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 Ben Sears, no run, 135kph, full again, Sears drives again but Stokes makes a diving stop to his right at mid-off on this occasion
88.5
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, 2 runs, 133kph, pitched up by Tongue and Sears drives it straight of mid-off. Stokes gives the chase and hunts it down to keep the batters down to two
88.4
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, no run, 135kph, good length delivery wide of off, Sears lets it go by playing inside the line
88.3
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, no run, 131kph,short of length delivery, seams back in and hurries onto the batter. A hopping Sears manages to blunt it into the leg-side with a closed bat-face
88.2
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, no run, Tongue gets it to shape in and ends up spilling it down leg. Sears flicks and misses, Jamie Smith dives to pouch it
88.1
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 135kph, fullish ball on leg, glanced to fine leg
87
6
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, Mitchell goes after this short-pitched delivery. Clears his front leg, it's above his shoulder but he's nailed the pull shot to dispatch it over deep midwicket
86.5
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, 1 run, 136kph, good length outside off, driven on the rise to the left of extra cover
86.4
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, no run, full ball, driven to mid-off
86.3
4
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, FOUR, 136kph, short and wide of off, Sears stands tall and flashes his blade at it. Gets a top-edge that flies over the cordon. Another four to third man
86.2
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, no run, 136kph, in-seaming short of a good length ball, keeps a shade low but Sears is well-equipped to keep it out
86.1
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, no run, 138kph banged in short down leg, Sears half-ducks
85
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, no run, 138kph, pitched up delivery, driven to mid-on
84.5
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, no run, 131kph, bouncer and Sears ducks under it
84.4
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, no run, 131kph, seams back in a bit from a short of length, patted to cover
84.3
Josh Tongue to Ben Sears, no run, 133kph back of a length, punched to point
84.2
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 133kph, back of a length, leg-lined, tickled towards fine leg. Mitchell runs hard but he can't come back for the second
84.1
4
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, umpteenth boundary in that region. Short ball wide of off, Mitchell clears his front leg to slash it through the off-side and gets an under-edge that escapes to the third man fence
57
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, beaten! Out-seamer at 131kph from round the wicket, Rachin Ravindra wafts his angled blade at it to get beaten on the outside edge. There was a small query for caught behind as well but not convincing
56.5
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 2 runs, 135kph, shorter and wider, Rachin Ravindra cuts hard through point to add two more to his tally
56.4
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 112kph, slower delivery, not sure if Rachin Ravindra picked it. He gets slightly squared up but does well in the end to keep it out on the off-side
56.3
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 135kph, fullish around off and that's been defended off the front foot
56.2
4
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, 136kph, overpitched on the pads and that's easy pickings for the left-hander. Flicked away with aplomb through backward square leg and that takes Rachin Ravindra into the 90s
56.1
4
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, edge and four! 136kph, probing zone. Scrambled seam on a short of length, Rachin Ravindra pokes but not with hard hands. Off the outside edge and it goes between first slip and gully before running away to the third man fence
55
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, short of length, blocked into the off-side
54.5
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, hard length wide of off, left alone
54.4
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 133kph, short of length, Mitchell shuffles to cover the line and blocks
54.3
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, short and down leg, Jamie Smith does well to dive to his left and grab it with his left glove. Saves four runs
54.2
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, 111kph, slow, full on leg, clipped towards midwicket for a single
54.1
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 136kph, fuller than a good length, Rachin Ravindra drives well but finds Emilio Gay at cover
53
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 135kph, full outside off, left alone
52.5
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, byes, 1 run, 133kph, full delivery sprayed down leg, Rachin Ravindra misses the flick. Jamie Smith dives to his right and half-stops
52.4
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 136kph, pushes this length ball to mid-on
52.3
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 2 runs, 136kph, fraction short and the line is straighter, tucked through midwicket for a brace
52.2
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 135kph, keeps a shade low as Tongue slants one into the left-hander. Middle-stump line, Rachin Ravindra brings his bat down at the right time to keep it out
52.1
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 136kph, full delivery from round the wicket and Rachin Ravindra defends it to cover off the front foot
51
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 135kph, that's a lovely delivery from Josh Tongue. He has his arms on his hips. Mighty close to the nick. Short of length ball from round the wicket, hits the deck and straightens to beat the defensive outside edge of Rachin who gets squared up
50.5
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 135kph, with a slip and leg slip in place, Tongue bowls a leg-lined short of length ball. Mitchell shuffles to tuck it away to fine leg
50.4
4
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, 136kph, pitched up ball, Mitchell strides forward and push-drives through vacant mid-off. Doesn't over-hit and the ball has the legs to reach the fence
50.3
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 133kph, seams in from a short of a good length, Mitchell shuffles to have a push at it. Not sure if there was an inside edge. Hits the front pad and dies down on the leg-side
50.2
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 136kph, short of length, blocked to the left of the bowler
50.1
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, 135kph, shortish outside off, Rachin Ravindra hops and scythes to deep backward point
49
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 135kph, fuller than a good length, Mitchell defends it to mid-on off the front foot
48.5
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, full ball and Mitchell solidly blocks off the front foot
48.4
4
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, streaky boundary and that brings up the hundred partnership! 138kph, tight channel. On a length and around off, Mitchell hops across to defend. Thick outside edge and the ball goes between the slip and the gully fielder before dribbling away to the third man fence
48.3
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 133kph, full outside off, left alone. The ball takes off after bouncing and Jamie Smith pouches it above his head
48.2
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 133kph, curls in after passing the batter. Mitchell shoulders arms as this short of length ball is wide of off
48.1
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, 128kph, round the wicket, short of a good length marginally outside off and Rachin Ravindra steers it through backward point
47
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, extra bounce from a short of length, Mitchell hops and keeps it out on the off-side with a slightly squared up stance
46.5
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, full and angled in, Mitchell presses forward to defend it down the pitch
46.4
4
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, edge and four! It's the hard length from Tongue. Good bounce at it. Mitchell jabs at it and the thick outside edge takes the ball between first slip and gully
46.3
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, fullish delivery, Mitchell presses forward in defence
46.2
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, full and wide of off, left alone
46.1
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 130kph, Tongue starts with an overpitched delivery outside off, Mitchell miscues the front-footed drive to mid-off
16
Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short delivery on middle, Mitchell does well to keep it down. Gets hit on the glove as he defended it off the back foot
15.5
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, Stokes moves to his right and keeps it down to a single. Half-volley from Tongue. Ravindra drives it past mid-off, just a run
15.4
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, bumper around middle, Ravindra ducks under
15.3
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length delivery on middle, blocked to the on-side
15.2
4
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, great shot! Back-to-baclk fours for Ravindra. Short and wide outside off, Ravindra jumps and cuts the ball as he was airborne. Times it superbly and races away past deep backward point
15.1
4
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, poor delivery and Ravindra puts it away. Full and on the pads, Ravindra helps it down to fine leg with a flick. The fielder in the deep has no chance
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
12
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, angled into the pads, tucked past mid-on for a single
11.5
4
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, edged and four. Genuine outside edge and England had only one slip. Might not have carried if there another slip. Good length delivery in the channel outside off, Ravindra hops across and looks to defend with an open bat face. The outside edge runs down fine for four
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
11.2
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, full on middle and leg, Ravindra drives it wide of mid-on
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
9.2
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, full and on middle at 138ks, Ravindra wrists it wide of mid-on for a quick single
9.1
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Ravindra takes his bottom hand of the bat as the ball bounces more than expected. Pushed back to Tongue
8
4
Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, stand and deliver from Ravindra. Gets the full delivery on off, Ravindra drills it straight back past the bowler and the ball raced away in no time. Not a single fielder moved
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