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

Stokes to Ben Sears, 1 run, short of length delivery, Sears pushes it to point

Stokes to Ben Sears, no run, covers the line and defends, off the inner half of the bat

Stokes to Ben Sears, no run, oh inside edge bounces past the stumps as he looks to defend this short of length delivery

Stokes to Ben Sears, no run, length delivery outside off stump, Ben Sears lets it pass

Stokes to Ben Sears, no run, short of length delivery, Sears defends off the back foot

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, out Caught by Harry Brook!! The timing of the announcement of Ben Stokes's retirement. The crowd getting right behind and the next ball he bowls he finds the outside edge and takes a wicket. The atmosphere in Trent Bridge is an absolute theatre. Crowd go berserk. Family applauds from the stands as well. In what is his 11th over of the spell, Ben Stokes still gets the ball to do something. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Foulkes looks to push off the back foot for a shot square on the off-side, thick edge is found. Ball was dying on the way to the cordon but it's taken cleanly. Ben Stokes has his arms aloft and runs away from his teammates. He resembles an Eagle that dominates the sky. Then jumps and fist pumps to celebrate that wicket before his teammates catch up and mob him. He's decided this is his last day at international cricket and he wants to let every drop of the juice left in him and soak it all up on the field. Zakary Foulkes c Harry Brook b Stokes 6(41)

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, no run, blocked. Ben Stokes completes his 10th over after lunch

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, no run, oh a fast leg-cutter. Foulkes had no choice but to the play the original line on good length. It was heading the off stump so Foulkes covered the stumps and looked to block, ball nipped away to beat the edge

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, oh hurried run! Good length delivery from Ben Stokes, Mitchell taps it to short cover, takes on Duckett's throw. Zakary Foulkes gets home diving full length

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, was that a slower ball? Or was it just the pitch misbehaving. Surely misbehaving. Ball hit the pitch, nipped away and hardly rose. Luckily it was outside off stump so Mitchell had no trouble

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Mitchell defends off the back foot

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fullish and angling in, Mitchell defends off the front foot

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Foulkes covers the line and defends

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, no run, blocked

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, no run, advances and looks to defend. Again nothing on the appeal from Stokes for caught behind. Jamie Smith went up straightaway. Stokes asks for suggestions and everyone has a smile on the face as they discuss the review. Because they got one overturned earlier in the session when Stokes didn't hear the edge. England take the review and this time it's a flat line on UltraEdge as the ball passes the bat. Ball brushed the right pocket of Foulkes to cause that sound. Short of a length delivery into the wicket on seeing the batter take a step forward, Foulkes plays inside the line and misses

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, no run, driven firmly towards mid-off as Ben Stokes overpitches

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, 2 runs, good length delivery outside off stump, Foulkes taps this length delivery towards cover-point and gets two

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, no run, good length delivery angling in, Foulkes defends from the crease

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, oh plays inside the line and misses. Nips away from good length and beats Mitchell on the defence

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, very full delivery, driven to mid-on

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Mitchell defends from the crease

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Mitchell defends to the on-side

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, defends by getting his bat down in time and adjusting to low bounce. Played to point

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Mitchell defends off the back foot

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, waits and clips it wide of mid-on

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, leans forward and drives through cover, just a run though as sweeper mops up

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Mitchell taps it towards cover and looks for a defence but sent back

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, solid now in his defence

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, good length delivery angling in, Mitchell plays inside the line and misses

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, full and angling in, clipped through the on-side

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, no run, now he lets this good length delivery come to him and defends with soft hands

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, no run, good length delivery outside off stump to see if Foulkes pokes at it, batter lets it pass though

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, this time an easy nudge through square leg

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, wanted a tap and run single but immediately said no to his partner and Zakary Foulkes reversed home safely. Length delivery outside off stump, Mitchell looks to block and run, cover-point intervened

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short of length delivery angling in with some bounce, Mitchell rises tall and defends

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fullish delivery on the off stump, Mitchell covers the line and defends

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, beaten! Lovely back of a length delivery outside off stump, Mitchell plays inside the line as he looks to defend, ball escapes past the outside edge

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, 1 run, now he stays back and clips this short of length delivery to long leg. Stokes shakes his head as he walks back, possibly about straying on the pads and letting Foulkes off strike

Stokes to Zakary Foulkes, no run, crowd gets behind Ben Stokes and goes "ohhhhhh" as he runs in. Zakary Foulkes takes a step forward, Stokes sees the charge and immediately digs it short, forcing Foulkes to sit under it

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, good length delivery nips back in, Mitchell looks to defend, ball takes the edge and rolls to the on-side

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, oh extra bounce and thuds him on the glove. Mitchell flings his hand in pain. Was looking to defend this short of length delivery that nipped back in. Definite extra lift from the pitch and Mitchell was troubled in defence

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Mitchell lets it pass

Stokes to Nathan Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Smith works it to mid-wicket

Stokes to Nathan Smith, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Nathan Smith defends off the back foot

Stokes to Mitchell Santner, out Caught by Jamie Smith!! Oh beaten! Half shout for caught behind, mainly from the men behind. Stokes didn't hear anything so he didn't appeal much. But the keeper was convinced so he asks his captain to review. Oh bat so close to the bat so the ump asks for UltraEdge and there is a clear spike and the crowd picks it up even before the ump officially says out. Brilliant wobble seam short of length delivery outside off stump, Santner hung his bat out in defence. The ball took a feather on its own as Santner was defending in hope of escaping the edge but he didn't. Excellent work by Jamie Smith and his mates close to him as they were the ones who were confident in the appeal and pushed Stokes to review. Two quick wickets for England. Teammates mob Stokes and Bashir rubs the captain's hair in his celebration. Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner wears a bemused look as he sees the spike. He reckons he didn't feel it. This is what Stokes said to umpire Nitin Menon while taking the review against Mitch Santner - "That's a review because we've got three. I wasn't even appealing, mate. It was from behind the stumps." Mitchell Santner c Jamie Smith b Stokes 0(3)

Stokes to Mitchell Santner, no run, solid behind the line of this short of length delivery and defending to the right of the bowler

Stokes to Mitchell Santner, no run, round the wicket to the left-hander. Short of a length delivery angling in, Santner defends to cover

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, gentle tap with an open bat face through point and Daryl Mitchell records his 17th Test fifty, a gutsy one. He loves playing England, this is his 9th Test fifty against them. Warm applause from the crowd and teammates

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, now gets this to hold the line and beats him on the outside edge. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Mitchell plays for the incoming angle but the ball nips away to threaten the outside edge

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, now hits the pad, but easily missing leg. The length was much shorter than the previous ball and the line wasn't as straight as well, so this short of length delivery that nipped back in hit him on the thigh pad. Stokes shook his head to tell his teammates that it wasn't straight enough for a review

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, full and angling in, aiming for you miss I hit LBW/bowled. Mitchell watchfully tucks to short mid-wicket. Bit if yes-no between the batters for the run

Stokes to Blundell, 1 run, hops and wrists this behind square as Ben Stokes gets extra bounce from short of length. Blundell handled that pretty well on the back foot and played with soft hands

Stokes to Blundell, no run, short of length now, Blundell on the back foot to defend to the off-side

Stokes to Blundell, no run, fullish and angling in with some inward movement, Blundell waits for it to come to him and defends. Ben Stokes is bowling from a widish angle

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fuller ball, solidly stonewalled off the front foot

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 130kph, fraction short as Stokes bowls this from wide of the crease, Mitchell stands tall to defend

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, full again, Mitchell defensively pushes to the left of the bowler off the front foot

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, fuller ball on off, blocked solidly off the front foot

Stokes to Blundell, 1 run, 131kph, a bit of extra bounce as the line is straighter and Blundell turns it to backward square leg

Stokes to Blundell, no run, 131kph, good length, Blundell defends from the crease and the ball moves away to go past the outside edge. Even the keeper can't gather it cleanly

Stokes to Blundell, no run, 130kph, Stokes attacks the stumps and Blundell watchfully defends it into off from the crease

Stokes to Blundell, no run, 133kph, good length on off, defended into the off-side

Stokes to Blundell, no run, pitched up outside off, Blundell drives and finds point

Stokes to Blundell, byes, FOUR, 133kph, low bounce and fortunately for the batter, the line is wide of off. Tom Blundell looks to defend and the ball almost crawls. No bounce there. Unplayable for any batter, no chance for the keeper as well. New Zealand get four runs via byes

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 128kph, fuller ball, shapes in as well, Mitchell drives off the front foot and inside-edges to fine leg

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, short of length just outside off with the keeper up to the stumps, Mitchell fences it to backward point

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, 112kph, slower ball, leg-lined and Rachin Ravindra clips this full delivery to backward square leg

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 128kph, touch fuller, keeps a bit low and Rachin Ravindra spots it as he defends it back to the bowler

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 127kph, short of length, Rachin Ravindra stands tall to fence it to point

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 128kph, yorker, squeezed to cover

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 131kph, Stokes pulls his length back and that's been kept out on the off-side by the batter

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 128kph, fullish ball that moves away. Rachin Ravindra drives away from his body and the ball whizzes past the outside edge. So close

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 133kph, Stokes goes fuller, Mitchell moves across and bunts it towards midwicket

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 128kph, short of good length ball on the stumps, Mitchell blunts it into the on-side

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 128kph, angling in from wide of the crease, Mitchell gets forward and guides it to gully by slightly opening the bat-face

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 130kph, length ball on off, defended to the left of the bowler

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, 115kph, another slower ball, too full and too straight, flicked away through backward square leg

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 115kph, pace off, full on off, defended to mid-off

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 131kph, full and wide of off, ignored by the batsman

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 131kph, angling in towards middle and that's been defensively pushed to mid-on

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, play and miss! 135kph, length ball wide of off, Rachin Ravindra wafts his angled bat at it to get beaten on the outside edge

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 130kph, wide of the crease and that's been slanted in, Mitchell closes the bat-face and turns it to square leg

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 135kph, back of a length, Mitchell hops and drops it towards the point region

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, angling in towards middle-leg, Mitchell knocks it towards mid-on and eyes a single, gets rightly sent back

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 128kph, slanted into the right-hander and Mitchell nudges it into the leg-side

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, extra bounce from a length, beats Mitchell's defence on the outside edge and hits the keeper's helmet grille. Jamie Smith says he's fine and there's no concussion test

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, similar length and Mitchell gets forward to defend it and the ball hits his back elbow on this occasion

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 133kph, extra bounce from a length, Mitchell defends from the crease and gets hit on the glove

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, 133kph, fullish ball, clipped towards midwicket and the fielder can't stop it cleanly

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 131kph, short of length around off, Rachin Ravindra plays with soft hands to pat it to backward point

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, short of length ball around off with the keeper up to the stumps for the right-hander. Mitchell turns it to square leg and keeps the strike

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, 133kph, extra bounce from a short of length outside off, Rachin Ravindra's bottom hand comes off the bat handle but he's done well to chop it to deep backward point

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 128kph, fuller ball angling in towards the stumps, Ravindra blocks it into the on-side

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, 130kph, first boundary of the day! Harmless short ball, doesn't bounce much. Ravindra spots it quickly and swivels to authoritatively pull it well in front of square on the leg-side

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 131kph, fuller and on off, blocked into off

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 130kph, low bounce outside off and it scoots under the defensive blade of Ravindra. The keeper takes it on the bounce

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 133kph, full delivery around off, Mitchell gets forward and taps it to cover for a quick single

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, ouch! That's reared up from a length. Daryl Mitchell is surprised by the bounce. Not just the bounce but it nips in as well. There's not much you can do as a better. Mitchell looks to defend and gets hit on the left forearm. He calls for the physio who applies the magic spray

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 130kph, fuller than a good length outside off, left alone

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 135kph, with the keeper now up to the stumps, Stokes bowls a length ball angling in. Blocked off the front foot

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, over the wicket to the right-hander and he angles in a full delivery from wide of the crease. Mitchell blocks off the front foot

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, 130kph, overpitched delivery outside off, Rachin Ravindra leans into a good-looking drive. Jofra Archer half-stops with a dive to his right at mid-off

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 131kph, Stokes persists with the line outside off and Rachin Ravindra is happy to offer no stroke. Six balls, six leaves and it's a maiden

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, and again. 133kph, fuller and wider, nothing doing from Rachin Ravindra

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 130kph, low bounce from a length well outside off, ignored by the batsman

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 131kph, similar length, the line is outside off and Rachin Ravindra lets it be

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 135kph, length ball wide of off, left alone

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 133kph, round the wicket, full delivery that moves away significantly after pitching. Rachin Ravindra shoulders arms on seeing the line

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 135kph, pitched up, driven to mid-off

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, this one refuses to bounce. 130kph, Mitchell walks forward and across to push this length ball. Hardly any bounce and it scoots under the bat. Fortunately the line was outside off

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, beaten! 128kph, Stokes goes full, hits the deck and moves away. Mitchell is half-forward to drive and the ball beats the outside edge

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, 131kph too full and wide of off, Mitchell leans forward and drives through extra cover. First runs of the day

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 130kph, pitched up, defensively pushed to mid-off

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131kph, short of length delivery around off, Mitchell watchfully defends it into the off-side

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131ks fuller and close to off, Mitchell offers a straight bat in his block

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, on a length and outside off, Mitchell meets it on top of the bounce and defends to cover

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, edged and four! Fuller and close to off, Mitchell prods forward and defends with loose hands, the outside-edge goes to ground and races away to the vacant third man region

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short and outside off, Ravindra rides the bounce and cuts it to deep backward point

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, fifty for Ravindra. This is a fine knock from the southpaw. His loose shot at the end of day 1 is what triggered the collapse but he's batted with lot more control in this knock. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause from the crowd. Stokes goes over the wicket and offers a freebie on the pads, Ravindra flicks it in front of square and brings up a superb half century

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 131ks fuller and around off, Ravindra pushes with a straight bat to mid-off

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back round the wicket - 128ks on a length and close to off, Ravindra pats it towards cover

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, goes over the wicket and angles it across, Ravindra gets on top of the bounce and knocks it to cover-point

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, slanting into leg, Ravindra turns it with soft hands to mid-wicket

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full pitcher outside off, Ravindra drives and picks out Root at cover

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full delivery angling in, Ravindra whips it towards mid-wicket and Duckett once again makes a fine stop. He dives to his right and stops

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 130ks good length ball around off, Ravindra thought about playing but hoisted his arms up at the last second

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short of length close to off, Mitchell rides the bounce and blocks it to the off-side

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, leg byes, FOUR, slanting down leg. Mitchell shuffles across and misses the clip. The ball deflects off the pad and beats Root at leg slip

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, on a length and around off, Mitchell pats it with soft hands in front of point

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131ks again fraction short and angling in, Mitchell tucks it gently towards square leg

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 131ks back of a length delivery, Mitchell defends comfortably off the back foot

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, defended

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 130ks back of a length delivery. Not quite short to play the pull and Ravindra mistimes the shot to mid-wicket

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 131ks fuller and in the channel, Ravindra brings his bat across and defends to mid-wicket

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 138ks on a length and close to off, bit of extra lift and Ravindra plays it well, softens his grip and allows the ball to roll off the outside-edge to gully

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, 2 runs, 135ks short and outside off, Ravindra cracks it behind square and collects a couple of runs

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 130ks back of a length delivery, Ravindra punches it firmly and picks out Gay at cover-point

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, continues with the line outside off. 133ks fullish delivery and Ravindra shoulders arms

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, six leaves and it is a maiden. Back of a length and outside off, Ravindra hoists his bat up and lets it pass

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, that's five leaves in a row. Stokes keeps it full and outside off

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, now goes over the wicket - angles it across the left-hander, Ravindra ignores

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 136ks good length ball outside off, Ravindra leaves. Stokes persisting with the wide line. Looks like it is a ploy

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, on a length and outside off, Ravindra lifts his bat and lets it go

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 131ks dangles it outside off, Ravindra is happy to shoulder arms

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 136ks back of a length angling in, Mitchell tucks it backward of square and Tongue gets a loud cheer as he collects the ball cleanly. Even Stokes claps

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, that's sloppy from Tongue. Slanting in and Mitchell prods forward to defend, gets a thick inside-edge down to fine leg. Tongue is square in the deep and manages to get there, he bends down and tries to pick it up with one hand, misses and the ball rolls into the rope. Stokes is not happy

Stokes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 128ks good length ball angling in, Mitchell takes a step out and defends it back

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, excellent stop by Gay. 131ks on a length and outside off, Ravindra drives on the up and the ball was travelling. Gay dives full stretch near cover and makes the stop. Stokes applauds the effort

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, no run, there you go. He goes past the bat. 133ks good length ball outside off, Ravindra could have left that but he goes feeling for the ball and almost nicks it behind to Smith

Stokes to Rachin Ravindra, 2 runs, 131ks back of a length outside off, Ravindra gets on top of the bounce and punches it in front of square on the off-side