New Zealand win by 5 wickets
Nz 231/5 (47 overs)
FOW: WICKET Ronchi c Swann b Anderson 0 (NZ 1-1),
WICKET Williamson c Buttler b Anderson 0 (NZ 1-2), Taylor c Buttler b Anderson 54 (NZ 121-3), WICKET Elliott b Swann 27 (NZ 168-4),
B McCullum c Morgan b Dernbach 5 (168/5),
New Zealand 231 for 5 (Guptill 103*, Taylor 54, Anderson 3-31) beat England 227 for 9 (Southee 3-37) by five wicketsMartin Guptill's Test career hangs in the balance but his one-day standing was given a huge lift as he produced a match-winning hundred to earn New Zealand their third win in three one-day internationals at Lord's. The last time Guptill faced England in an ODI he was also the hero - batting virtually on one leg in Hamilton - and he again looked free from the tentativeness that characterises his longer-form batting.
Guptill's eighth boundary, a pull off Tim Bresnan, took him to his third ODI hundred and secured the victory for New Zealand with 19 balls to spare. He also struck four sixes - the best a straight drive over long-on - but almost came up short of his ton when, with five needed, Jos Buttler let the ball through his legs for four byes the delivery after England reviewed for an lbw. Then, though, Bresnan dropped short, Guptill latched on and raised his arms in triumph.
What made the victory more impressive was that after five balls of the chase New Zealand were 1 for 2 following James Anderson's two sharp outswingers to remove Luke Ronchi and Kane Williamson. That type of start could easily have reopened wounds from the Test match here two weeks ago, when they crumbled to 68 all out chasing 239, but this time the response was a world away from that timid display, with Guptill and Ross Taylor adding the defining stand of the match worth 120 in 24 overs.
The batting of Guptill and Taylor proved that England's earlier difficulties as they lurched to 227 for 9 were largely self-inflicted. They were kept under wraps by losing wickets in batches through poor shot selection, with four of the batsmen fell between 30 and 36, and then an attacking lacking Stuart Broad (knee) and Steven Finn (shin) could not support the outstanding Anderson.
Jade Dernbach, a late addition to the squad, initially as cover from Bresnan, went for two boundaries in his first over and, although his third was a maiden, he frequently dropped short in his opening spell. Chris Woakes was especially unimpressive, conceding 45 in six overs, although things might have been different for him had Bresnan managed to get underneath Guptill's top-edged hook at fine leg. Instead, Bresnan was in from the boundary and could only palm the ball for six as he ran backwards.
It had been Taylor who first steadied New Zealand's nerves. He was quickly into double figures with three boundaries, latching on to width from Dernbach and the occasional overpitched delivery from Anderson. He also took a brace of boundaries off Woakes during a 71-ball half-century and it required Bresnan and Graeme Swann to bring some control, although New Zealand knew they did not have to force the pace.
It was Anderson, though, who gave England a lift when he returned to produce another exacting delivery to have Taylor caught behind but the batsmen had done enough to break the back of the chase. Grant Elliott, reprieved on 13 when he was given lbw to a Dernbach slower-ball yorker despite edging it, was rarely fluent but helped Guptill add 47 before Swann bowled him through the gate.
Brendon McCullum's dismissal, carving to deep cover, was lazy given the lack of pressure from run rate, but there was no unravelling from New Zealand with Guptill easing them across the line.
Both captains had wanted to bowl first on a cloudy morning; it was McCullum who got his wish. England, though, had appeared to have laid a decent foundation before the openers departed in consecutive overs from Tim Southee and then the middle order lost 3 for 9 in 17 balls after Jonathan Trott and Joe Root had set the base with a stand of 67. Nathan McCullum, who conceded just one boundary in his 10 overs, started the slide when Root was bowled reverse sweeping, a manner of dismissal later repeated by Buttler as any attempt to lift the scoring was stymied.
Somewhat surprisingly, considering his success here in the Test when he claimed ten wickets, Southee was not given the new ball but soon had an impact when brought on as first change from the Pavilion End - where he did most of the damage with the red ball. In the 11th over - Southee's third - Bell drove without sufficient footwork and gave wicketkeeper Ronchi his first catch as a New Zealand international.
In his next over, Southee struck again when Alastair Cook, like Bell, drove away from his body - much to the captain's frustration after he had been forced to fight hard against Mitchell McClenaghan's opening spell when the left-armer, who has not played since the one-day series in New Zealand, beat him four times in succession. Southee completed consecutive wicket maidens and ended his first spell with figure of 5-2-12-2.
Just when the work of Trott and Root appeared to have overcome those losses, the innings started to fall away. Root, who had been sparky at the crease, exposed his stumps with the reverse sweep against McCullum and then Trott, shaping to be the anchor for the innings as he so often is, picked out deep midwicket.
Eoin Morgan and Buttler, who are viewed as vital in the last 10 overs, therefore had twice that time to build their innings but neither found fluency. For Morgan it was just his second innings since returning from the IPL - his first was a golden duck against Yorkshire in the YB40 - and after a sweetly struck straight drive to get off the mark he put himself in a tangle against McClenaghan. The bowler noticed him advancing down the pitch, banged the ball in short and Morgan's attempt to abort his pull only resorted in a healthy top edge to the wicketkeeper. When Buttler fell in the Powerplay, England's last hope of a powerful finish went with him.
25 overs New Zealand 121 for 2 (Guptill 60*, Taylor 54*) need 108 more runs to beat England 227 for 9
New Zealand recovered from the early shock of losing two wickets in the opening over of their chase to put themselves in an excellent position to claim the first one-day international. Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor added an unbeaten 119 for the third wicket as England's attack failed to back up the swift inroads made by James Anderson.
It was a dramatic start to the innings. Luke Ronchi, in his first innings for New Zealand, edged a full delivery to second slip where Graeme Swann took a sharp chance low to his left.
Two balls later Kane Williamson was also on his way back after edging another outswinger and this time it was Jos Buttler, diving full length to his right, who clung on to leave New Zealand 1 for 2.
That could easily have reopened the wounds from the Test match here when they crumbled to 68 all out in the second innings, but this time there was an aggressive response.
It helped New Zealand's cause that, beyond Anderson, England's bowling with the new ball was wayward. Jade Dernbach, a late addition to the squad and only playing due to injuries to Stuart Broad and Steven Finn, went for two boundaries in his first over and, although his third was a maiden, he frequently dropped short in his opening spell.
Chris Woakes was especially unimpressive during an opening two-over spell which cost 21, although things might have been different for him had Tim Bresnan managed to get underneath Guptill's top-edged hook at fine leg. Instead, Bresnan was in from the boundary and could only palm the ball for six as he ran backwards.
It had been Taylor who first steadied New Zealand's nerves. He was quickly into double figures with three boundaries, latching onto width from Dernbach and the occasional overpitched delivery from Anderson.
He also took a brace of boundaries off Woakes and it required Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann to bring some control although New Zealand knew they did not have to force the pace.
Guptill reached his half-century first from 64 balls with a clip over midwicket off Woakes, who was again expensive on his return, and he was also taken for the boundary that gave Taylor his half-century from 71 deliveries.
Cook c Ronchi b Southee 30 Bell c Ronchi b Southee 18 Trott c Taylor b N McCullum 37 Root b N McCullum 30 Morgan c Ronchi b McClenaghan 6 Buttler c McClenaghan b Williamson 14 Woakes c Guptill b Mills 36 Bresnan b Southee 25 Swann c N McCullum b McClenaghan 15 Anderson not out 5 Extras 1nb 6w 4lb 11 Total for 9 227
FOW: Bell c Ronchi b Southee 18 (45/1), Cook c Ronchi b Southee 30 (50/2),
Root b McCullum 30 (117/3), Trott c Taylor b McCullum 37 (124/4),
Morgan c Ronchi b McClenaghan 6 (126/5),
Buttler c McClenaghan b Williamson 14 (159/6), Woakes c Guptil b Mills 36 (182/7), Bresnan b Southee 25 (216/8), Swann c McCullum b McClenaghan 15 (227/9)
Toss won by NZ bowling first
Innings break England 227 for 9 (Southee 3-37) v New Zealand
New Zealand's previous attempt at a run chase at Lord's did not end well but their prospects are brighter in the first one-day international after restricting England to 227 for 9. Tim Southee, on the ground where he took ten wickets a couple of weeks ago, and Nathan McCullum - only playing because of the late absence of Daniel Vettori - were the pick of the attack as England slipped from a solid position at the midway mark.
England, who will have to defend the target without the injured Stuart Broad (knee) and Steven Finn (shins), were kept under wraps by losing wickets in batches through poor shot selection and four of the batsmen fell between 30 and 36.
The openers departed in consecutive overs from Southee and then the middle order lost 3 for 9 in 17 balls after Jonathan Trott and Joe Root had set the base with a stand of 67. McCullum, who conceded just one boundary in his 10 overs, started the slide when Root was bowled reverse sweeping, a manner of dismissal later repeated by Jos Buttler as any attempt to lift the scoring was stymied.
Somewhat surprisingly, considering his success here in the Test, Southee was not given the new ball but soon had an impact when brought on as first change from the Pavilion End - where he did most of the damage with the red ball.
Alastair Cook and Ian Bell had made steady progress on a morning that began cloudy but soon started to brighten. That changed in the 11th over - Southee's third - when Bell, who had previously collected two flowing boundaries off Southee, drove without sufficient footwork and gave wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi his first catch as a New Zealand international.
In his next over, Southee struck again when Cook, like Bell, drove away from his body - much to the captain's frustration after he had been forced to fight hard against Mitchell McClenaghan's opening spell when the left-armer, who has not played since the one-day series in New Zealand, beat him four times in succession. Southee completed consecutive wicket maidens and ended his first spell with figure of 5-2-12-2.
The manner in which Cook and Bell tried to see off the new ball is likely to be pattern for the next few weeks of ODI cricket, with two new balls adding additional threat for the quicks. After the loss of both openers in quick succession, another period of consolidation was required and in Trott and Root, the latter playing his first ODI on home soil, they had a pair of in-form batsmen for the job.
Progress remained at around the four-an-over mark, although there was the occasional sign that they were aiming to increase the tempo against James Franklin as they posted a fifty stand. Then, however, the innings started to fall away. Root, who had been sparky at the crease, exposed his stumps with the reverse sweep and then Trott, shaping to be the anchor for the innings as he so often is, picked out deep midwicket.
Eoin Morgan and Buttler, who are viewed as vital in the last 10 overs, therefore had twice that time to build their innings but neither found fluency. For Morgan it was just his second innings since returning from the IPL - his first was a golden duck against Yorkshire in the YB40 - and after a sweetly struck straight drive to get off the mark he put himself in a tangle against McClenaghan.
The bowler noticed him advancing down the pitch, banged the ball in short and Morgan's attempt to abort his pull only resorted in a healthy top edge to the wicketkeeper.
Buttler and Chris Woakes added 39 in nine overs, aware that they could not afford to take any risks, and England were unable to exploit the Powerplay which brought just 19 runs. Brendon McCullum, sensing England's problems when pace was taken off the ball, gambled on Kane Williamson inside the fielding restrictions and the move worked when Buttler's reverse sweep picked out backward point.
Woakes equalled the most deliveries faced in the innings with 53 before carving to deep cover and although Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann chipped in during the closing covers England, with their depleted attack, will have a tough task to defend the total.
25 overs England 104 for 2 (Trott 29*, Root 25*) v New Zealand
Tim Southee continued to excel at Lord's by removing both England openers after New Zealand bowled first in the opening ODI. Somewhat surprisingly, after his exploits in the Test series, he was not handed the new ball, but wasted little time in making an impression when he did come on by finding the edges of Ian Bell and Alastair Cook although England were handily placed on 104 for 2 at the midway mark.
The opening pair had made steady progress on a morning that began cloudy but soon started to brighten. But that changed in the 11th over - Southee's third - when Bell, who had previously collected two flowing boundaries off Southee, drove without sufficient footwork and gave Luke Ronchi his first catch as a New Zealand international.
In his next over, Southee struck again when Cook, like Bell, drove away from his body much to the captain's frustration after he had been forced to fight hard against Mitchell McClenaghan's opening spell when the left-armer, who has not played since the one-day series in New Zealand, beat him four times in succession. Southee completed consecutive wicket maidens and ended his first spell with figure of 5-2-12-2.
The manner in which Cook and Bell tried to see off the new ball is likely to be pattern for the next few weeks of ODI cricket with two new balls adding additional threat for the quicks. After the loss of both openers in quick succession, another period of consolidation was required and in Jonathan Trott and Joe Root, playing his first ODI on home soil, they had a pair of in-form batsmen for the job.
Progress remained at around the four-an-over mark, although there was the occasional sign that they were aiming to increase the tempo against James Franklin as they posted a fifty stand. England have formulated a plan that has brought success at home, ensuring they have wickets in hand for the likes of Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler later on.
Both teams had been forced to alter their preferred XIs due to injury. Despite all indications 24 hours earlier that Daniel Vettori would make his international comeback he was ruled out after failing a fitness test on his troublesome Achilles.
England, meanwhile, will be without Stuart Broad and Steven Finn for the first two matches of the series due to a bruised knee and shin soreness respectively. Cook had alluded to "niggles" within the camp on Thursday but would not specific who they were. Broad hurt his knee taking a return catch off Brendon McCullum on the second innings at Headingley and Cook had spoken about the challenges of such a quick turnaround between the Tests and ODIs which could account for Finn's problems.
But Tim Bresnan has made the match despite his wife being close to giving birth in what is his first game for England since the end of January in India after which he underwent elbow surgery. Jade Dernbach, who was drafted in yesterday as cover for Bresnan, also gets a game but Ravi Bopara, who is part of the Champions Trophy squad, was left out.
England 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Ian Bell, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Joe Root, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Chris Woakes, 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 James Anderson, 11 Jade Dernbach
New Zealand 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Luke Ronchi (wk), 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Grant Elliott, 6 Brendon McCullum (capt), 7 James Franklin, 8 Nathan McCullum, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Kyle Mills, 11 Mitchell McCleanaghan
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