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
- 12.10
Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips
5:44 PMNo Run. Yorker on middle, jams it to mid on
- 11.60
Ollie Robinson to Tom Blundell
5:43 PMNo Run. Full ball on off, pushes it on off-side
- 11.52
Ollie Robinson to Tom Blundell
5:42 PMTwo Runs. Back of length ball around off, outside edges it wide of the fielder at gully for a couple of runs
- 11.40
Ollie Robinson to Tom Blundell
5:42 PMNo Run. Length ball outside off, leaves it alone
- 11.31
Ollie Robinson to Glenn Phillips
5:41 PMOne Run. Full ball on middle, nudges it to mid wicket for a run
- 11.20
Ollie Robinson to Glenn Phillips
5:40 PMNo Run. Full ball on off, pushes it to cover
- 11.10
Ollie Robinson to Glenn Phillips
5:40 PMNo Run. Was a good length ball on middle, pushes it on leg-side
- 10.60
Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell
5:38 PMNo Run. Was a yorker on middle, inside edges it towards square leg
- 10.50
Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell
5:38 PMNo Run. Short of length ball around off, leaves it alone
- 10.40
Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell
5:37 PMNo Run. Length ball on off, taps it near the pitch
- 10.30
Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell
5:37 PMNo Run. Good length ball on off, pushes it to cover
- 10.20
Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell
5:36 PMNo Run. Back of length ball on off, taps it to backward point
- 10.2NB
Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell
5:35 PMNo Ball. One Run. IT IS A NO-BALL! Was a good length ball on off, pushes it towards cover, Tongue dislodged the bails off his hand which is why it was a No-Ball
- 10.10
Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell
5:35 PMNo Run. Was a full ball on off, defends it off the front foot
- 9.6W
Ollie Robinson to Daryl Mitchell
5:33 PMBowled!. No Run. Smith for England and now Mitchell for NZ! Both were shouldering their arms to the ball and both have faced the ultimate embarrassment of watching their stumps getting shattered, was a back of length ball around off, shoulders the arms to the ball but it nips back in and goes onto clip the top of off stump.