Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

Latham is scoring off every ball - and it's amazing how easy he is doing it.

A delivery from Tom Curran just sits up and Ross Taylor is on to it quickly and he pulls the ball into the boundary boards for four. The sun has almost set in Hamilton now with the floodlights blazing away.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

The spin bowlers now will decide the outcome of this for England. If they can just not go for many boundaries they will win this match.

Thanks Jamie. Its not been bish-bash-bosh ODI cricket in Hamilton but fascinating nonetheless. Tom Curran into the attack for England.

A confident lbw appeal from Moeen to Latham as the left-hander makes no contact with an attempted sweep and is hit on the back leg. Right not to review, replays showed it was hitting him outside the line off stump and missing the timbers. So 204 needed from the final 30 overs with seven wickets intact - and to see if they can do it, here's Timothy Abraham.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

I'm not sure if it's my body clock and I'm dreaming but Tom Latham has looked the most fluent player in the world at the moment. He is batting in a similar way to Joe Root did for England, deflecting balls and then punishing anything loose.

Stokes again, beginning his run from the edge of the 30-yard circle and beginning to develop a pink sheen. He continues to plug away with a back-of-a-length approach and once again it is only singles that are conceded.

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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on Test Match Special

New Zealand's spinners could not find that consistency when they bowled. I think 120 runs or so from those two is too much on this surface. England's spinners will be looking at no more than five an over so to almost go for six an over as New Zealand did is another 20 runs.

The first spin for England and it's Moeen Ali, another man returning to the England side. The luxuriantly-bearded Worcestershire man whirls away in the late afternoon sunshine. No alarms and no surprises for the batsmen but they only compile singles and the required rate is 6.51.

Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on Test Match Special

If New Zealand are going to win this they are going to have do it the hard way and with players who do not play spin particularly well. In an ideal world, they can find the boundary and push the men back then knock it around. But so far New Zealand have not been able to play the big shots.

Stokes going through his repertoire of tricks with some slower balls but the Kiwi pair milk him comfortably for singles, the all-rounder's first three overs costing 12 runs.

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Two teams in form here, England fresh from that 4-1 against Australia and New Zealand have won their last eight in a row, with whitewash home series wins over West Indies and Pakistan. Curran continues and both batsmen collect twos.

A short one from Stokes and left-hander Latham helps it behind square leg for his third boundary.

Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on Test Match Special

England's total is competitive. They were probably disappointed it wasn't 300 but it will feel like 300 with the way this pitch plays. It's a tired and worn surface which is hard work to bat on.

Curran again and he is handsomely driven to the cover boundary by Taylor. England still very much in control of things, however.

Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on Test Match Special

Ben Stokes adds a great deal to this England side. He targets the stumps, which is particularly important on slow pitches. He is a wicket-taker - he might go for runs at times but is a key man to get wickets.

A double change and the introduction of returning talisman Stokes, closely cropped sandy hair and sailor-style red strap-beard. A slower ball to finish the over but Latham spots it. Two singles only and the required rate up to 6.51.

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Tom Curran, who took 5-35 in the final ODI against Australia to inspire Engand to a 4-1 series win, is the first bowling change and there are just two singles conceded by the young Surrey seamer.

Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on Test Match Special

It's been a slow start by New Zealand with 47 dots and very tidy bowling from England. If Colin Munro had still been there then England might have introduced a spinner, but perhaps no real need to do so at this moment in time.