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 Nicholls, out Caught by Harry Brook!! England will be relieved. Brook has a big smile on his face. Very similar to what happened in the previous over. Angled in from round the wicket and held it's line to take the outside edge. Nicholls pushes away from his body and the outside edge flies to the right of Brook, who dives to his right and takes a sharp catch. Nicholls c Harry Brook b Atkinson 16(41) [4s-1]
14
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, pushed to the left of mid-off for a single
13.5
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, beaten! Full and nips away from the poke of Nicholls. Beats the outside edge to the keeper
13.4
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, leg byes, 2 runs, another loud shout for LBW! This was closer than the previoue one. Given notout again and a good call from England to not review. Replay shows the ball would have bounced over the stumps. Angled in from round the wicket and beats the inside edge as Nicholls looked to defend. The ball rolls down to third man for leg-byes
13.3
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, loud shout for LBW! Umpire remains unmoved. England don't go up for a review. There was clear bat from Nicholls as he tries to defend. Replays shows there was an inside onto the pads
13.2
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, good length delivery outside off, pushed to the off-side
13.1
4
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, FOUR, oh dear! That goes down as a drop chance. Brook was wide and the edge has flown through keeper and slip for four. Was a good length delivery on off, the ball nips of the surface and takes the outside edge that flies to the right of Brook. He doesn't go for the catch, thinking it was close to the keeper and lets it go. Tongue can't believe his luck
11.4
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, width on offer outside off, Nicholls drives it wide of mid-off. Didn't time it as well as he would have liked. Settles for a single
11.3
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, full and angling down the pads, Nicholls misses the tuck and the ball goes to the right of the keeper
11.1
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, would have been tight had Atkinson picked up the ball cleanly at mid-on. Nicholls pushes it to the right of the fielder and sets off for a quick single. Makes it home as Atkinson misfields
10
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, Nicholls pushed the fuller length delivery wide of the bowler. Mid-on gets across and stops it
9.5
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, angled into the pads, tucked straight to mid-wicket
9.4
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, pushed off the back foot to mid-on
9.3
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Henry Nicholls shoulders arms
9
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, Nicholls hops across his stumps and tucks it awkwardly to short mid-wicket
8.5
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, angling down the leg, Nicholls misses the tuck. Keeper moves to his right and collects it
8.4
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, short and wide outside off, Nicholls slashes to the left of gully. Bethell dives full length to his left and saves a certain boundary
8.3
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, good length delivery around off-pole, Henry Nicholls stands tall and blocks it to the off-side
8.2
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, 2 runs, on a back of a length and a hint of width for Nicholls to open the bat face. Runs it past backward point
8.1
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, angled into the pads, Nicholls hops across and misses the tuck. The ball rolls to the on-side
7.5
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, 1 run, angling into the pads, tucked behind square on the on-side
7.4
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, good length delivery outside off, Nicholls covers his line and shoulders arms
7.3
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, shorter in length and down the leg, Nicholls misses the pull and the ball rolls to the on-side off the pads
7.2
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, just short of a yorker length delivery from Tongue. Nicholls jams it back to the bowler
7.1
Josh Tongue to Nicholls, no run, Tongue starts with a full delivery that swings away a touch. Driven straight back to Tongue, who stops in his followthrough
7
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, 1 run, angled into the pads, Nicholls clips it down to fine leg
6.5
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, absolute snorter from Archer. That one took off from back of a length and nearly brushed the glove of Nicholls as he tries to sway away from the line
6.4
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, extra bounce for Archer yet again. Hits Nicholls on the glove as he looks to defend. The ball drops to the on-side and Nicholls seems to be fine
6.3
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, Nicholls is right behind the line of the ball in defence
6.2
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, full and attacking the stumps, Nicholls wrists it to short mid-wicket
6.1
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, keeps low as Henry Nicholls looks to defend on the back foot. The line was just outside off
5.1
Atkinson to Nicholls, 3 runs, fine shot from Henry Nicholls. Leans onto the front foot and creams the half-volley down to long-off. Mid-off was wider and he gives chase. Pulls the ball just inside the ropes to save a run for his team
4.1
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, 1 run, back of a length and angling into the left-hander, whipped behind square on the on-side for a single
3.5
Atkinson to Nicholls, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - Nicholls stands tall and punches it into the gap wide of cover, off the mark with a single
3.4
Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Nicholls prods across and defends it to the on-side
3.3
Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Nicholls leans across and defends it to the on-side
3.2
Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - clipped off the back-foot to mid-on
3
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, short and well down leg, Nicholls was looking to help it on its way with the pull and missed
2.5
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, Archer shortens the length outside off - Nicholls gets right behind the line as he defended
2.4
Jofra Archer to Nicholls, no run, fuller length delivery and slanting down leg, past Nicholls's attempted flick
2
Atkinson to Nicholls, no run, on a good length and just outside off - a mini-shuffle as Nicholls turned it onto the on-side