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Oh, hello there fellas.

Catch that did you?

The first Ashes Test begins on 8 July.

Hope you are ready. I think England might just be...

See you there.

Bye for now.

England captain Eoin Morgan on TMS: The aggressive nature was outstanding and was led by Joe Root. He has been brilliant for the changing room, he is the epitome of a professional cricketer.

"The performance with the ball was exceptional. The guys maintained the mindset and the aggressive nature and it paid off.

"The run out changed the game. We ran out of ways of getting Williamson out and we have just found one - run him out."

England batsman Joe Root on TMS: "Everyone has committed themselves 100 % to the team and it has come off so far. The guys that have come in have set the tone. The way we are playing we want to keep developing and keep improving.

"We knew if we got 191, that would be a good score. We backed our bowlers to defend it. It is hard to tell what a good score is these days because everyone is coming out and whacking it.

"You want to play in front of big crowds and see people enjoying how you play. This summer has been a really good start with all that. We have some important cricket coming up and it is really exciting."

Remember this is a New Zealand team who won all of their nine games at the World Cup before losing in the final.

I'm sure there was a little end-of-term fatigue with their bags already packed for home, but, whatever the caveats you can drum up, that was a pretty sensational England performance.

And if this sort of attacking cricket is a flash in the pan, then it has been burning for a pretty long time.

England captain Eoin Morgan on Sky Sports: "This felt a million miles away after the World Cup because we were so far off the mark there. We had a lot of hard work to do and a lot of hard lessons to learn but it has turned round pretty quickly and that is credit to Paul Farbrace and the rest of the backroom staff and the way that the squad have bought into what we want to be about as a side.

"I'm excited about the guys because we have not seen the best of our squad yet.

"It is probably a lot easier to keep this feel for the Ashes, this momentum now that we have won this ODI Series and this game playing in that way wins us games against one of the best sides in the world, it reinforces to everyone in the dressing room and gives confidence to the guys that, sometimes it might not come off, but when we do play that way we win games of cricket. That is the most important thing."

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Adil has done himself a world of good. I would stick with him in one day cricket. I am not clamouring for him in the Test side It is a huge frustration he wasn't given a chance in the Test side so we could see what he can do ahead of the Ashes. That is a hangover of the last regime.".

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, speaking to Sky Sports: "I thought that 190-odd was about par. I was not unhappy at half-time, but we batted a bit amateurishly to be honest.

"It would have been nice to bat with Kane a bit longer and take us a little closer, but it wasn't to be. Credit to England, we wish them all the best for what is to come.

"I think overall we have played very well on this tour and we have introduced some new faces since the World Cup and installed them in.

"I think that the England team will be very exciting if they stay true to that style that they showed today and through the rest of the series. They reminded us that we need to keep on our game."

Ronnie in Kirkcaldy on text: Only the test side needs sorted out now. A strong, imaginative captain is desperately needed. Morgan should bat at 6 and captain the team. Shame it won't happen.

Ed. London: Hats off to New Zealand, exciting cricket and exemplary sportsmanship. I hope but doubt the Ashes will be played in the same spirit.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"New Zealand are slightly depleted in the bowling. This England team though have shared the burden of pressure. They are playing so much as a unit that it doesn't allow the opposition to play."

Fenners:, external Once again Eng limited overs team delivers. Put them in the Test team, why not?

Neil:, external New Zealand have lost five wickets for four runs , now that is a collapse.

Alfie Tutt:, external What a superb England team we have on our hands for the next few years. Absolute joy to watch!

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"There are players who have launched an international career in the last few weeks and they are absolutely buzzing about it. They have all grown up together and now are playing on the big stage and are loving it.

"These guys have done themselves no harm. Names were not known are now in the public consciousness."

Rachel T:, external Well, fan my brow - England are kings of white-ball cricket!

Buzzer:, external Wow what a difference a new attitude makes! Well played @ECB_cricket. Thanks for the memories @BLACKCAPS.

Dan:, external This england team has the potential to be something special!

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

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"After the World Cup everyone was desperate to see oomph from the England team. That is what they have done, really bring that energy and buzz. They have bowled out a fantastic team, absolutely brilliant. I am really excited about the summer. People are falling back in love with cricket and it is what the country needed."

The end comes with a crunch. New Zealand's final five wickets fell for four runs.

The tourists' tail has folded like an accordion and Mitchell McClenaghan is the final lemming over the edge, ramping a ball over his shoulder for a dolly of a catch for wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow to gobble up.

Old Trafford started their partying long ago.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

"McCullum trying to be inventive but Willey saw him coming, adjusted, and got him in a tangle. You sense there is a really hungry England unit. That is exciting ahead of the Ashes. There is real confidence and ambition."

Nathan McCullum gets desperate and tries to flick a paddle shot off his pads. But it goes straight to Steven Finn/

Steven Finn has been better value than a German budget supermarket over the last two overs.

Admittedly he is attacking the tray slops of this New Zealand batting line-up now, but still he restricts Nathan McCullum to just three runs.

Gibbo:, external England have been a joy to watch these last few weeks! Just need to freshen test team up a little.

Kenny Kong:, external Didn't expect to see a middle order collapse from New Zealand in any ODI, let alone a T20!

Jimbo:, external Mark Wood is the find of the summer. One for the selectors. They don't do much right but spot on there.

New Zealand's mission improbable is to get 61 runs from 30 balls.