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

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, drags it off the under-edge onto pad, the ball staying a bit low again as Smith goes for the pull

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, angling down leg, he tries flicking it away but misses

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, acts like a trampoline and takes off from a good length. Can't fault Smith for going for the cut, the width is there, but the pitch isn't reliable

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, testing the channel just outside off, back of a length, Smith opens the face and dabs to gully

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, tucked to short midwicket

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, full and straight, Smith punches it to mid-on

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, hanging back in the crease as the ball stays a touch low, gets it off the bottom of the bat in defence

Ben Sears to Atkinson, 1 run, any chance to roll his wrists on the ball and Atkinson isn't missing out, working it off middle stump behind square

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, now much fuller, pitched up on off and defended safely to mid-on, although the front foot didn't go anywhere

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, kicks up, nips away and catches the outside shoulder of the bat in defence - Atkinson being forced to play on an off stump line

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, goes cross-batted and flirts with danger on this pitch, the ball stays a touch low and he mistimes the pull to midwicket

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, banged in on a short of length, keeps low and much to New Zealand's frustration, Atkinson bends down and keeps it out

Ben Sears to Atkinson, FOUR, stylish flick of the wrists, picking it up off middle and leg and dispatching it behind square, races away across this slick outfield

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, solid in defence. Banged in on a short of length, Atkinson gets right behind it and deadbats down the pitch

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, 1 run, stays low off a length, Smith is in trouble, he's hopping back in the crease but the bat comes down just in time to eke out a thick inside edge

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, pitched up just outside off, half-volley, and Smith mistimes the drive to mid-off

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, full on middle and leg, defended down the pitch. Sears attacking the stumps constantly..

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, length ball angling down leg, Smith doesn't get anything on it

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, again nice and full on off, Smith prods forward and offers the full face in defence

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, tentatively forward in defence as Sears goes full at the stumps

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, hops in the crease before tapping it into the off-side

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, full delivery on middle and leg, Smith hangs back and defends

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, hangs back to this length ball and defends

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, full outside off, Smith is not balanced on the drive and mistimes it down the pitch. His front foot went nowhere

Ben Sears to Atkinson, 1 run, hangs back to this length ball and clips it through midwicket

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, angling down leg, he looks to flick it away but is hit on the pad

Ben Sears to Atkinson, no run, this stays low now and Atkinson somehow manages to keep it out off the toe-end

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, 1 run, takes his bottom hand off as this kicks up a touch. It's angled in on middle and leg, Smith tucks it down to fine leg

Ben Sears to Jamie Smith, no run, good length delivery heading towards the top of off, it zips through off the pitch and Smith gets his bat down just in time. Defends from the crease down the pitch

Ben Sears to Atkinson, 1 run, full and straight, Atkinson goes across the line and flicks it off the inside half behind square

Ben Sears to Ben Duckett, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! And on his return to the bowling crease, Ben Sears gets this to rise on Duckett and has him caught at slip. Mitchell catches the ball, roars and fist pumps. Short of a length delivery angling in and moving away with a lot of lift, Duckett gloves it as he was surprised by the lift. Mitchell, who may have been blinded by the keeper standing up to the stumps, moved to the left and made it look simple. Sears jumps and punches the air in delight. The New Zealand players are cock-a-hoop. Ben Duckett c Daryl Mitchell b Ben Sears 36(42) [4s-6]

Ben Sears to Root, 1 run, full and on the pads, whipped to deep square leg

Ben Sears to Root, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Root plays to the on-side

Ben Sears to Ben Duckett, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Duckett leans forward and lofts the drive

Ben Sears to Root, 1 run, good length delivery, Root flicks it to mid-wicket

Ben Sears to Root, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Root lets it go