Summary

  • Third ODI, Wellington - NZ lead series 2-0

  • New Zealand need 223 to claim series sweep

  • Kiwis slip from 78-0 to 113-4 - Conway & Latham both run out via deflections at non-striker's end

  • England 222 (40.2 overs): Overton 68 (62); Tickner 4-64, Duffy 3-56

  • Top order fails again as England slump to 44-5 after 10.1 overs

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Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham

  1. Thanks, Matthew.

    Been enjoying the Halloween XI contributions. Keep 'em coming.

  2. Eng 106-7

    Describing the second half of innings in this series has been a thankless task. There hasn't been much to go at thanks to England's performance. Today that falls to the expert that is Timothy Abraham.

  3. Eng 103-7

    Overton 4, Carse 1

    Brydon Carse has come out looking like he's just going to try and smack every ball for six. Some might say it looks like throwing in the towel.

    Brendon McCullum watches on behind his sunglasses on the bench.

  4. Shane Bond
    Former New Zealand bowler Shane Bond on TNT Sports

    Jos Buttler has looked to attack the first ball of the over consistently but there's seam movement and that was an absolute ripper from Blair Tickner.

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    Buttler b Tickner 38 (Eng 102-7)

    And there goes the tiniest bit of hope you may have had. Jos Buttler, who had fought it out for 56 balls, is comprehensively bowled by a nip-backer from Blair Tickner.

    Buttler beats the ground with his bat and chunters to himself on the way off. His off stump is lying flat on the ground.

  6. Eng 102-6

    The first over of spin is a quiet one from Mitchell Santner. One from the over.

  7. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That was unfortunate for Curran; a battling intelligent partnership; when it’s not going your way I guess that happens. Shame.

  8. Eng 101-6

    Buttler 37, Overton 4

    The good news is that wicket brings in England's form batter, number eight Jamie Smith. He has a look first ball and then clobbers his second on the pull to bring up England's hundred.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Curran b Tickner 17 (Eng 97-6)

    Played on! I was just saying how Sam Curran had to try not to get carried away but this is nothing of the sort. He's playing late, trying to poke and prod, and gets an inside edge onto his pads that deflects back onto the stumps.

    New Zealand's players are leaping in celebration again.

  10. Eng 96-5

    Buttler 36, Curran 17

    Sam Curran brings up the fifty partnership with a pull shot over the head of the fielder lurking on the ring at mid-wicket.

    The new-ball swing and seam appears to have settled down. England need to keep going as they are, however. They can't get sucked in to trying to cut loose.

  11. Eng 92-5

    This is just turning into an excuse for us to dig around for retro photos of 80s cricketers. Lord Botham looks baffled by that technology.

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  13. Eng 89-5

    This is good.

    We've given this performance some stick but let's give the credit when due. First Jos Buttler pulls Blair Tickner off a length and then, when the seamer overcorrects, he drills him straight for four more.

  14. Eng 81-5

    Buttler 27, Curran 12

    We're still waiting to see spin for the first time today. The pitch has offered a bit of bounce to the quicks. Mitchell Santner might enjoy it.

  15. Eng 78-5

    Ah. If you squint you can just about remember the glory days.

    A scoop and a drive from Jos Buttler - a flash of the old brilliance.

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  17. Eng 70-5

    Buttler 17, Curran 11

    You know the bar is low because this partnership of eight overs between Sam Curran and Jos Buttler feels like relative success for England.

    I haven't even had time to get to some of your Halloween XIs...

  18. Eng 69-5

    Sam Curran defends again as Nathan Smith, one of a few former Surrey teammates involved, probes away.

    The good news is Zak Foulkes' spell is finished at the other end. The bad news is Blair Tickner is coming on for the first time and he took four wickets the other day in Hamilton.

  19. Jem Green
    CricViz data analyst

    36% of the deliveries in the first 15 overs have resulted in a false shot by England today. This is the fourth highest percentage in England's 377 ODIs since such data has been collected.

  20. Eng 68-5

    Buttler 15, Curran 11

    Foulkes and some good fielding keeps the pressure on through the rest of the over by denying Sam Curran further runs. Curran is practicing a defensive block as the bowler takes back his cap, as hard as that may be to believe.