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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

It's now back-to-back boundaries across two overs as Sam Curran begins the next by climbing into a rare short one from Zak Foulkes.

There's a lady in the crowd in a black New Zealand cap shaking her head. Yes, it was a bit a of a long hop but she's tough to please.

Jem Green
CricViz data analyst

England have struggled setting a target in ODIs over the last couple of years, winning just three of their 15 matches batting first (win percentage 20%). In the two years previously, they won 12 out of 22 ODIs batting first (55%).

This is good from Jos Buttler who pays Nathan Smith some respect by allowing four dot balls before drilling the final delivery of the over for four when it arrives too full.

Mitchell Santner has made a change in introducing seamer Nathan Smith. That should mean things get easier but I wouldn't bet on it.

Jem Green
CricViz data analyst

Over the last 12 months, England’s run rate in the first powerplay in ODIs has been 6.58, the highest of any team in this period. However, this has been a doubled edged sword, with England losing 36 wickets in their 17 innings, an average of 2.12 wickets per match in this initial phase, the highest of all teams.