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

William ORourke to Atkinson, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! The previous ball played its part and a tame poke ends Atkinson's stay in the middle - back of a length and a hint of bounce outside off, Atkinson's feet hardly moved as he frailed at that, the ball catches the outside edge and it's another simple catch to Mitchell at first slip. 9 down and England are staring at conceding a significant lead. Atkinson c Daryl Mitchell b William ORourke 23(86) [4s-3]

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, extra bounce and Atkinson takes a blow on his glove, reared off a length and had the right-hander hopping, he did try to take the bottom-hand off as he softened the impact

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Atkinson gets right behind the line as he defended

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, leg byes, tad too straight from Foulkes - Atkinson shuffled across on the flick and missed, came off the pad and rolled behind square on the on-side for a leg-bye

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, beaten, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Atkinson is drawn into an expansive drive and he's beaten on the outside edge

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Atkinson arches back on the cut and picks out the fielder at cover

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, banged in short by O' Rourke - Atkinson ducks under and lets it go

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, another leading edge and it pops over the bowler's head, falling well in front of mid-off - Atkinson was looking to work it across the line, closed the face of the bat early and the edge lobbed up

William ORourke to Atkinson, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - steered square on the off-side for a single

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, Atkinson went chasing after that and mistimed it to the off-side

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, fraction fuller and wider of off - Atkinson flat-bats the drive to mid-off

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off - Atkinson throws his hands on the back-foot drive and misses

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, banged in short and at the stumps - Atkinson ducks under and lets it go

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, oh dear! A sitter and Sears has dropped it - O 'Rourke has his hands on his head, was such a dolly - fuller length delivery and angling into the right-hander, Atkinson was shaping to flick and closed the bat face - the ball caught the leading edge and lobbed up gently towards mid-on. Sears waited on it, but think it dipped slightly on him and he made a mess of it

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Atkinson plays with soft hands and drops it to the off-side

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, fuller length delivery and angling down leg, Atkinson was shaping to flick and missed

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, stabbed behind square on the off-side for a single

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, a chance at the bowler's end, but Jofra Archer scrambles back in time, was looking for a quick single after Atkinson punched one straight to the fielder at mid-off. Rachin with the shy and he would havce been short with a direct hit

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - dabbed with an angled bat to gully

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Atkinson prods well forward and punches it to mid-off

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Atkinson presses forward on the drive and inside halves it to mid-on

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, short of length around off, Atkinson gets behind the line and defends to mid-on

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, that's better. Smith goes wide of the crease, angles it in and gets it to straighten. Atkinson is rooted to the crease and has a tentative poke, beaten on the outside-edge. The length could have been a tad fuller..

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, 131ks on a length and outside off, Atkinson meets it on top of the bounce and defends to cover

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, good length ball outside off, Atkinson lifts his bat and lets it go

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, on a length and outside off, once again not there for the drive and Atkinson still goes for it, drags it off the inner half to mid-on

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, good length ball outside off, Atkinson mistimes the drive to cover

Ben Sears to Atkinson, FOUR, edged and four! Fullish delivery outside off, Atkinson sees the width and goes hard on the drive, he threw everything behind the shot and the outside-edge races through the slip cordon, right between slip and gully

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, appeal for LBW from Blundell and Mitchell. Sears is not interested. He was turning back and walking to his run-up when Blundell started to have a chat with him. They decide to review. This seemed to be heading down leg. Nothing on UltraEdge. Ball-tracking shows it to be missing leg-stump. Sears was right. New Zealand have lost all three reviews. Full and angling in, Atkinson misses the flick and is rapped on the pads. Blundell was interested because he felt Atkinson had planted his front foot across and played around the full delivery

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, 128ks on a length and outside off, Atkinson defends off the inner half to short mid-wicket

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, 1 run, 80ks floated outside off, Atkinson lunges across and blocks off the outer half towards short third

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, 86ks flighted outside off, Atkinson prods across and defends with soft hands

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, 75ks nice and slow on off, Atkinson blocks with the bat in front of the pad

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, 88ks fuller and around off, Atkinson eases it back to Santner

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, 85ks flighted delivery, Atkinson settles into the forward defensive

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, throws it up teasingly, Atkinson resists and gently turns it to mid-wicket

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, tossed up on off, Atkinson hangs back and blocks it down the pitch

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, 1 run, 83ks drifting into leg, Atkinson nurdles it round the corner - backward square leg

Ben Sears to Atkinson, 1 run, 128ks low full toss on leg, Atkinson digs it out behind square on the leg-side

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, 131ks slanting in from a fullish length, Atkinson clips it to short mid-wicket

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, 127ks good length ball in the channel, Atkinson defends with soft hands towards gully

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, FOUR, given as runs. That's surprising. Replays show it came off the pad. Rod Tucker got it wrong. Foulkes for once loses his line and strays down leg, Atkinson misses the glance and the ball clips the trouser before beating Blundell behind the stumps. UltraEdge shows a spike when ball is next to the bat. So Tucker did get it right..

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, 125ks fuller and Atkinson is drawn forward, defends solidly to cover

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, 127ks good length ball outside off, Atkinson lunges across and shoulders arms

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, 127ks keeps probing away around off, Atkinson blocks it to cover

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, on a length and close to off, Atkinson defends to the off-side

Ben Sears to Atkinson, 1 run, low full toss at the stumps, Atkinson brings his bat down and squeezes it backward of square leg

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, fullish delivery on off, Atkinson prods forward and defends it back

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, 131ks on a length and around off, Atkinson inside halves the block to mid-wicket

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, 135ks slanting in from good length, Atkinson does not lift his bat as he lets go. That wasn't far from taking the outside-edge

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, 130ks fuller than good length, close to off and Atkinson blocks solidly to cover

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, 133ks on a length and outside off, Atkinson looks to drive on the up and mistimes it back to Sears

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, strays down leg, keeps going with the angle and gives Atkinson no chance of connecting with the glance

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, 1 run, 127ks fuller and close to off, Atkinson squeezes it off the outer half to deep backward point

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, 127ks back of a length around off, Atkinson gets behind the line and defends to cover

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, ufff! That's an excellent take by Blundell. Good length ball, straightens and bounces, Atkinson does well not to push at the ball and keep his bat close to the body, let it beat the outside-edge

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, 131ks back of a length delivery, Atkinson drops it dead near his feet

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, 130ks fuller and close to off, Atkinson defends with a vertical back down the pitch

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, 130ks back of a length outside off, Atkinson looks to stand and deliver, mistimes to mid-off

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. Very full delivery, angling in and Atkinson misses the flick, falls over a little and is rapped on the pads. But that ball was drifting down leg

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, 127ks on a length and close to off, Atkinson defends on top of the bounce and sends it to cover

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, 125ks on a length and outside off, Atkinson lifts his bat and lets it go

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, fuller and outside off, Atkinson is drawn into the forward defensive but the ball straightens to beat the outside-edge. Good take by Blundell behind the stumps

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, that shall be lunch on day 3 - was on the pads and clipped it through the on-side

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, on a length around off, nips back in as Gus Atkinson defends it

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, keeps slightly low as Gus Atkinson flicks it towards mid-wicket

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, FOUR, drifting on the pads, Gus Atkinson flicks it through square leg for a well timed boundary. Nathan Smith wasn't happy with that line

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, good length delivery outside off, shaping away from the batter, left alone

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, on a length around middle and leg, pushed towards mid-on by Gus Atkinson

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, 1 run, pulled towards deep backward square leg by Gus Atkinson

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, 1 run, square driven through the off-side by Gus Atkinson

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, looks to punch this ball that keeps slightly low, gets an inside edge onto the pads

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, on the shorter side outside off, shaping away from the batter, Gus Atkinson plays well inside the line

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Gus Atkinson looks to defend, gets beaten on the outside edge

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, length delivery around middle and leg, clipped to mid-wicket by Gus Atkinson

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, back of a length delivery and Gus Atkinson knocks it down the pitch

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, tad short on middle and leg, Gus Atkinson goes for a pull, gets beaten due to the lack of bounce. Struck on the pads and Latham takes a late review. With two seconds remaining, he decided to review it. Is height an issue? No bat involved, confirms UltraEdge. And yes, this is missing the stumps. Wasn't a great review, they just took a chance

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, shaping away from the batter, Gus Atkinson goes for a drive and misses

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, 1 run, good length delivery around middle and leg, clipped through square leg

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, back of a length delivery around middle and leg, knocked to mid-on

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, on a length around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, short and wide outside off, Gus Atkinson punches it towards cover

Ben Sears to Atkinson, 1 run, short and quick around off, some extra bounce, Gus Atkinson looks to defend, gets it off the splice towards point. He had no clue where the ball exactly was

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, tad short on middle and leg, knocked down the pitch by Gus Atkinson