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

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, out Lbw!! Oh plumb in front. Hanging back to a ball that stays quite low off a length, gets hit on the back pad in front of off and the finger goes up as soon as the appeal is made. There's a review but it's just for the sake of it. Ball-tracking says it's umpire's call as the impact is only marginally in line with off. But that was always going to be given on the field. Came in with the arm while also staying low. Atkinson lbw b Mitchell Santner 19(70) [4s-2]

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, clipped off the back foot, hits Ravindra on the shin pad at short leg

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, bit of turn after landing on a good length, Atkinson watches it all the way into the keeper's gloves as he leaves it on fifth stump

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, 1 run, good length on off, Atkinson hangs back and punches to mid-off who is a touch deep

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

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, 1 run, drifting into the pads, Atkinson works it into the on-side

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, loose drive away from the body, lured into it by some teasing flight on the wide line from Santner. It dips, turns and Atkinson is in no control, getting a thick edge in front of backward point

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

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, good length on off, defended forward

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, 1 run, nudges it into the midwicket region and the crowd cheers as the target is now below 200. Clutching at straws..

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, sliding in with the arm, finishes well down leg and Atkinson is hit on the pad. Wanted to clip it away off the back foot but couldn't do so

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, tossed up, lands on a good length and catches the outside half as Atkinson gets forward to defend

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, sharp bounce as Atkinson looks to cut, connects thin air

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, sliding in off a length, Atkinson gets a good stride in and defends

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, teasing flight, lures Atkinson into a big swing and beats him on the edge as it grips and turns

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, 1 run, flat and slightly short, Atkinson rocks back and pulls hard to deep midwicket

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, plenty of flight, lands too full and Atkinson drives back down the pitch. One-handed stop from Santner

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

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, back of a length delivery around middle and leg, knocked to mid-on by Gus Atkinson

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, sliding down the leg-side, Gus Atkinson looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the pads

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, back of a length delivery around middle and leg, knocked to mid-on by Gus Atkinson

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, FOUR, flicked away! Pitched on the pads, Gus Atkinson flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven to mid-off by Gus Atkinson

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, back of a length delivery on leg, Gus Atkinson looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the pads

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, 1 run, slight width on offer as Gus Atkinson drives it to wide mid-off for a single

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, darted from round the wicket, Gus Atkinson looks to flick it away, the ball thuds into the pads and flies to Ravindra at short leg. Was sliding down the leg-side, hence the lbw appeal was turned down

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, how did that miss the off-stump? Grips, turns and keeps low to beat Gus Atkinson. Misses the off-stump by a whisker and hits the keeper's pads

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, full and straight on middle and leg, clipped to short leg by Gus Atkinson

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, nicely tossed up delivery around off, grips and turns to beat Gus Atkinson's defence

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, leg byes, 1 run, shortish delivery on leg, Gus Atkinson looks to swipe it away, gets hit on the pads, as the ball dribbles away

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, 1 run, flatter through the air, knocked to mid-on by Gus Atkinson for a single

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, spinning away from the batsman outside off, Gus Atkinson pokes at it, Mitchell grabs it with a dive to his right at slip

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, flatter through the air on middle and leg, nudged into the leg-side by Gus Atkinson

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, Gus Atkinson defends it into the on-side with soft hands

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, tossed up delivery around off, driven towards cover by Gus Atkinson

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, guided back to Mitchell Santner as he goes full

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, full and quick on middle and leg, knocked down the pitch

Mitchell Santner to Atkinson, no run, loopy delivery around off, pushed in front of cover by Gus Atkinson

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, short of a length outside off, Gus Atkinson steers it to backward point. A single turned down by the non-striker. Good call as there was a direct-hit at the keeper's end once again. Nicholls the fielder once again

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, on a length around off, Gus Atkinson defends it into the off-side

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, full and quick on off, Gus Atkinson knocks it to extra cover

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, that kept low and Gus Atkinson clipped it towards mid-wicket

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven to cover by Gus Atkinson

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, on a length outside off, keeps a touch low, Gus Atkinson goes for a drive and gets a bottom edge towards the keeper

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, good length delivery by Zakary Foulkes, Gus Atkinson knocks it down the pitch

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Gus Atkinson defends it from within the crease

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, 2 runs, good length delivery on middle and leg, clipped through square leg by Gus Atkinson for a brace

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, squeezed to mid-on by Gus Atkinson

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, on a length around middle and leg, knocked to mid-on by Gus Atkinson

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, back of a length delivery around middle and leg, knocked to mid-on by Gus Atkinson

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, back of a length delivery around off, blocked from within the crease

Zakary Foulkes to Atkinson, no run, defended into the on-side by Gus Atkinson

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, back of a length delivery around middle and leg, keeps low as Gus Atkinson knocks it down the pitch

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, on a length around off, curves back in as Gus Atkinson looks to punch it through the off-side, gets an inside edge past the off-stump

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, tad fuller around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-on by Gus Atkinson

William ORourke to Atkinson, byes, FOUR, how do you play that? That's like an off-break by a pacer. On a length around middle and leg, shapes back in by a long way and beats Gus Atkinson's inside edge. The keeper put in a dive to his left, however, he couldn't grab it. Away to the fence for four byes

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, short ball outside off, Gus Atkinson lets it through to the keeper

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, tad short around off, Gus Atkinson gets on top of it, knocking it to cover

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, yorker length delivery from wide of the crease, Gus Atkinson digs it down the pitch

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, good length delivery outside off, keeps straight as Gus Atkinson lets it through to the keeper

William ORourke to Atkinson, no run, tad fuller around off, Gus Atkinson knocks it into the off-side

Nathan Smith to Atkinson, no run, back of a length around off, Gus Atkinson defends it