ENG vs NZ 2nd Test Live Score - London (17 June 2026)

On a length, outside off, Henry Nicholls leaves it alone.

Just outside off, on a good length, Henry Nicholls pokes it to backward point for one.

Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra lets it pass.

Full and around off, Rachin Ravindra defends.

Good fielding effort. Full and outside off, Rachin Ravindra leans and drives it through the covers. The ball races across the turf but point and gully track it down. Jordan Cox it is eventually, from one of the two positions, who gets to the ball, putting in a slide. He pushes the ball back but while doing so, his left leg touches the boundary skirtings. The boundary effort is referred upstairs and the third umpire is called into question. He checks multiple angles and eventually finds that when Cox touched the ropes, the ball was nowhere near him. One run saved, three taken.

A short ball, pulled behind square leg for a run.

Jofra bowls on a length, outside off, Nicholls leaves it alone.

Good-length delivery, outside off, nipping in further, Henry Nicholls lunges and shoulders arms.

Back of a length, over the stumps, Henry Nicholls hops and looks to clip it, but fails to connect. The ball hits the hips of the batter and bounces away to short leg.

Short and outside off, Henry Nicholls cuts it uppishly. It lands just short of backward point.

FOUR! Another streaky boundary. Full and around off, Nicholls comes forward to defend but the ball pitches and then moves away. Nicholls gets squared up and the ball goes off the outside edge. Luckily for him, it escapes gully to his right, to the deep third fence.

Full and well wide outside off, plenty of movement, but well wide to be played at. Nicholls lets it be. And that will be LUNCH ON DAY 1, NEW ZEALAND 75/2!

On a good length, outside off, moving away, Rachin Ravindra lets it be.

Slightly fuller, around off, Ravindra drives it towards cover.

On a length, outside off, angling away, Rachin looks to force this through the off side but is a touch away from the ball. Gets a bottom edge on the off side.

Similar line and length to the previous one, left alone this time.

NEARLY PLAYED ON! Interesting. Wonder whether Ravindra was beaten by pace or did that come slowly off the wicket. Ummm.... the replay shows the former. On a length, outside off, Rachin looks to play an expansive drive through the off side, possibly the covers but does not move his feet.  Additionally, he is late on the shot and gets a thick inside edge. Luckily for him, it shoots past the stumps towards fine leg. A single taken.

On middle and off, this is watchfully defended. An eventful opening over after Lunch.

Full and outside off, 138 kph, from around the wicket, Rachin Ravindra gets a good stride to defend down the track.

Good movement in. On a length, outside off, Ravindra comes forward to drive it through the off side but the incoming ball takes the inner half of the bat towards mid on.

Outside off, left alone.

Lovely ball. Tongue goes for the big booming inswinging yorker and nearly executes it perfectly. Ravindra stumbles across to get it away and misses, getting hit on the pads. Tongue starts to go up in an appeal but then bails out. Going down leg.

A good followup ball. Banged in short, around middle and off, RR ducks under it.

On a good length, around off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it towards point. A fiery maiden over from Tongue.

Full and straight, from over the wicket, 130 kph, Henry Nicholls defends it towards mid off.

Hmmm... this one moves in from off stump. On a good length, Nicholls gets back and across, to defend it back to the bowler.

On a good length, around off, 128 kph, nipping back in, Henry is hurried into keeping this out. He is late but manages to push it towards mid on. Seems to suggest to his partner that the ball stayed low. Doesn't seem so from the replay.

Shorter, down the leg side, HN gets back and works it towards Ben Duckett at deep square leg for a single.

Another short ball and Ravindra pounces on it. But there is protection in the deep. This is pulled aggressively but straight to deep mid-wicket. Just a run.

Full and just outside off, going away with the angle, 133 kph, Henry Nicholls shoulders arms.

Full and straight, from around the wicket, Rachin Ravindra defends.

Full and straight again, 143 kph, Ravindra defends it back towards the bowler.

Double bluff, but Ravindra was prepared. The fielding change suggested that a short ball was coming but Tongue slipped in a full ball, around off stump. But a prepared Ravindra came forward and worked it towards mid on for a quick single.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! The fielding placement works and Josh Tongue has his first wicket in this match.