ENG vs NZ Live Score, 1st Test 2026: Jamie Smith cleaned up by Kyle Jamieson as England slide to five down

Nathan Smith (5-1-16-1) has been brought back.

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, Good length, around off, Harry Brook plays this late and cuts this on the bounce to gully.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Stokes, Around that nagging length, going down the leg side. Ben Stokes gets beaten as the ball skids onto him. The ball deflects off the inside of Ben's from pad towards point.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, into the batter. Ben Stokes blocks this with an angled bat face. The ball hits his pads and rolls back to the bowler.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Stokes, Bouncer around the right ear of the English skipper. Ben Stokes ducks down.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Stokes, Short and wide of off, Ben arches back and slaps this from the cue end of his bat through covers for a couple.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Stokes, Right in the channel, around off, shaping away from the batter. Ben Stokes tentatively pokes at it but gets beaten on his outside edge.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, around off, Ben Stokes blocks this off his back foot.

Kyle Jamieson to Harry Brook, Good length, around off, Harry Brook drives this to the right of short extra cover.

Kyle Jamieson to Harry Brook, This wasn't the best of shot-selection from Brook, but he gets away with it. Slightly short of a length, angling into the batter on middle and off. Harry Brook goes for a lofted punch over the bowler's head but gets it away high off his bat to the left of mid on for two.

Kyle Jamieson to Harry Brook, FOUR! No half measures this time from Brook. Half-volley, wide of off, Harry Brook stands tall and goes after it. Drives this through square on off for a boundary. 

Kyle Jamieson to Harry Brook, Pitched-up delivery, wide of off, Harry Brook drives this towards short extra cover. Brook did not time this well.

Kyle Jamieson to Harry Brook, Brook was keen on a tap and run as he blocks a length delivery around covers but Stokes denies the single as this was too risky. 

Kyle Jamieson to Harry Brook, Hard length, around off, Harry Brook dabs this to point.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Stokes, Full and way too wide of off, shaping further away from the batter. Ben Stokes leaves it.

Will O'Rourke to Ben Stokes, Short around the right armpit of Stokes. The English skipper leaves it. 

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Back of a length, around off, Harry Brook dabs this gently towards covers and takes a quick single. 

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Short-pitched delivery, around off, Harry Brook ducks down.

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Bouncer, on middle and off, Harry Brook sits underneath it. 

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Good length, around off, Harry Brook blocks this around the off side.

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Stokes, FOUR BYES! Wayward from Kyle Jamieson as he bowls this on a back of a length and angling way down the leg side. Ben Stokes leaves it and despite diving full stretch to his right, the keeper fails to get anywhere close to gathering it. The ball races to the fine leg fence. 

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Stokes, This could have easily been 57 for 6. Good length, around off, Ben gets in two minds to either play at it or leave it, but ends up doing neither, and the ball catches the bottom edge of his bat and drops beside the off stump.

It has started to drizzle, although the sun is still out. Ben Stokes is not happy with something behind the bowler's arm. Rod Tucker has walked all the way down to the boundary rope to relay the concern to the ground staff. It appears the issue is with an advertising board sitting directly behind the bowler's arm. It has been sorted and we are all good to go.

Kyle Jamieson to Ben Stokes, Stokes is off the mark with a couple. Good length, on middle and leg, Ben Stokes flicks this through square leg and runs two.

The English skipper, Ben Stokes comes out to bat on his birthday. It has gone cloudy, and the floodlights are now beginning to take effect. A slight hold-up as we await the return of Harry Brook from a comfort break. He is back, and we are ready to resume.

Kyle Jamieson to Jamie Smith, OUT! TIMBER! A misjudgement from Jamie Smith and Kyle Jamieson has made a mess of the furniture. Kyle bowls this fuller in length, just outside the off pole. Jamie Smith leaves this, probably assuming that this would bounce over the woodwork, looking at the height of the bowler, but the invariable bounce of the deck comes into play. The ball keeps low and also nips back to uproot the off pole. England are now 55/5.

Kyle Jamieson to Jamie Smith, Good length, around off, Jamie Smith presents an angled face bat and dabs this to point.

Kyle Jamieson to Jamie Smith, Back of a length, around off, Jamie Smith defends this off his front foot. 

Kyle Jamieson (5-0-16-1) returns to the attack, replacing Nathan Smith.

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Good length, on off, Harry Brook blocks this off his front foot this time. 

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Around that nagging length from Will, drifting down the leg side. Harry Brook misses out on hitting this with the bat and gets thud into his front pad. Just a polite appeal from the visitors. Nothing given. 

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Short and on off, Harry Brook blocks this towards backward point.

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Back of a length, on off. Harry Brook looks to punch this off his back foot but the ball shapes just a hint into the batter and Brook inside edges this towards leg slip.

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, FOUR! Brook is keeping his foot on the pedal and the scorecard is ticking along. Short and on middle and off, Harry Brook stays deep inside his crease and pulls this in the gap towards the backward square leg region for four runs. 

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Will O'Rourke bowls it on a good length, in the line of the stumps. Harry Brook dead bats it.

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Harry Brook works this through the right of the mid-wicket fielder for a single. 

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, A loud shout for LBW but that looked high. Hard length, around off, shaping back into the batter. The ball skids on Brook and he is beaten on the inside edge. Brook gets hit on the back thigh and the ball deflects behind the stumps.

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, FOUR! This is a lot more authoritative from Harry Brook. Short-pitched delivery, around off, Harry Brook swivels and pulls this through the gap between mid-wicket and deep square leg for four runs. The 50 is up for England.

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, The field was set for a short one but Smith bluffs and bowls a fuller delivery, on off. Harry Brook was up for it as he punches this past mid off for a couple. 

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, A touch fuller here from Smith, on the pads, Harry Brook flicks this straight to short mid-wicket.

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, Back of a length, around off, Harry Brook pushes this towards the right of the bowler.

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, DROPPED! Harry Brook gets a lifeline on 8 as Devon Conway drops him. Short and around off, too close to cut but Brook rocks back and slashes hard at it. The ball flies straight to Devon Conway at backward point at a comfortable height over his right shoulder but Devon can't cling on. Single taken. 

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Will goes full and bowls one into the batter but drifting down the leg side. Harry Brook goes for a flick but misses and gets hit on the front pad.

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Short and around the leg side, Harry Brook leaves it.

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, Will hits the hard length, on the pads, Harry Brook steps inside the line of it but fails to help it away.

Will O'Rourke to Harry Brook, FOUR! More of a punch off the front foot than a square drive but the result remains four for Brook. Good length, around off, Harry gets close to the pitch of the ball, and while standing tall, he punches this through the point region for a boundary. 

Will O'Rourke to Jamie Smith, Short and on the pads, Jamie flicks this towards fine leg for a single. 

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, Full and wide of off, Harry Brook looks to play at it but the ball keeps low and beats him.

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, Good length, around off, Brook solidly keeps it out.

Nathan Smith to Harry Brook, FOUR! This would make Brook feel better and the English fans will love this sight as well. Smith goes a shade full and bowls it wide of off, Harry presses onto the front foot and punches this through the point region for a boundary. Despite a valiant chase from Devon Conway, the ball wins the race to the fence.