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 Bashir, no run, back of a length and climbing across the right-hander - Bashir was looking to punch it off the back-foot and is beaten on the top-edge

William ORourke to Bashir, no run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, catches Bashir's body and drops to the on-side

William ORourke to Bashir, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone

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

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 Josh Tongue, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - Tongue plays away from his body and the inside edge rolls behind square on the on-side for a run

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

William ORourke to Jofra Archer, no run, 136ks good length ball around off, Archer stays back and defends off the outer half to point

William ORourke to Jofra Archer, no run, dropped! Tough return chance and ORourke can't hold on. Full pitcher around off, Archer could not hold himself back, drives uppishly and straight back at ORourke. He did not see the ball coming and was almost ducking for cover, puts his hand up and avoids being hit on the body

William ORourke to Jofra Archer, no run, 131ks back of a length delivery, Archer stands tall and knocks it back to ORourke

William ORourke to Jofra Archer, no run, there comes the bouncer. 130ks outside off, Archer sinks down and allows it to sail over him

William ORourke to Jofra Archer, 2 runs, full and decking in, Archer aims to drive and squeezes a thick inside-edge towards deep square leg, picks up a couple

William ORourke to Jofra Archer, no run, defended to mid-off

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, full and outside off, there to be driven and Stokes mistimes it to cover

William ORourke to Harry Brook, 1 run, 131ks short of length outside off, Brook rides the bounce and directs it to deep backward point

William ORourke to Harry Brook, no run, 138ks back of a length outside off, Brook opens the bat face to run it down to third man but the ball keeps low and sneaks under his bat. It does not carry to Blundell as well

William ORourke to Harry Brook, FOUR, Brook is starting to go now. Three fours in his last four balls. This is a short of length delivery, sits up nicely and Brook does not miss out, transfers his weight back and pulls it in front of square past mid-wicket

William ORourke to Stokes, 1 run, another delivery on leg-stump, Stokes gets more of an inside-edge on his glance and the ball rolls to fine leg

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, 138ks back of a length and leg-lined, Stokes tucks it gently towards mid-wicket

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, wasted delivery. ORourke goes round the wicket and does not get his line right - sprays down leg and Stokes ignores

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, 136ks fuller and close to off, Stokes pushes it with a straight bat to mid-off

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, 135ks good length ball on off, Stokes gets behind the line and defends to mid-wicket

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, 135ks full and outside off, Stokes walks down and toe-ends the drive to mid-off

William ORourke to Stokes, no run, 136ks short ball angled across, Stokes drops his hands and sways out of the line. Not much bounce on this

William ORourke to Harry Brook, 1 run, that's a tight single. 140ks fullish delivery around off, Brook plays it with soft hands to cover-point and calls Stokes across. An accurate throw might have made things interesting

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, 133ks bouncer angling in, but it is too short and Smith watched it all the way, ducks under and evades it easily

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, 138ks full pitcher on off, Smith presents a vertical bat and drives to mid-on

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, that's loose from Smith. 141ks back of a length delivery, there was width outside off and Smith went half-hearted with his waft, gets beaten on the outside-edge

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, 135ks good length ball at the stumps, Smith hangs back and defends to mid-on

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, no run, 140ks on a length and outside off, Smith opens the bat face and guides it towards point

William ORourke to Harry Brook, 1 run, 136ks back of a length outside off, Brook chops it square and in front of deep point

William ORourke to Harry Brook, 1 run, 136ks back of a length around off, Brook plays it with soft hands to the off-side and opens his account

William ORourke to Harry Brook, no run, on a length and outside off, Brook watches it closely and lets it pass

William ORourke to Harry Brook, no run, uhhhh! That's a well-directed yorker - aimed for the base of off-stump, Brook brings his bat down in the nick of time and squeezes it off the outer half to gully

William ORourke to Harry Brook, no run, 136ks full pitcher on off, Brook presents the full face of the bat and defends it back

William ORourke to Jamie Smith, 1 run, bit of confusion but no damage done. Full and slanting in, Smith inside halves the block through square leg. Both set batters started to go for the second run but luckily decide against it. Brook had to rush back in before the throw came to his end

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, out Caught by Tom Latham!! What a start! Both overnight batters gone in the first 13 balls of the day. ORourke beat the bat in his previous over and this time finds the edge. This is an excellent start for New Zealand. Fuller and slanting across the left-hander, Bethell can't help himself and goes feeling for the ball, the bat is away from the body and the outside-edge goes at a nice height to second slip. Latham makes no mistake and New Zealand are right back in the contest. Jacob Bethell c Tom Latham b William ORourke 74(133) [4s-9]

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136ks on a length and outside off, Bethell leaves and the ball carries nicely to Blundell

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, that's a good leave. Fuller than good length and closer to off, but the angle from over the wicket was taking it away from the Bethell and he shoulders arms

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136ks fuller and outside off, Bethell lifts his bat and lets it go

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, that's more like it. 136ks good length ball angled across, Bethell prods forward and reaches to block - the bat well away from the body and luckily the outside-edge is not found

William ORourke to Root, byes, 1 run, looks like it is a plan to get Root glancing with the leg slip in place because ORourke strays down leg once again, Root does not bother to play and Blundell fumbles behind the stumps

William ORourke to Root, no run, starts with a wayward delivery down leg. Too far down for Root to play the glance and it needed a dive from Blundell to glove the ball

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, on the off-stump, the left-hander pushes it to mid-on

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, ORourke pulls his length back and Bethell opens the face of the bat to guide it to the off side

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, elegant-looking cover drive! Full and outside off, Bethell leans into it and pushes it to deep extra cover for a boundary. Finds the gap on this occasion, and just times it to perfection

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Root allows it to come to him and knocks it to point to get to the other end

William ORourke to Root, no run, slightly outside the off stump as Root comes on the front foot and defends it to mid-off

William ORourke to Root, no run, targets the stumps at 140kph but no movement on offer, Root blocks it with a straight bat

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, just outside off on length, Bethell rides the bounce and blocks it back

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, back of a length delivery at 133kph, keeps moving away, Bethell bends his knees and lets it go

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, over the wicket and the ball goes away from the batter, was full but Bethell leaves it alone for the keeper

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, much more fuller and closer to the batter, pushes it once again to the fielder but this time to mid-off

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, a half-volley outside off and Bethell comes on the front foot and times the drive to the cover fielder. Not much power behind the shot

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, short and sits up nicely, only for Bethell to hammer the pull shot straight to the mid-wicket fielder

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, on the rise from Root who punches this short of a length delivery to square of the wicket

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, on the pads and the left-hander glances it to deep square leg for a single

William ORourke to Root, 1 run, a bit of extra bounce from the length, Root wants to block it but the ball comes at a bit more height, hits the upper part of the bat and goes to backward square leg

William ORourke to Root, no run, another one angling down the leg side. There is a leg slip but this was too far away from the batter. Goes into the gloves of the keeper

William ORourke to Root, no run, short of a length just outside off, Root on his toes inside halves it back into the surface

William ORourke to Root, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps that kept going to the left of the batter and the keeper. Bundell dives low to his right and collects the ball

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, bouncer around off, Bethell arches back and sways out of the line

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, 1 run, angling into middle and leg, Duckett tucks it to deep square leg and settles with a single

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, FOUR, New Zealand continue with the short stuff and Duckett continues to feed on it. This is angling down leg and it is easy pickings. Duckett swivels around and helps it along to fine leg. Bit of glove-love between the duo as the 150 partnership comes up

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 133ks short of length around off, Bethell closes the bat face and turns it to square leg

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no ball, 136ks back of a length slanting in, Bethell misses the tuck and is struck on the thigh pad. ORourke has overstepped

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, 1 run, full and angling into the left-hander, Duckett flicks it to deep square leg

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, New Zealand lose a review. This is a short of length delivery, but does not bounce as much as Duckett anticipated, he was on one leg to play the pull but is deceived by the low bounce, the ball still strikes him around the thigh pad. New Zealand thought about it long, had a chat with ORourke and Blundell before challening the onfield call

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, FOUR, the short balls need to be higher than that. This around hip high and it is easy pickings for a set batter. The angle too was taking it down leg, so Duckett gets into a nice position and nails the pull backward of square. There were two fielders in the deep but he split them perfectly. Duckett moves into the 90s

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, byes, FOUR, wayward delivery and few more runs to England's total. Attempted bouncer by ORourke. But it is too short and down leg, Duckett stands his ground and watches it go behind him. The ball keeps bouncing and gives Blundell no chance behind the wicket

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, 135ks full pitcher around off, Duckett drives it straight back and ORourke stops in his followthrough

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, 136ks throws it a bit fuller and Duckett's feet don't move, mistimes the drive to mid-off

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, 135ks angling in and no room on offer, Duckett drops it down with loose hands to the off-side

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, 135ks back of a length delivery, Duckett opens the bat face and knocks it to cover-point

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, fuller and outside off, Bethell pushes it meekly to cover

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, 140ks short of length delivery, but angling down leg, Bethell swivels around and pulls to fine leg. He was slightly rushed on the shot but managed to place it fine

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, 1 run, 135ks good length ball around off, Duckett closes the bat face and turns it through mid-wicket

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, 138ks full and outside off, Duckett aims to drive and mistimes it to mid-off

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, 135ks back of a length around off, Duckett knocks it with soft hands to cover

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, ufff! Nearly strikes with his first ball. Short and into the wicket, Duckett is half-hearted with his pull, tried to drag it from outside off and toe-ends it behind the stumps. It wasn't far from the off-pole

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, short in length down the leg-side, Jacob Bethell lets it go, but the ball curves in the air very late, good take by Blundell behind the wickets. Remember, he was outstanding behind the wickets in the previous Test

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, good length delivery outside off, Jacob Bethell steers it into the off-side

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, short and quick outside off, shaping away from the batter, Jacob Bethell sways away

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, shaping away from the batter around off, a length delivery that Jacob Bethell knocks towards cover

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Jacob Bethell looks to shoulder arms, but the ball hits the bat's handle

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, short ball on leg, Jacob Bethell its it go

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Ben Duckett drags it through backward square leg

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, FOUR, tickled away! Speared into the batter from round the wicket, Ben Duckett makes room to flick it away to the fine leg fence with nonchalance. Not a great line by William ORourke

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, banged in short down the leg-side, Ben Duckett lets it go

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, banged in short by William ORourke, Ben Duckett plays it on the rise, knocking it towards cover

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, drifting on the pads, clipped towards square leg by Jacob Bethell

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, seaming away from the batter outside off, tad short as Jacob Bethell steers it into the off-side

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, on a length outside off, shaping away from the batsman, left alone

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, clipped in front of mid-wicket with soft hands

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, good length delivery around middle and leg, knocked down the pitch

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, no run, now he chases a widish delivery with a flashy cut, connects thin air as the ball curves away

William ORourke to Ben Duckett, FOUR, pulled away! On the shorter side, Ben Duckett rocks back in the crease and nails the pull through backward square leg. Yet another boundary for the opener

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, leg byes, 1 run, goes for a flick, but gets it off the pads towards the leg-side

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, defends the shortish delivery into the off-side

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, short ball down the leg-side, left alone by Jacob Bethell

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, tries to take evasive action as William ORourke goes short, but ends up getting a bottom edge towards the slip cordon

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, pitched up by William ORourke outside off, Jacob Bethell plays a flashy drive away from his body and the outside edge flies past gully. Was in the air for a bit, but eluded Conway stationed in that region

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, short and quick outside off, Jacob Bethell rides the bounce, steering it towards backward point

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, on a length around middle and leg, nudged to mid-on by Jacob Bethell

William ORourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, a rising sharp delivery on middle and leg, Jacob Bethell fends it towards the on-side. A successful opening over by William ORourke

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, out Caught by Blundell!! Emilio Gay has been strangled down the leg-side. Short and quick delivery down the leg-side, at the hips, Emilio Gay looks to tuck it away, but ends up gloving it to the keeper. A faint tickle confirms UltraEdge, and Emilio Gay looks disappointed as he starts walking back to the pavilion in disappointment. William ORourke has struck in his first over. Not a wicket-taking delivery exactly, but the bowler won't mind it. Emilio Gay c Blundell b William ORourke 0(5)

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, on a length outside off, shaping away from the batsman, left alone

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, tad short around off, Emilio Gay taps it towards point

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, short and quick around off, Emilio Gay gets surprised due to the pace and bounce, pats it towards the off-side

William ORourke to Emilio Gay, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, shaping away from the batter, Emilio Gay has a poke and misses