The New Zealand party can begin. For England, this is going to be one painful inquest.

The hosts' victory comes up when Stuart Broad's bouncer goes for four wides. Sums it up really.

Brian Gofton from Fife: I am flying out to Christchurch from Glasgow later today to see England vs Scotland. Could be a real hum-dinger of a match. Do Scotland have a chance?

A collector's item. England send down a maiden over. Chris Woakes keeps Kane Williamson quiet. For now.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Since England changed coach and managing director, they've had all last summer and last winter to get ready for this World Cup. All that time to get some clear thinking about which batsmen work in which positions."

There's a sense of inevitability about everything. The large crowd, which had been whipped into a carnival mood by Tim Southee and Brendon McCullum, has been halved and the impromptu lunch break has taken the edge off their jovial manner. Those who remain sit in the late afternoon sun, waiting for New Zealand to finish England off. Three from the over leave five needed for victory.

Dougal McLachlan: What do you think Alistair Cook is thinking? He might have dodged several hundred bullets with his sacking…

Jonathan Agnew believes this is the most one-sided international match he has ever seen. Do you agree? Ross Taylor joins Kane Williamson at the crease and he gets off the mark with a clip for four through the leg side.

Duncan Chandler: C'mon New Zealand! Wife going into labour this minute; need this match to be over ASAP so my newborn is not alive to see such a total calamity!

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"He's playing that to the on-side. That was an after the break, lack of footwork, confidence and concentration has gone moment. That happens so often after a break."

It's all a little late, but that is a decent delivery from Chris Woakes. He gets one to jag back into Martin Guptill and it takes the top of off.

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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"When you get a pitch like this, your object is to bat as well as you can and put the pressure on the team under lights and try and get up to 300 if you can. Everything was set up for England, they had conviction in their selection and then it happened. Well, nothing happened really. There was the tiniest bit of shape from Southee and he got them playing the wrong shots, they got out in all sorts of ways and then it was mayhem."

The ground is half full now, with many spectators leaving to crack on with their Friday evening. Let's play.

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New Zealand 112-1 (9 overs) - target 124

Batsmen: Guptill 22*, Williamson 4*

Fall of wicket: 105-1 (McCullum 77)

Bowling figures: Anderson 5-0-37-0, Broad 1-0-18-0, Finn 2-0-49-0, Woakes 1-0-4-1

England 123 (33.2): Root 46, Southee 7-33

England won toss

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Now it's time to put this one to bed. We're almost set for the resumption with New Zealand needing 12 to win from 41 overs...

Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special

"Scratching my head, but reckon this must be the most one sided international cricket match I've seen…"

Sussex and England all-rounder Luke Wright on Twitter:, external Love the way McCullum goes about it! Attack first, putting all bowlers under huge pressure. Always looking for boundaries not survive. #gun

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The New Zealand men are only following in the footsteps of their women's team today. The Kiwis beat England Women by six wickets to level the T20 series at 1-1 with one to play earlier. Read the full report here.

Colin Levis in Thailand: Perhaps over lunch someone will tell NZ this is not a Twenty20 game.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"A year ago Paul Downton described Peter Moores as the 'Coach of his Generation'!"

There's a few people looking in Peter Moores' direction at the moment, one of them being Paul Collingwood.

Collingwood is now part of the Scotland coaching team and speaking before this game against New Zealand, he suggested Moores could come under pressure if bad results continue.

"In the industry we are in, it comes down to results," said Collingwood. "Things will have to change around quickly if he doesn't want the pressure on his shoulders.

"If you are a batsman who doesn't put runs on the board, or a bowler who doesn't take wickets, you get dropped and it's exactly the same with a coach. If you don't get results, people will be looking at your job."