Ross Taylor is the new man. Can he get this innings back on track? 

Sanjay Manjrekar
Former India batsman

"This is really proving to be a disaster for New Zealand. There are five players in this Australia team making their World T20 debut and one of them, Ashton Agar,gets his second catch - another big wicket for Australia."

Steve Smith is mixing up his bowlers nicely - here's all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, purveyor of seam-up dibbly-dobbers. New Zealand suddenly treading on eggshells - Munro mistimes one and almost spoons it to cover, then gets a faint edge that bounces in front of the keeper. It's another tight over, just six from it, and New Zealand's target score is dropping all the time...

Looks like Corey Anderson has a fan in Scotland all-rounder Samantha Haggo...

So, two new batsmen at the crease, with Corey Anderson coming in at four. The boundaries have suddenly dried up for the Black Caps - that's the third over in a row without one. Not long for these two to get their eye in...

Michael Slater
Former Australia batsman

"They'll still go hard, but very quickly things have changed for New Zealand. Kane Williamson can be such a dangerous player but that was a bit of a mis-hit."

Colin Munro is the new man - he can bang. He scored a 14-ball fifty against Sri Lanka earlier this year. There's an immediate half-chance of a run-out, but Agar, confidence shattered like a poppadom that's had a grand piano dropped on it, muffs the pick-up. Good over from Faulkner, just four off it.

Time for Adam Zampa, the leg-spinner. He's already seen his spin partner disembowelled by the rampant Guptill - how's your nerve, Adam? Pretty good, it turns out. There's a big appeal when Guptill goes for a big sweep and the ball pops up and lands in Nevill's gloves. Marais Erasmus says not out, but Zampa is proving much harder to get away than Agar - just three from the over, slowing New Zealand's progress.

Coulter-Nile comes back into the attack. Guptill looks like a man enjoying a placid morning down the driving range - pitched up by NCN and Guptill hammers him down the ground for his fourth six. To Guptill's brawn, add the finesse of Williamson - a beautiful late cut earns him four through third man. The Black Caps are going well here.

Fancy another one, Ashton? Nope? Instead it's James Faulkner who comes in to wang down some medium-pacers. Williamson picks up consecutive boundaries with a confident lofted drive over mid-on, and then a lovely clip off his legs. That second one briefly interested the man at mid-on, but it was so beautifully timed it pinged off the willow like a bullet.

Tom Moody
Former Australia all-rounder

"Aaron Finch has been such a destructive player for Australia but they've preferred Usman Khawaja for that left-right pattern in the top order. There's a brave decision from New Zealand too, to leave out Nathan McCullum."

While Agar lightly marinates in embarrassment down at fine leg, Watto continues. At his somewhat arthritic pace, the beach-blond veteran is proving very hard to get away - just three singles from that set.

Scott Styris
Former New Zealand all-rounder

"The word is Guptill does not like spin bowling... Well he's put that to bed pretty quickly. New Zealand will be ecstatic with this start."    

NZ 32-0published at 3 overs

3 overs

Can Agar recover his composure? Well, to an extent. His next three balls are decent. But the final delivery is in the slot, and Martin Guptill, who is officially In The Mood, kapows him straight down the ground for the third maximum of the over.

Scott Styris
Former New Zealand all-rounder

"That has to be the friendliest delivery you can get. A knee-high full toss. Martin Guptill strikes them hard at the best of times. Immediately Ashton Agar drops his head."

NZ 26-0published at 2.2 overs

2.2 overs

Hello Ashton Agar. And erm, goodbye. His first ball slips out like a bar of soap, full and loopy, and Martin Guptill pulverises him over cow corner for a 92-metre six.

Agar buries his head in his hands. Now don't do that again, Ashton. OK? Oh, too late. Another full toss, and once again it sails into the stands. Problems.

How do you think Aaron Finch takes out his frustration? A soothing crossword? Some knitting? Or taking his bat to the nearest plasterboard wall?

Shane Watson shares the new ball for Australia, and his first three balls are right on the money, line and length, no room to work with. There's almost no pace, either, and that so nearly proves Guptill's undoing as he gets through a pull far too early and is very lucky not to drag an under-edge onto the stumps.

Watto eventually strays though, and offers Kane Williamson a freebie on the pads. Classy Kane is far too good to miss out on those, and he dispatches it behind square.