Oh, Luke Ronchi may well rue a very good stumping chance as Santner drags one down leg to fire the ball past the advancing Morgan. The keeper slaps his gloves together like a couple of cymbals and spills the ball, gifting the England skipper a lifeline. It is the stand-out moment in an over that brings England six.

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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Root and Morgan are established, the sun has come out, but in the absence of Boult, McClenaghan has got to bowl well."

England's improved aggression is something to admire, but equally as impressive is their newfound ability to plunder runs when the bowling is tight. Henry is doing a decent job for his side, restricting width, but Root and Morgan are still able to manipulate the ball around the pitch to pick up another four runs.

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Marc: As an alternative to Duckworth Lewis, why not ask the bookmakers. They are very experienced these days at setting odds. You simply look at the odds before the rain interruption and set the new target so that the odds of a team winning after the interruption remain the same. You could use a consortium of bookmakers to agree a reasonable target.

Eight from that first Santner over. So, 20 overs gone, England have two of their best men set at the crease and are going at a good rate. Happy times for the home side.

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Brian: After 46 overs both sides were 365 in 2 ODI. NZ for 5, England for 7. It should have been a tie. But how ridiculous that the match ended just because that was the pre-decided time to end.

Jonathan: A target of 54 runs from 37 balls means 1.46 runs need to be scored per ball. When you consider that the revised target of 34 runs from 13 balls has a required rate of 2.62 runs per ball, it doesn't look a fair revision of the target. Or, when you mention standards in maths, very equivalent.

Send for the spinner. McCullum turns to his tweak option as Santner is brought in to the attack. There is no mercy from Morgan, though, who scores the first six of the match with a heave to cow corner.

Henry is doing well to mop up after the damage done to McClenaghan. Good line, good length and singles are all that England can plunder.

PressOfficeMan: Does new Kiwi left-arm bowler Ben Wheeler look like Joey Essex?

I'm going to say yes. But Joey Essex could not play international cricket for one of the best sides in the world, just as Ben Wheeler could not, er... well, do whatever it is that Joey Essex does.

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McClenaghan continues to fetch it as Root takes him for two through cover before getting across off stump to tuck past mid-on for four. The young Yorkshireman makes it look effortless. England into three figures.

Morgan flicks a Henry ball off his legs for three to the longest part of the ground. The fielder Grant Elliott didn't appreciate that chase. The England skipper continues to be proactive but is frustrated as a pull to backward square is cut off and brings him just a single. Still a productive over, despite no boundaries. Seven off it.

Drinks gives the Kiwi team a chance for a quick conference. Brendon McCullum clearly has plenty to say. They have lost the tight grip they had on this contest after those two quick wickets. Root and Morgan have done a sterling job to wrest some control back for England. The two batsmen are clearly happy with their efforts as they share a little embrace at the end of the 16th. Sweet.

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Isa Guha
Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

"Think about England's best yorker bowlers. Darren Gough would get that old ball to tail in. Now, with two white balls, that reverse isn't there."

Morgan is using his feet well. It is a good sign for England as the skipper is at his best when he is on the move and looking to be inventive. Another chip into the off side brings him two. He is fortunate, though, when taking a subsequent quick single as the throw from midwicket would have dismissed him had it hit. Like an expensive clock, England are ticking along nicely.

Levi Crisp: The problem with Duckworth Lewis is that it doesn't factor in how set the batsmen are at the time. Rashid and Plunkett were well set and the target was well within reach. Went from an even chance to next to none and that can't be far.

Tiger de Souza: When was D/L last updated though? T20 has impacted on the 50 over game. I'm not convinced the difficulty level is comparable especially with the depth of batting in teams these days.

Root shows Henry more respect than his current seam partner. With good reason as well, as he is beaten for pace with a flashing shot outside off stump. Just four runs off the over.

Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"After two spectacular hitathons, we've now got more conventional cricket."

England have seen Mitchell McClenaghan as a bowler to target so far in this series. Root continues the trend by throwing his bat at the big seamer's first ball to send an uppish drive wide of point for four and then doubles the boundary tally for the over with a cut to the rope. England are firmly on the counter-attack.

Hugh in France: If the going's tougher, will England go back in their shell like they would of old? Perhaps the true test of new England.

The first bowling change brings Matt Henry into the Kiwi attack. His first ball is a bit loose and flicks Morgan's pads before beating the dive of Mitchell McClenaghan at fine leg to add four leg byes to the England total. Another four follows, this time off the middle of Morgan's bat, with a drive from an over-pitched ball on off stump. Henry then gifts England three wides on the trot with one down leg and two bouncers. The bowler is smiling. His captain is not. The run rate is starting to sneak up now.

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