Why England cannot afford to lose at Trent Bridge
Matt Roller and Vithushan Ehantharajah on England's defeat at The Oval, the ECB's decision to recall Stokes and Atkinson, and much more
17/06Result
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England at London, Jun 17-21 2026
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
391 & 362 -
![England]( "England")
291 & 209 (58.1 ov)
Player of the Match
17/06Result
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England at London, Jun 17-21 2026
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
391 & 362 -
![England]( "England")
291 & 209 (58.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Matt Roller - Jordan Cox is an exciting pick
Matt Roller explains why he has high hopes for batter Jordan Cox ahead of his England Test debut against New Zealand
Are England thinking about moving on from Ben Stokes as captain?
Vithushan Ehantharajah wonders how much more Ben Stokes has to give to the England team, with his future in the side up in the air
Latham - 'Henry has been an absolute weapon for us'
Tom Latham was all praise for his team following the win at the Oval
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWalter: Nicholls deserves No. 3 spot in Tests after Williamson's retirement
NZ coach hails Nicholls' determination to force his way back into the Test XI after racking up the runs in domestic cricket
England lose 12 WTC points for slow over rate at The Oval
This is the second time England have lost points for a slow over rate in this World Test Championship cycle
Collateral strewn everywhere after English cricket's fortnight of futility
The message from the ECB remains 'nothing to see here', but tell that to England's chewed-up debutants
Henry takes 11 as New Zealand romp to 253-run victory against England
NZ fast bowler produces career-best figures to help his team level the series 1-1
Rex Rooms, the reckoning: What happens next after curfew-gate?
Protracted investigation finds no case to answer as duo return to Test squad, but at what cost?
