ENG vs NZ 1st Test Highlights - London (04 June 2026)

Nice and full, on middle, Glenn Phillips flicks it to mid-wicket.

Much fuller, outside off, Glenn Phillips drives it to the cover fielder.

Shaping in, on off, Glenn Phillips stays put and pushes it through cover-point for a single.

Good length, on middle, Kyle Jamieson stays back and blocks it solidly. He gets it off the bottom of his blade.

Nice and full, on off, Kyle Jamieson eases it to short cover.

Keeps it full, on middle and leg, Kyle Jamieson flicks it off the inside half of his bat towards backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! That's a good-looking shot! A touch full, outside off, Kyle Jamieson leans onto it and cracks a drive through the point region for a cracking boundary. New Zealand need 130 more runs.

Short, on leg, Kyle Jamieson ducks under it.

Beaten! Hard length, outside off, shaping away. Kyle Jamieson has a waft at it but misses.

Keeps it on off, Kyle Jamieson punches it to the cover fielder.

OUT! TAKEN! That's a sharp catch by Ben Duckett, and England are just one wicket away now. Not a threatening delivery by Atkinson by any means, as it is a long half-volley, angling in on middle and leg. Kyle Jamieson gets forward and looks to flick it off the pads, but doesn't quite connect it properly as he is not up to the pitch of the ball. Ends up chipping it towards short mid-wicket. Ben Duckett dives to his right and snaps a sharp catch in front of his face. New Zealand are 124/9 now.

Nice and full, on off, Matt Henry blocks it to mid on.

Back of a length, on off, Glenn Phillips pushes it to point. He denies for a single.

Sways it down leg, Glenn Phillips flicks it towards the fielder at short fine leg.

FOUR! That races away to the fence. Hard length, outside off, Glenn Phillips latches onto it and times it perfectly through point for a boundary.

Good effort by Root in the deep! Length again, outside off, Glenn Phillips slices it through backward point. Joe Root covers a decent ground and dives to his right near the fence and stops it just before the ropes. Glenn Phillips denies the single once again.

SIX! Josh Tongue bangs it short, on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips stays back and pulls it. Doesn't quite connect it well but the ball goes all the way over fine leg for a six.

Width, way outside off, Glenn Phillips looks to play at it but misses. That means, Henry will be on strike in the next over.

Good length, on off, Matt Henry punches it to the cover fielder.

Much fuller, on off, Matt Henry blocks it to mid off.

Too full, on leg, Matt Henry flicks it to mid-wicket.

Good length down the leg side, Matt Henry looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and rolls towards the fielder at leg slip. Dot.

Nice and full, on middle, Matt Henry blocks it to the right of the bowler. Matt Henry survives yet another ball.

Much fuller, on middle, Matt Henry flicks it to the fielder at leg gully. He does his job quite well.

Huge nip-backer on a good length, on leg. Glenn Phillips steps across and tucks it to the mid-wicket fielder.

Two is the call from Phillips, but he bails out. Back of a length, around off. Glenn Phillips crisply punches it to deep cover. The initial thought is to take two, but the fielder is quick to charge to the ball to his left and prevents any run. Henry, who is almost halfway through, is forced to retreat back. He does so safely, though.

This one stays underground from a fuller length, nipping in on the pads. Phillips look to whip it over mid-wicket, but the ball flirts the bottom edge and hits the front pad.

BEATEN! By a kitten-whisker. Hard length, outside off, Glenn Phillips stays put and throws his hands at it to smash into the cover region, but the ball leaves him and whistles past the outside edge.

 FOUR! Threads the gap nicely! Good length, kicks up and cuts in on off. Glenn Phillips lets the ball arrive, plays it very late. Opens the bat face at the point of contact and splits the gully and slip fielders for a boundary.

A half-hearted appeal for a caught behind, but turned down by the umpire. Stokes ponders a lot for a review, but gets no support from anyone. And the timer runs out. Well-directed short ball, and angling down leg from middle with extra bounce. Phillips swings across to hook it away, but the ball beats the bat, and in fact, it flies over his helmet on its way to Jamie Smith behind the stumps.

Good length, angling in, on off. Matt Henry blocks it to mid on.

Much fuller, on off, Matt Henry drives it to the cover fielder.

OUT! BOWLED! It was Robinson in the first innings, and now a five-wicket haul for Gus Atkinson at Lord's as well. He is on the Honour's Board yet again. England win the first Test match by 115 runs. A comprehensive win for the hosts, as they were lethally efficient with the ball and just good enough with the bat. Coming to the delivery. Back of a length on off, and it jags back just enough. Henry is caught on the crease, searching for it in front of his body, and is beaten on the inside edge. The ball sneaks through and crashes into the middle stump, which is uprooted and flattened. New Zealand have been bundled out for a mere 138 runs.