Summary

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  • New Zealand win by 74 runs to make four-match series 2-1

  • England struggle on slowing pitch

  • Buttler top-scores with 40

  • Jamieson 3-23, Sodhi 3-33

  • New Zealand made 202-5 - their highest T20 score against England

  • Phillips makes 69 off 34 and Allen 83 off 53

  • Atkinson takes 2-31, but Livingstone 1-55

Live Reporting

Tom Mallows and Mike Peter

  1. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    There’s a man with an inflatable kangaroo and what sounds a lot like an Australian accent behind the Hollies.

    No chants just yet…

  2. TS Eliot once wrote "July and August are the cruellest months, when it's rainy and you can't have a barbecue."

    Well, it's September now and summer has made a belated return in the UK. The weather is set fair in Birmingham, 24 degrees and a zero percent chance of rain says the BBC forecast.

    *No need to check that quote - I've got an English degree and it's definitely right.

  3. James Anderson
    England bowler on BBC One

    England have played some really good cricket in the first two games. Not perfect, but not far off.

    This is another chance for Luke Wood and Chris Jordan to put a case forward potentially if there are any injuries for the World Cup.

  4. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    Zaltzman

    Andy Zaltzman is perched at the back of the TV commentary box today. As he’s behind the commentators, he’s got a long stick to prod the them when he has a stick to add.

    The magic of television.

  5. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC One

    This white ball team is the best in the world across the 50-over and 20-over formats. They have an exceptional group of players.

    Form 2015 when the change was made for England to play a more aggressive brand of white-ball cricket under Eoin Morgan, they have completely changed the way we think about the game in this country.

    It is no surprise that they will arrive in India as favourites for the 50-over World Cup. They won it in 2019 in English conditions, if they can retain it in India that would be special.

  6. Teams

    England: Jonny Bairstow, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Gus Atkinson

    New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (c), Matt Henry

    As Tim Southee said, New Zealand have made two changes to their pace attack with Matt Henry and Kyle Jamieson replacing Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne.

    The same is true of England, with Chris Jordan and Luke Wood coming in for fellow seamers Sam Curran and Brydon Carse.

  7. England captain Jos Buttler: "We would have batted as well because it looks pretty dry but hopefully it stays a good wicket for the duration.

    "We're always just trying to do what is best for the conditions on the day. We do like to chase in T20 cricket but it does look dry today so batting first is probably the right option. Hopefully we can restrict them and chase the score down.

    "We are always searching for things to get better. It isn't just the skill level that has been pleasing, it has been the attitude and intensity with which we've played. It is something we pride ourselves on and we always challenge the team to raise the level."

  8. New Zealand captain Tim Southee: "It's not our finest series in the first two games but this is a great opportunity to turn it around.

    "The guys know we need to build partnerships and set a platform for the guys to kick on later in the innings.

    "England are a quality side that keep coming hard at you. If you look at the last game we were not as good as we could have been.

    "There's two changes. Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne sit it out. Matt Henry and Kyle Jamieson come in."

  9. New Zealand win the toss and bat

    New Zealand captain Tim Southee has won the toss for the first time in the series and has decided his side will bat.

    The tourists were well beaten chasing in Manchester on Friday, but also lost when batting first in Durham on Wednesday.

  10. Yes, the double world champions served up another masterclass on Friday, hammering New Zealand in the second T20 international of this series.

    Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook put on a show as the home side reached 198, before England blew away the Kiwis inside 14 overs, with seamer Gus Atkinson taking four wickets on debut.

    They can now seal the four-match series at Edgbaston this afternoon. We'll have the toss shortly and will be getting going at 14:30 BST.

  11. England are playing white ball cricket and the sun in shining.

    Can life get any better?