside off from Atkinson and Conway was quick to pounce on it. Takes a stride forward and drives it through sweeper cover for a boundary

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, Atkinson goes full on the pads and Conway almost ends up chipping it to the short mid-wicket. The left-hander managed to whip it but the confidence still seems to be lacking

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, length, swinging back in and hits the upper part of the Conway's bat. The left-hander has looked a bit tentative against Atkinson

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, almost a replica of the previous delivery, but Conway reads it early and leaves it alone

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, goes back of a length this time around, also nipping in with the angle. Conway decides very late to let it go

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, Conway comes forward and defends this incoming length delivery. This will give him some confidence

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, nah, that's going high! Length ball moving in and beats the inside edge of Conway's bat. The ball hit the thigh pad and the umpire was quick to turn down the appeal by Atkinson

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, hits the length hard and Conway gets thumped on the ribs. Atkinson continues to bowl back of a length and gets this to come back in as well. The batter jumped and was late, ends up getting pinned on the ribs area

Atkinson to Devon Conway, no run, Atkinson goes slightly wider with his line, with a bit of inward movement. Conway brings his bat down and dead bats it back into the pitch

Atkinson to Tom Latham, 1 run, Latham gets off the mark with a single. On length and into the body, the left-hander tucks it to backward square leg and gets to the other end

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, pulls the length back and gets it to come in from back of a length. Latham was late to get his bat down but manages to drop it to the on side

Atkinson to Tom Latham, no run, round the wicket straightaway from Atkinson and gets the ball to come back in with the angle from length. Defended solidly by the batter