New Zealand tour of England 2026 · 1st Test Match
CompletedEngland
226/10(56.0) & 140/10 (39.4)
New Zealand
138/10(40.3) & 113/10 (29.5)
England won by 115 runs
Ball by Ball Commentary
- 32.10
William ORourke to Joe Root
2:23 PMNo Run. Length ball on middle and leg, inside edges it on his pad
- 31.6W
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay
2:21 PMWicket! Caught By Tom Blundell. No Run. Was a back of length ball around off, nips away slightly and takes the outside edge through to Blundell who completes a good low catch, a solid innings from the debutant comes to an end.
- 31.51
Nathan Smith to Joe Root
2:19 PMOne Run. Length ball on off, pushes it wide of point for a run
- 31.41
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay
2:19 PMOne Run. Back of length ball on off, punches it wide of cover for a run
- 31.30
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay
2:18 PMNo Run. Length ball around off, leaves it alone
- 31.20
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay
2:17 PMNo Run. Length ball outside off, looks to leave it but it clips the toe end of the bat and goes wide of gully where the fielder stops it well
- 31.10
Nathan Smith to Emilio Gay
2:14 PMNo Run. Length ball on off, pushes it on off-side
- 30.60
Kyle Jamieson to Joe Root
2:13 PMNo Run. Full ball on off, on-drives it to mid on
- 30.52
Kyle Jamieson to Joe Root
2:12 PMTwo Runs. Full ball on off, pushes it through covers for a couple of runs
- 30.40
Kyle Jamieson to Joe Root
2:12 PMNo Run. Length ball outside off, leaves it alone
- 30.31
Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay
2:12 PMOne Run. Length ball on off, pushes it wide of point for a run
- 30.20
Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay
2:10 PMNo Run. Length ball outside off, looks to cut it but misses out
- 30.10
Kyle Jamieson to Emilio Gay
2:10 PMNo Run. Length ball around off, gets hit on the glove
- 29.60
Nathan Smith to Joe Root
2:05 PMNo Run. Back of length ball outside off, leaves it alone
- 29.50
Nathan Smith to Joe Root
2:04 PMNo Run. Full ball on off, pushes it to mid off