1845: And as the Black Caps collect the trophy and spray the champagne, that's it from us. The back-to-back England-New Zealand series are over (although the Kiwis play Scotland and Ireland next week), but next up for England are four Tests, a Twenty20 interntional and five ODIs against South Africa, beginning with the first Test at Lord's on 10 July.
We will, of course, be with you to bring you all the action then - but if you're hankering after more from Ben Dirs and Tom Fordyce, you can read more from the dynamic duo from Wimbledon this week. Enjoy the tennis and the Euro 2008 final tomorrow - and join us again for the South Africa series. Take care, and have a good weekend.
1836: Man of the match is Scott Styris, who walks up to collect his prize in flip-flops (or as they call them Down Under, "thongs"). He's warmly cheered by the New Zealand "Beige Brigade" fans who have stayed behind to watch the presentation. Man of the series is the Kiwis' leading wicket-taker Tim Southee.
"The selectors have prided themselves on consistency of selection. Ambrose in Test cricket has been pretty good, although in one-day cricket he's not scored runs and he's dropped a couple of catches, but Matt Prior's been banging on the door in all forms of the game and Phil Mustard was tried in Sri Lanka and New Zealand but then discarded" Former England wicketkeeper Alec Stewart on TMS
"We haven't really progressed in one-day cricket - the selectors won't have learned anything from this series that they didn't know before. I still don't think they know what their best one-day side is" Phil Tufnell on TMS
NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 51 RUNS - WIN ONE-DAY SERIES 3-1
47.5 overs - WICKET - Anderson c Oram b Gillespie 2 - Eng 215 all out Lord's is beginning to empty and queues will be forming at the Tube as Sidey and Anderson exchange singles. Sidey is then dropped by Taylor at gully as an edge nearly goes straight through him and they run one. Anderson then has a heave-ho and is caught by Oram at point. And that, as they say, is that. R4 LW listeners get the delayed Shipping Forecast.
47th over - Eng 212-9 Last man Jimmy Anderson lopes to the wicket for what even he must accept is a lost cause. He dabs his second ball to third man for a single. Sidey adds a leg-bye to third man, and Tuffers admits on TMS that "it's not much fun being number 11 when you come into a situation like this". Anderson swings and misses at the last two balls, and a mere 55 is needed from the final 18 balls.
"Could not agree more, Tim Ambrose has to go. If I had the choice he would not be in the Test squad either. England must be more adventurous and look possibly at Prior again to keep wicket. The problem lies with attitude and similar to those guys who represent England at football, there is no passion in their game. Perhaps we should look at Napier of Essex as well. It surely can not be any worse than the dire efforts of this so called top eleven. Easy to blame management, but what other reason is there. From a disgruntled England fan who also attended the Edgbaston farce" Tim Basnett, Solihull, in the TMS inbox
46.1 overs - WICKET - Shah c sub (JAH Marshall) b Southee 69 - Eng 209-9 Shah goes for the big one - as he has to - and is caught by the tumbling Marshall at long-off. Skipper Vettori dashes up to the curly-haired 12th man and lifts him into the air - and that will probably be that.
46th over - Eng 209-8 With five overs left, Mills (who has one left) is off and Gillespie (who has two left) is back. Sidey drives a single through the covers to bring Shah on strike, then Shah squeezes one through the covers for two. But they can only run one to the third ball from midwicket to sub fielder Marshall, who's been on the field for nearly the entire innings. Gillespie goes round the wicket to the left-handed Sidey, who swings and misses. He drives the next ball to long-off for one, and Shah can only get the final delivery away for one.
45th over - Eng 203-8 After a single from Shah, Sidey gives himself some room and carves Southee through third man for four. The baby-faced seamer then strays with a wide, and Sidey cover-drives a single to leave Shah on strike with one ball left. The "last" ball is nearly as wide as Harmison at Brisbane in '06, then Shah smacks the last ball through extra cover for four (with a bizarre follow-through which leaves the toe of his bat pointing to long leg) - although it leaves Sidey on strike for the next over.
"Why are people getting so worked up about the one-day stuff? OK, so England had a bit of fortune in the Test series, but they won 2-0, and it's the Test matches that really count. In any case, New Zealand are, rightly, higher than us in the one-day rankings & I'd expect them to win this one-day series" Hugh Oxburgh, Cambridge, in the TMS inbox
44th over - Eng 191-8 Shah is joined by the wild-haired Ryan Sidebottom. They crossed on the catch, so Shah is on strike and clubs Mills to the deep extra cover boundary for two to take his score to 58. A drive to long-off brings a single but Sidey turns down the second run. He takes one hand off the bat as he dabs his first ball for a single. Shah singles off the last ball to take the strike - as he must do. It's all down to him now.
"Pork pies are certainly not available here in Istanbul but other pork goods are. The only problem being that the mother-in-law will not let them anywhere near the house, let alone the frying pan. So close yet so far away. Agonising. Bit like watching England really" Orson, Istanbul, in the TMS inbox
43.2 overs - WICKET - Broad c Flynn b Mills 5 - Eng 186-8 Shah nudges a single, then it's all over for Broad as he goes for the big one but is well held by Flynn on the mid-wicket boundary.
43rd over - Eng 185-7 Southee replaces Vettori - will he get better support from his fellow pacemen in the deep than Mills got last over? Shah scampers a two, then a single which brings up his sixth ODI fifty. The next ball is wide, hits a footmark and sails over McCullum for a bye. A premeditated, delicate sweep then brings Shah four runs to the unguarded fine leg boundary. Shah's response is to call for a replacement bat, which is swiftly brought out by 12th man Chris Tremlett. He prods out the final ball for a single.
And in response to Steve [41st over], Mr Grunill has been looking up scotch eggs on Wikipedia: "In the United States, many so-called "English-style" pubs and eateries serve fresh-made scotch eggs. These are usually served hot, with dipping sauces such as ranch dressing, hot sauce, or hot mustard sauce. At the Minnesota State Fair, true to fair tradition, scotch eggs are served on a stick" INTERNET LINK: Scotch Eggs on Wikipedia
42nd over - Eng 176-7 With long-on and long-off back and fine leg up, the Kiwis are expecting Shah to use some long handle against Mills. A big heave towards long-on lures Gillespie in, but some comedy fielding from the Kiwi seamer sees the ball go straight past him for four as he tries to make a one-handed pick-up. Shah straight-drives and Mills fails to field well off his own bowling, and they run through for a single. Broad is sporting a chunky white armguard on his right arm, and while Jeremy Coney on TMS admits he likes the unusual names of the Shipping Forecast (as set to be inflicted on R4 LW listeners), Broad can't penetrate the infield as the required run rate creeps up above 11. Broad tries to force the pace, it sails just over Oram's head at backward point and then Southee, at third man, makes a complete horlicks of his pick-up and lets through a four which even Monty Panesar would be embarrassed to concede.
41st over - Eng 167-7 Shah guides the first ball of Vettori's final over into the mid-wicket area, and the Black Caps are happy to concede a single to him. Broad's off the mark with a single, and the field gets inevitably shuffled for the left-hand/right-hand combo, but Shah can only manage one more single, and Vettori retires with splendid figures of 10-1-32-3.
"When I return to the UK, the first meal my mum makes for me is a salad with pork pie, scotch egg and sausage rolls! She once collected me from the airport and bought the food in a cooler so I could munch happily in the back of the car on the way home. Does anyone know where to get this glorious food in The States?" Steve, Groton CT, USA, in the TMS inbox
40th over - Eng 164-7 Chris Broad's Canada-Bermuda game still hasn't started yet, so who knows - he may even get the chance to log on to BBC Sport and read here that his son Stuart is striding to the crease with England really up against it. "Broad's playing like Garry Sobers, except he's not hitting the ball", says Aggers on TMS after he plays and misses a couple of times. When he does put bat on ball, they surprisingly decline to run a single, and Mills has a wicket maiden.
39.1 overs - WICKET - Swann c McCullum b Mills 12 - Eng 164-7 Seconds after Jeremy Coney on TMS mentions that Swann is lucky to still be out there after that lbw shout from Vettori to his second ball "was hitting the middle of middle stump", the Notts spinner steps across his stumps and tries an unorthodox Ashraful-style flick off his legs but only succeeds in gifting McCullum a catch behind the stumps and Mills his first wicket.
39th over - Eng 164-6 Shah nudges Vettori (in his ninth over) for a single, then Swann picks his spot and smashes a cover drive for four. Swann then sweeps, they should only get a single but they run an overthrow because of a lax throw. Umpire Llong signals "wide", so that's three runs and an extra ball. Another attempted sweep brings Swann a single off the final ball - 103 needed off the final 66 balls.
"Watching this game it is obvious to me that England have no game plan and not a clue at all" Ben Glass in the TMS inbox
38th over - Eng 155-6 A double change as Jeremy Coney replaces Graham Thorpe in the TMS summariser's chair, and Kyle Mills replaces Gillespie in the attack. Shah takes an immediate single, Swann manages one too but then Shah swings and misses and is hit on the pad, big appeal from Mills but that was going down leg. A single from Shah, then Swann takes a step back and swats it over the infield, and when Flynn on the cover boundary misjudges the flight, it shoots through for four. They take two off the final ball, and that was a more productive over for England.
"The run rate is creeping up to such an extent that Shah really needs to put his foot down, and he needs Swann to do the same" Graham Thorpe on TMS
37th over - Eng 146-6 Shah steers Vettori through the covers, where Southee makes a diving boundary stop and they run two. Then, a lofted sweep from Shah falls just short of Gillespie at fine leg and another two ensues. Shah pushes for a quick single, and indeed has to push Vettori out of the way as he tries to run his bat in, but Marshall's throw is wide of the stumps. Swanny is finally off the mark with a single, then Shah aims a mighty heave but only gets a single to long-on.
36th over - Eng 139-6 Shah steers Gillespie to third man for a single, Swann fences at a couple but struggles to get it away. A good over from Gillespie, just that one run from it.
Mention of Dwayne Leverock and Bermuda earlier prompts my ever-knowledgeable "gaffer" Paul Grunill to point out that Bermuda are playing Canada in a one-day match today in Toronto, although the start's been delayed due to rain. Leverock's in the squad, and Stuart Broad's dad Chris is match referee. Live scorecard: Canada v Bermuda
35th over - Eng 138-6 New batsman is Graeme Swann, who plays forward to his first ball, earning a stifled lbw appeal as it hits bat and pad. Then Swann sweeps, a huge shout for lbw, but Nigel Llong shakes his head. The replay shows it's pretty close. Vettori has to be content with a wicket maiden.
34.4 overs - WICKET - Ambrose c sub (JAH Marshall) b Vettori 2 - Eng 138-6 Vettori beguiles Tiny Tim, who tries to guide him through the off-side and hits it straight to sub fielder James Marshall, and he's gone. After 10 runs in five ODI innings (and several million quid on offer later this year), and an easy catch dropped today, is it time to say "Taxi for Ambrose" for ODIs?
"All of England's batsmen have got in today, but scoring 20 or 30 doesn't win games" Graham Thorpe on TMS
34th over - Eng 138-5 Mark Gillespie returns in place of Styris at the Pavilion End, and after another Ambrose single, Shah brutally pulls the unshaven Gillespie to the Tavern boundary for four. He then guides the ball to third man, but some sharp running between the wickets brings them two.
33rd over - Eng 131-5 New batsman Tim Ambrose, arguably playing for his ODI place after eight runs in four innings, is off the mark with a single. Just one from Vettori's over.
32.1 overs - WICKET - Wright b Vettori 6 - Eng 130-5 Vettori's guile earns him another wicket as Wright steps back to cut but a perfect quicker ball hits the top of off-stump.
32nd over - Eng 130-4 Shah glances Styris away backward of square leg, and that's another well-run two. More quick singles, and although the boundaries have dried up for the time being, England are trying to keep the run-rate up. 137 needed from 18 overs.
"We get Pork Pies here in Bermuda, albeit shipped in and indeed jolly expensive, but worth it. Scotch eggs a little harder to come by" Peter Coleman in the TMS inbox [If you've seen portly spinner Dwayne Leverock who played for Bermuda in the World Cup, it's no surprise to me that pies are available there - MM]
31st over - Eng 123-4 Shah steers a single through the covers, Wright prods another to point. Shah, often described as an excellent player of spin, then whips Vettori off his legs through midwicket for four. A beautiful shot, and the first boundary for seven overs. A single brings Wright back on strike, but he can't get the last ball away.
30th over - DROPPED CATCH - Eng 116-4 Shah clubs Styris towards mid-off where the ball goes into the leaping Vettori's hands... and out again. They run three. Should have taken that one, really. Styris's mood won't improve as he then has a huge lbw shout against Wright - surely that was out? But it's not given, and after a single apiece, Wright tries to flick him off his legs and two leg-byes ensue. Styris not particularly fortunate in that over, to say the least.
29th over - Eng 109-4 After my character-assassination of Bopara's running between the wickets [14th over], I can report that Ravi's running was impeccable this time, but Wright makes a play for the "New Inzamam" title by pushing forward, going for a run which was never there, being sent back by Shah and having to dash back to make his ground. Finally they agree on a single, and Shah nudges one to pinch the strike.
28th over - Eng 107-4 Shah steers Styris to long-on for a single, and another ugly slog from Wright picks up a single to fine leg (the opposite direction from where he had aimed it). Shah guides the last ball down to fine leg, and they scamper back for a well-run two.
"As a Brit working in the US I convinced my boss at work that yesterday was a 'Commonwealth Day' and spent it playing golf and drinking beer. What can be my next excuse for a day off? A 'KP Day'?" Q in the TMS inbox
27th over - Eng 103-4 Vettori tosses one up, Shah gives him the charge but manages to chip it to long-off for a singleton. Wright fails to get the ball off the square with an ugly swat, and he's still yet to score as Vettori is rapidly through the over.
26th over - Eng 102-4 Southee takes a rest after six overs, and Scott Styris enters the attack with his dibbly-dobbly medium pace. A wicket or two here, and "The Penguin" would surely be a shoo-in for man of the match. Shah guides him to third man for a single, but that's the only run off the over.
"This is where you need a cool head - you mustn't panic" Phil Tufnell on TMS
25th over - Eng 101-4 New batsman Luke Wright, fresh from a stint as opener, blocks his first two balls.
24.4 overs - WICKET - Bopara b Vettori 30 - Eng 101-4 Bopara and Shah exchange singles, but then the Essex man is beaten in the flight by a slider from Vettori which skids through into his stumps. A huge wicket, just when Bopara was looking well set.
24th over - Eng 99-3 Another well-timed back-foot drive brings Bopara another four through the covers, and he then steers a single past point. And Aggers on TMS announces that tickets for next year's ICC World Twenty20, being held in England, go on sale on Monday.
"If you're buying a ticket for Lord's, the Grandstand is a superb place to sit as it's high up but you're very close to the action. There's a superb atmosphere up there. However, the lifts are very small, and sometimes there's a small chap in a sailor's uniform in there" Jonathan Agnew on TMS
23rd over - Eng 94-3 Finally we have some spin - skipper Daniel Vettori with his orthodox slow left-arm twirlers. He's playing his 220th ODI today, and Bopara taps his first ball away for a single to long-off. Shah sweeps and is hit on the pad, but the appeal leaves umpire Llong unmoved.
"You correctly point out Bell has one ODI century, but so has Cook and Shah and Bell has a better average and strike rate, seems to be a bit of campaign in the press to get Bell out of the side, I find it strange as his stats match anyones in England, bar Pietersen" N Lloyd in the TMS inbox [But by comparison, Bell's one century has come from 68 ODIs, while Shah has played 40 and Cook just 21 - MM]
22nd over - Eng 93-3 In the TMS box, Phil Tufnell is audibly salivating as a chocolate cake is brought in, and a single apiece from the England batsmen take Bopara to 22 and bring Shah off the mark. Bopara nudges Southee down to Mills at fine leg but they can only manage one. Vettori still has two slips posted (and a total of six in the circle), knowing how crucial another wicket could be. Shah tries to swing Southee through the leg side, nearly chops on to his stumps but gets a thin edge down to fine leg and they run two.
21st over - Eng 88-3 Oram begins the next over with a wide, while the TV cameras pick up ex-NZ all-rounder Chris Cairns, who's been a TMS summariser earlier in this series, watching from a corporate box with a number of ladies. Bopara knocks a single to leg, and Shah is happy to see off the rest of the over.
"Ambrose has a better [domestic] one-day average than Prior, by the way, and is a better keeper. Give him a chance" Hank Quinlan on 606 Join the debate on 606
20th over - Eng 86-3 Time for Owais Shah, elevated from number six to number five by Colly's suspension. He plays a textbook forward defensive to his first ball.
19.5 overs - WICKET - Pietersen c Oram b Southee 6 - Eng 86-3 it's still Southee, so Vettori is likely to make an appearance once the fielding restrictions are gone after this over. Southee drops one short, and Bopara - who's timing the ball very well, if that's not a commentator's curse - expertly hooks him for four through square leg. The next ball is flicked off his legs for a single. But Cap'n Capey's innings is brought to an end when a slower ball from Southee is fenced straight to the grasping Oram at backward point. More of a Captain Caveman shot, that.
19th over - Eng 81-2 Bopara tips-and-runs a single through the covers off Oram, while captain Daniel Vettori swings his arms in the field, warming up for a bit of spin in the near future.
"Oram has very long limbs, like a heron flying away from water" Jeremy Coney goes all ornithological on TMS
18th over - Eng 80-2 Pietersen nudges Southee away for a leg-bye, and a lovely straight drive from Bopara races down towards the Pavilion for four. He keeps the strike with a single, but all the talk of pork pies from Tuffers and from Ravi in Paris [9th over] has inspired many of you to write from around the world to the TMS inbox:
"Despite living in Egypt we can get pork pies and scotch eggs thanks to an English pork butcher... agree that pasties are thin on the ground though" - Jane, Sharm El Sheikh "Ravi, I live in Oman. Yesterday, I had a cornish pasty, mushy peas, onion gravy and pickled red cabbage. It was wonderful. I understand your problem" - Ian Rostron, Oman "Pour Ravi in Paris, I'm the only English butcher in France (near Magny-Cours). I make English sausage, bacon, pork pies and am a Cornishman so guess what we had pasties for lunch, come on England et je suis desol� Ravi bon fin journ�" - Simon Lentern, Le Veurdre
17th over - Eng 74-2 Oram can be pretty miserly when he finds a good line and length, and Pietersen nudges him away for a single, but when Oram's line strays, Bopara square-cuts him through backward point for four, taking his score to nine. We've now got a drinks break, with England's Chris Tremlett taking on the role of drinks waiter.
Over at Wimbledon, the tennis is in full swing and Andy Murray is on court now with his third-round game against Tommy Haas, in case you want to check out Sarah Holt's live text commentary. Live text: Murray v Haas, with Sarah Holt
16th over - Eng 69-2 Bopara tries to guide Southee towards third man but doesn't make contact. The curly-haired James Marshall is on as a sub fielder for Gillespie and is stationed at mid-on, but Bopara can't get an accurate over from Southee away. I say "accurate", a lifting ball outside off stump is called as a "wide", although the TMS team aren't sure whether it was for width or height. Bopara finally punishes young Southee with a fluent on-drive for four.
"Just logged on and having read the live text, it seems Cap'n Capey did a reasonable job. The question, therefore, arises as to whether we will get 'feast' or 'famine' KP at bat. Also, what hand will he decide to use? It remains to be seen if he's up to all this multitasking. Perhaps he should just go for the full-face-on 'your legs are the wickets' French cricket stance. That way, he will not have to worry about going across his stumps and other arduous mental tasks. It will also help him to dobble up catches in front of the wicket" Graham, another poor worker, in Barcelona, in the TMS inbox
15th over - Eng 64-2 After a single from Pietersen, Bopara is off the mark with a single through the covers. Pietersen steps across his stumps and whips Oram through mid-wicket for a double.
"I would just like to congratulate you all at the BBC for the great England v New Zealand ODI series coverage you are providing which allows me to follow the series while way up in the Arctic Circle. Thanks again" Phil Hope, Survey Vessel RELUME, 73 Deg North, 024 Deg East, in the TMS inbox[Glad to be of service - MM]
14th over - Eng 60-2 New batsman is Ravi Bopara - can he shake off his burgeoning reputation as a bit of a liability while running between the wickets? I can't be the only person to have noticed that in an England shirt, he seems to be involved in quite a few run-outs or near run-outs. Or am I being unfairly hyper-critical? He sees off the rest of Southee's over.
"This game has got last-ball victory written all over it" "I don't think I can bear another one of those" Graham Thorpe and Jonathan Agnew on TMS
13.2 overs - WICKET - Cook c McCullum b Southee 24 - Eng 60-2 Tim Southee replaces Gillespie - Cook turns his first ball away for two to leg, but then gets the faintest of edges as he plays with a straight bat and McCullum snaffles the catch. That's both openers gone in quick succession, and England have to rebuild.
"This seems like quite a happy and contented crowd - I don't think we'll have any streakers here, like we did at Bristol" Jonathan Agnew on TMS
13th over - Eng 58-1 Cook pushes Oram to leg for two, then a single brings KP on strike. The crowd get on Oram's back when he needlessly throws the ball back towards the stumps and KP has to move sharply out of the way - a practice, it has to be said, that England are guilty of as often as most. The stand-in skipper is finally off the mark with a prod for two past mid-on.
12th over - Eng 53-1 Time for a captain's innings from stand-in skipper Kevin Pietersen? He pulls away before Gillespie can bowl because of someone or something moving by the side of the sightscreens. Gillespie isn't happy. His first ball is short, and keeper McCullum takes it high above his head. Gillespie has KP playing and missing a couple of times, and he sees off the over safely. A wicket maiden for Gillespie.
"I once told Darren Gough he'd dropped a few yards in pace, and he threw an orange at me" Former Surrey and England batsman Graham Thorpe on TMS
11.1 overs - WICKET - Bell lbw b Gllespie 27 - Eng 53-1 Bell is rapped on the pad by Gillespie as he shuffles across his stumps, and he's pretty well plumb. Once again, I'm afraid Mr Bell has looked very good in getting to 20, 30 or 40 but still has just the one ODI century to his name - against India at the Rose Bowl last summer.
11th over - Eng 53-0 A change in the bowling brings the towering Jacob Oram into the attack, and he's had a good game so far after hitting some mighty blows with the bat. He hits Cook on the pad, but the ball clearly pitched outside leg stump, and they run a leg-bye before another Bell single takes his score to 27. Cook guides Oram off his legs, using the slope again, and it races away for four to bring up the fifty stand - England's highest opening stand of the series.
10th over - Eng 47-0 A single from Cook brings Bell on strike - then Gillespie pulls out of his delivery stride, perhaps a warning that Cook was backing up too far? Under a recent change in the Laws, the non-striker can't be run out in that way (often called "Mankading") once the bowler has entered his delivery stride. Bell knocks the last ball away for two. TMS BLOG: Bill Frindall explains "Mankading"
9th over - Eng 44-0 Cook pulls Mills to leg, but picks out one of the only two fielders outside the circle at this stage - the man on the midwicket boundary, so that's just a single. With fine leg up, Bell leg-glances the next ball for four. He gets on the back foot to a lifting delivery but pushes it through the covers for another four, to the delight of the suspended Captain Colly who is watching from the England balcony.
"I really wish Phil Tufnell would stop talking about pork pies. I live in France and I haven't had a pork pie or scotch egg since Christmas. The Cornish Pasty quotient is also very low. This is becoming a problem" Ravi, eating foul steak tartare in Paris, in the TMS inbox
8th over - Eng 35-0 As Tuffers on TMS reveals how he played 20 ODIs, all of them abroad, Cook knocks Gillespie away for another single, but the Kiwi trundler then beats Bell's outside edge. Elsewhere in the world of cricket, Bangladesh have made 283-6 from their 50 overs against India in the Asia Cup at Karachi - with Alok Kapali hitting 115. Live Asia Cup scorecard: Bangladesh v India
7th over - Eng 34-0 Bell steers a single into the covers, then a misfield allows Cook a single, while the TV cameras pick up a couple of windswept ladies on the roof of a building overlooking Lord's, attempting to hang a NZ flag on the railing. The pair keep pushing the singles, and it's a steady start.
6th over - Eng 30-0 Cook prods Gillespie's first ball for a single, the next one to Bell is a no-ball so we have our first "free hit" of the game - and the fielders have to stay where they are as the same batsman is on strike, Simon Mann tells TMS listeners. Bell aims a big heave to the free hit, gets an inside edge past the stumps to fine leg for four - so the effect is much the same as the shot he was trying to achieve. An orthodox prod to mid-wicket brings a single.
5th over - Eng 23-0 Cook pulls Mills to leg, he doesn't time it but the Lord's slope does its work as the ball accelerates towards the boundary and that's another four. A nudged single - his first - means both batsmen are on nine.
4th over - Eng 18-0 Gillespie has an lbw appeal against Bell as it hits him just above the knee-roll, but umpire Davis says "not out" and Hawk-Eye suggests it was going high. The Warwickshire man sees off the rest of the over, Bell nudges the last ball off his legs and although Gillespie appeals for lbw again, the result is four leg-byes.
Play off the back foot with Alastair Cook
3rd over - Eng 14-0 A single from Bell rotates the strike for the first time and Cook, facing his first ball from Mills, fences and misses outside off stump. He then plays the shot he was aiming to play, carving Mills through backward point for four. That's his first boundary. And if you want to learn how to play shots off the back foot like that one, you can check out Cook's "masterclass" on the BBC Sport website.
2nd over - Eng 9-0 The bustling Mark Gillespie takes the second over - and he's very enthusiastic about playing at Lord's for the first time, says Mark Pougatch on TMS. He strays with a legside wide to the left-handed Cook, who's denied a run off the last ball as Kiwi batting hero Styris makes a sharp stop at second slip. Already sporting a bandage on his right hand, he may need one on his left now.
And as I mentioned earlier, if you want to keep half an eye on the game while listening to TMS, rather than my purple prose you can also try taking a look at the live video scorecard (it's the same one you can get via the red button of your TV), which also features Test Match Special's commentary and loads of stats. You can also "detach" it into a separate pop-up window if you want. Live video scorecard with TMS commentary
1st over - Eng 8-0 Kyle Mills takes the new ball as usual, and a lovely Bell on-drive brings a boundary off only the second ball of the innings. A similar, well-timed shot to the same area brings another four as it just trickles over the rope ahead of the chasing Elliott. A good first over for England.
"That innings reminded me of an old-style one-day game - there wasn't much crash-bang-wallop at the start, they bided their time and then hit out in the last few overs" Phil Tufnell on TMS
1458: Players walking out - Ian Bell opening up with the recalled Alastair Cook. This might be a good omen - in the match I played in yesterday [see 9th over], our opener was called Bell and scored a hundred. (He was then lbw to the very next ball, attempting a KP-style switch-hit with the game nearly won!)
"KP said he was going to 'captain by instinct'. Well, the next time his instinct tells him to give the ball to Shah, he should tell his instinct to shut the hell up" "Shah + Oram = another 50 quid for a new ball" Fabuniquemembername and YoungTommyB on 606 Join the debate on 606
1445: While we're waiting between innings, let's not forget that while New Zealand's marathon 19-game stint against England ends today, they're not leaving these shores just yet - with one-dayers against Scotland and Ireland in the coming week as part of a tri-series. You can hear ball-by-ball coverage of Scotland v Ireland and Scotland v New Zealand on the BBC Sport website. Upcoming cricket fixtures Live cricket coverage on the BBC
NEW ZEALAND INNINGS
50th over - NZ 266-5 Elliott serves notice of his intentions with a flat-batted pull against a half-tracker from Broad, which races to the mid-wicket fence for four. Elliott then steps across his stumps to tickle a single down to third man. Styris is on 82, with four balls left - too late for a ton? He swings and misses at the third ball, which is fairly wide but not signalled as a wide. Three to come - the next ball is in the blockhole and Styris can only steer it through the covers for one. Elliott gives himself room for a similar shot to the cover sweeper for one. Styris to face the last ball. What can he do? He edges it down to third man for four. "The Penguin" finishes on 87 not out, and that's 96 runs from the last 10 overs.
Anyway, time for the players to take a rest, and time for me to grab a sandwich. Back with you soon.
49th over - NZ 255-5 Sidey allows singles off the first three balls, but is preventing the boundaries. Styris slogs the fourth ball to leg and they run back for two, to take his score to 72. Another meaty on-drive shoots towards mid-wicket for four. Then, off Sidey's final delivery, a massive bludgeoned hit from Styris sails into the top tier of the Grandstand - no mean feat. A huge six.
48th over - NZ 240-5 More swinging-and-missing from Styris against Anderson. He then clubs a full toss towards the Tavern Stand, and it bounces centimetres inside the rope, bringing Styris four. He then singles to the cover boundary. Elliott steps back and fences at a slower ball outside off stump but misses. After he prods a single, another poor ball from Anderson is lifted over the point boundary by Styris for six into the Grandstand - certainly a grandstand finish to this innings.
"Been surprisingly impressed with KP's captaincy today" Stevefromtas on 606 Join the debate on 606
47th over - NZ 228-5 Sidebottom returns for his third spell. After a single from Styris, Elliott launches a huge six of his own. A two and a three (with another Bopara stop preventing the ball from crossing the cover boundary) bring his score to 14 off just 10 balls. Another swing-and-a-miss from Styris, but a single retains the strike again. 13 from the over.
46th over - NZ 215-5 Anderson back for his ninth over. KP brings five fielders into the ring to keep the pressure on the new man Elliott. After a single from him, Styris takes a huge swing but misses. The next ball is short, Styris pulls and it lands just over the rope for six to bring up his half century in style. The next ball is also hit high towards long-off but they can only run two. A single past point assures him of the strike for the next over.
"Please can you tell me what the number under the England emblem means? Worth �20 to me!" Anonymous, via text on 81111 [It's their England ODI cap number - Ambrose, the most recent ODI debutant, is number 206. That's not to be confused with their "squad number" on the back of their shirts - which is whichever number they want. Do I get any cut of the �20? MM] INTERNET LINK: England's ODI caps, from Cricinfo
45th over - NZ 205-5 England now have their three main seam bowlers available to finish the innings, with Swann having bowled his 10 and the "fifth bowler" made up of Wright (six overs), Shah (three) and Bopara (one). Broad takes the ball, fresh from his catch, and a Styris single brings new batsman Grant Elliott on strike. He passed a late fitness test, having bruised a thigh in his collision with Sidey during the last ODI at The Oval on Wednesday. Elliott finally gets his fourth ball away, steering Broad to third man and they scamper back for the second run. A leg bye ensures he keeps the strike.
"As the modern day debate rages over whether batting or keeping should be the priority in choosing a wicketkeeper, Peter Moores once again manages to avoid choosing between them. By picking yet another 'keeper' who cannot do either. Surely a cricketing genius of our time" Harriet in the TMS inbox
44th over - WICKET - Oram c Broad b Swann 52 - NZ 201-5 Swann in for his last over to Styris, who's on 45 but is denied by a smart stop by Cap'n KP/Capey. Styris then forces one into the air, but it lands safely between the bowler and mid-on. "The Penguin" can't get The Swann away until the fifth ball, then Oram goes aerial again off the final ball and Stuart Broad takes a comfortable catch at long-off to end a stand of 77 off 76 balls. A superb last over from Swanny, who finishes with 2-33.
43rd over - NZ 200-4 Styris steers Shah for a single to long-on, then Oram smears him from outside off stump towards cow corner for six, where he is spectacularly caught by a man in the Mound Stand in a light-coloured suit and wearing a panama hat ("it's the man from Del Monte", says Aggers). He pushes the next ball for two, then brings up his fifty (off 37 balls) by launching an even bigger six into the top tier of the Edrich Stand at long-on (measured at 106m). Some sharp running brings two off the last delivery, and 17 from the over.
42nd over - NZ 183-4 Swann still on for his ninth over, Oram takes a step back to give it some welly but steers it straight to the cover sweeper and they can only run one. Styris then tries a reverse slog-sweep (though not switching his hands as Pietersen did in his switch-hitting against Styris's bowling), but can't time it and is hit on the pad. Three more conventional singles complete the over.
"I think the simple reason Tim Ambrose gets such a raw deal amongst the public, despite his batting average and competent wicketkeeping, is that he never seems quite as exciting as his older brother Curtley. A bit like Ben Harmison, who always seems to be taking more wickets than Steve, but a little bit less bouncily" Paul in Lancs in the TMS inbox
41st over - NZ 179-4 It's still Shah (I guess his miniscule run-up will improve the over-rate), but his loosest delivery yet is despatched for four by Oram. He and Styris continue to push the singles, taking one off each of the remaining five deliveries.
40th over - NZ 170-4 Styris tries to force the pace against Swann, he's beaten outside off stump and Ambrose whips off the bails. It's a close one for the third umpire as Styris slides his toe back towards the popping crease. The line itself belongs to the fielding side, but it's very tight - and "The Penguin" finally gets the benefit of the doubt. Some smart fielding off his own bowling by Swann denies Styris off the next ball, he finally clips the fifth ball off his leg for a single and them Oram dabs another. 10 overs to come.
39th over - NZ 168-4 A slightly unorthodox bowling change and we have off-spin from both ends as seventh bowler Owais Shah enters the attack. As Graham Thorpe on TMS reflects, Shah is very quickly through his over - just a couple of paces, tosses it up and he's there. Oram and Styris prod a couple of singles apiece, so a tight over for England.
38th over - NZ 164-4 Sidey off, Swann on, and after a single apiece, Oram tries a reverse sweep but is hit on the pad so we have a rare dot ball. Oram punches another single to long-on, while Aggers is concerned at problems with the TMS effects microphone, so they open the window.
37th over - NZ 161-4 Wright's back - Oram singles to long-off, then Styris flashes another handsome four through the covers. A single takes him to 36, despite having hit just two fours. Then it's Oram's turn to cut loose, hoisting Wright back over his head into the Edrich Stand for six and then thumping a full toss back past the bowler for one.
36th over - NZ 148-4 Broad continues from the Pavilion End, there's a bit of uncertainty between the Kiwi pair, but Oram's long strides make sure he beats the onrushing Swann's throw to the bowler's end. Styris forces a single to mid-wicket, and another upper-cut to third man brings Oram another single - we're basically into single-off-every-ball territory from these two experienced campaigners.
"If it's Cap'n KP (8th over) then Captain Capey sounds better: chief of the superheroes - but what would be his special talent?" John Starbuck, Huddersfield, in the TMS inbox [Sounds a little like Captain Caveman, who was one of my favourites. He wielded a club, which could probably be used for switch-hitting. Maybe KP's wife Jessica could recruit her former Liberty X female team-mates to be the Teen Angels! - MM]
35th over - NZ 142-4 As per the ODI rules these days, we have a mandatory ball change after the 34th over, and what's more we have a drinks break (with bowling coach Ottis Gibson in charge of a huge number of bottled drinks). The "new" (old) ball is handed to Sidey, who has three overs left. A Styris single brings yet more field-shuffling, with a man brought in at roughly third slip (without a first or second slip, if you get what I mean) for the lanky left-hander Oram. A loose delivery is cracked through the off-side ring but cover sweeper Alastair Cook restricts them to a single. Cook then assumes the role of mid-wicket sweeper for the right-handed Styris, and again does the fielding as they run one. Oram nudges one off his leg, they run two and nearly get a third on an overthrow because of Broad's wild throw which is nowhere near the stumps. A single off the last ball keeps him on strike.
34th over - NZ 136-4 As Tuffers on TMS reveals his fondness for mini-Scotch eggs, KP rotates his bowlers again as Swann's off and Broad's back for his seventh over. Styris knocks one away for one of his customary singles, then an Oram upper-cut sails over Bopara at backward point and just evades the tumbling Sidey at third man. A better shot brings him a single through the covers, while the right-handed Styris steers one to the cover boundary for another one.
Astonishingly, the BBC team at Wimbledon reveal that Chris Martin (the Kiwi pace bowler/inept batsman, not the Coldplay singer) is watching at Centre Court today, sitting alongside India legend Sachin Tendulkar. But it's not just live cricket and tennis we're bringing to you on BBC Sport today - any petrolheads among you may want to check out the Dutch MotoGP coverage with Julian Shea. LIVE TEXT: Dutch MotoGP with Julian Shea
33rd over - NZ 129-4 Surely that can't be it for Bopara? He's off after just one over, yet again! Sidey returns for his seventh over at the Nursery End and Styris turns a single to third man. Oram rotates the strike, and after some more field-adjusting from KP, Styris finally tickles one away for another single to take his score to 25.
"Kevin [Pietersen] has matured, grown up and is passionate about England. From the youth point of view elsewhere he was the obvious choice - there are few candidates because of the experience factor. What's a worry for me is the learning of captaincy in the domestic game. It's not just something you walk into, it's a process and you can only learn for the big leagues in the fields of the domestic game. I worry there are not too many given the opportunity in county cricket" England national selector Geoff Miller on BBC Radio 5 Live
32nd over - NZ 126-4 New batsman is Jacob Oram, so it's one lefty replacing another. Oram steers a single to long-off to get off the mark.
31.2 overs - WICKET - Flynn b Swann 35 - NZ 124-4 After a single from Styris, Swanny gives it a bit of loop against Flynn, draws him down the pitch with a bit of turnand he's bowled! A most welcome wicket for England.
31st over - NZ 123-3 Time for England's sixth bowler - Ravi Bopara, who's bowled just one over of medium pace so far this season. It always frustrates a certain Essex fan in this office that Bopara is very much an all-rounder for his county, yet seemingly isn't trusted much by England as a bowler - barely used in Sri Lanka during the winter Tests, despite seemingly being picked ahead of Shah because of his bowling. Wright takes a break, and Andrew Strauss is on as a sub-fielder for him. A handsome four from Flynn through mid-wicket brings up the fifty partnership before the pair exchange singles.
30th over - NZ 117-3 The Flynn-Styris combination are stroking Swann away for plenty of singles now, but can't find the boundaries, having hit just three between them, despite having added 46.
29th over - NZ 114-3 Wright bustles in to Flynn, who runs another quick single while the TMS team ponder the "do heroes make good captains?" question - comparing the captaincy skills of many international stars including messrs Flintoff, Botham, Imran Khan and Warne. More ones and twos from the Black Caps, five runs from the over.
28th over - NZ 109-3 The Kiwis are finally showing some urgency against Swann, although Flynn lives dangerously when he is firstly hit on the pad while sweeping, and then dances down the track and punches the ball just wide of Ian Bell, who's in a "shortstop"-style position in the covers.
27th over - NZ 105-3 Flynn heaves Wright to leg to bring up his country's three figures, then Styris has a mow across the line which flies down to fine leg and they run three. Flynn finishes the over with a well-run two. Meanwhile, Aggers on TMS reveals he watched the clip of the famous New Zealand-Australia "underarm" ODI on YouTube yesterday - and commends Richie Benaud (who roundly condemned the incident) for his unflappable professionalism in being able to finish a TV broadcast exactly on time (while being counted down by the producer in his earpiece). INTERNET LINK: The "underarm" delivery on YouTube
26th over - DROPPED CATCH - NZ 99-3 Flynn tries to launch Swann over mid-on, which brings four. Pietersen's response is to drop mid-off back (yes, that's right, mid-off). Styris then tries to carve one towards long-off, it squirms to backward point, Bopara leaps in the air and gets a hand to it but can't hold on. A difficult chance, but still a chance. They run one, and the pair celebrate their let-off with a couple more singles.
25th over - NZ 90-3 A good sprawling stop by Bopara at backward point denies Styris runs against Wright, before he prods one through the covers for a trotted single. Wright still has give men inside the circle (rather than the minimum four) for Flynn, and a single from him brings us to the halfway stage of the innings.
24th over - NZ 88-3 Styris steers Swann to Broad at long-on for a single. Flynn struggles to get Swann away for a couple of deliveries, but the Kiwi pair add a singleton apiece as Swann is quickly through his over.
"Not sure why Ambrose gets such a hard time. He kept Sangakarra away from stumps for Warwicks last year and still out-performed him with the bat. And his County Championship average this year is 112. We need to give him a chance and get stability in the team. One bad series does not a bad player maketh!" Neil, London, in the TMS inbox [I think the understanding behind Sanga going to Warwicks last year was that he wouldn't have to keep wicket - his Test average has sky-rocketed without him keeping after all - MM]
23rd over - NZ 85-3 Flynn and Styris exchange singles, before Flynn knocks Wright away for a couple and then flashes at a loose half-volley and despatches it to the point boundary for four. Pietersen's response is to take out the slip and reinstate a gully and a backward point. A better over for the Black Caps.
"Because of the good bowling in the first 20 overs, it's allowed Pietersen to keep the pressure on with men inside the circle" Former New Zealand all-rounder Jeremy Coney on TMS
22nd over - NZ 77-3 It's a double change as we have our first sight of spin today. Fresh from his slip-catching heroics, Graeme Swann is on for some right-arm off-spin from the Pavilion End - which should give him the benefit of the famous Lord's slope. (For the uninitiated, the pitch slopes from the Grandstand side to the Mound and Tavern Stand side, thus aiding Swann's off-spin, while a left-arm spinner might prefer to bowl at the Nursery End). Styris works him away for a single, and with a left-hand/right-hand combination at the crease, the field changes a few times, but another Flynn single completes a tidy over for Swann. And we've found a picture of McCullum's broken bat!
21st over - NZ 75-3 The fielding restrictions are over and England turn to all-rounder Luke Wright's medium pace. With no Colly in the side, he's probably in for a long bowling stint today. Styris dabs his first ball into the covers for a single, then Flynn is hit on the pad, they run a leg-bye to third man but Mr Llong says "not out" (or very possibly "nnot oout"). Styris is starting to pick up the singles at will here, but Flynn is beaten by one that sails between bat and pad.
"Also following this in Portugal, Vilamoura, too hot here for cricket, the over rate would be about five an hour, would probably need to allocate five days or all the England team would end up banned. Off for a beer!" Phil Garmston in the TMS inbox
20th over - NZ 72-3 We're into the last powerplay over as Flynn shoulders arms to Broad. The two exchange "hard stares" in the manner of Paddington Bear, mention of whom makes me feel hungry for a marmalade sandwich or two. Flynn is in no hurry here, playing out the first maiden of the match. And after the grand total of, erm, no replies to the quiz I set in the 2nd over, I can reveal that the two players to captain England in just one ODI were John Edrich and Alan Knott, both in the 1970s.
"Phil Mustard has to come back. He is scoring for fun at Durham (as usual). He is a classy keeper and the selectors have made a mistake opting for 'continuity'. Bring back the Colonel. He's Mustard!" Dan, London, in the TMS inbox
19th over - NZ 72-3 New batsman is the left-handed Daniel Flynn - who has plenty of "previous" from Anderson at Lord's from earlier in the tour, as a nearby London dentist will testify. Flynn shoulders arms to the first couple he faces, but then chops one just wide of Cap'n Kev, who had just brought himself in at gully, and they run one.
18.2 overs - WICKET - McCullum c Swann b Anderson 23 - NZ 71-3 Jimmy Anderson's line and length is starting to stray again, conceding four leg-byes and a wide in quick succession. But the "Burnley Express" swiftly makes me eat my words by inducing an edge from the out-of-sorts McCullum to BBC Sport columnist Graeme Swann, who is the solitary slip.
18th over - NZ 66-2 Broad digs one in short to McCullum and gets a stern, finger-wagging "that's yer one for the over, lad" signal from umpire Steve "Interesting" Davis". McCullum, undeterred, dabs a single into the covers. The fifth ball of the over is also short, Styris ducks and umpire Davis shakes his head menacingly. A fluent cover-drive from the last ball of the over brings Styris his first boundary.
17th over - NZ 61-2 Astonishing scenes as McCullum tries to force Anderson to leg and his bat completely snaps in two as he plays the shop. McCullum drops the broken bat and runs through for the single. Graham Thorpe on TMS reveals that he used to use different bats for Tests, ODIs and county cricket - with the Test bat being the most important. After a short delay while a replacement bat for the Kiwi keeper is summoned, Styris takes a single and yet again, McCullum upper-cuts one to third man. The TMS team think third man should come in a little for McCullum, as he would be in danger of being caught there.
"Okay, since I have to stupidly work today and will miss most of the match, if not all, I am ordering England to win so I have something to celebrate. Let's try that cosmic ordering stuff, that's bound to work right? Also, while I would love to see Colonel playing for England again, the last time he got picked England broke him and he came back to Durham looking dejected, even his grandmother said he hadn't been the same. As a Durham fan I don't want a broken keeper who can't bat. He's just getting back to normal. (gives the England selectors a stern look)" Sarah Taylor in the TMS inbox
16th over - NZ 58-2 England take the third powerplay - McCullum begins the over with a single off Broad, who then fires in a bouncer which Styris has to duck. Broad is looking very lively today - "bending his back" as fast bowlers are meant to do. Styris is finally off the mark with a single, only for McCullum to pinch the strike. His 20 not out have come from 48 balls with just one boundary - most un-McCullum-like.
15th over - NZ 55-2 Mark Pougatch on TMS reveals that he met new batsman Scott Styris at Wimbledon this week - it seems virtually the entire England and New Zealand squads were there at some point. McCullum finally plays with some of his usual aggression when he square-cuts one from Anderson to third man and they run one. Styris has to fend off a couple, but survives the over. And if you're a tennis fan, you may want to check out our live text coverage from Wimbledon, with our resident tennis expert Piers Newbery on duty. LIVE TEXT: Day six at Wimbledon, with Piers Newbery
"New Zealand are quite cagey here, but England are chipping away at them well" Former Middlesex and England spinner Phil Tufnell on TMS
14th over - WICKET - Taylor c Ambrose b Broad 4 - NZ 54-2 McCullum guides the first ball of Broad's third over to Wright on the mid-wicket boundary for a single, then Taylor dabs a streaky single to Anderson at short fine leg, but non-striker McCullum makes his ground safely. Sidey at third man continues to be kept busy as McCullum nudges another single. Then, it's another wicket for Broad as Taylor hesitantly hangs his bat out and it's a regulation catch for keeper Ambrose - this time he makes no mistake.
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13th over - NZ 51-1 Aggers says this is KP's first experience of captaincy, apart from a Notts 2nd XI game he can't remember - and he gets his first real opportunity for some arm-waving to rotate the field as Sidey takes a break and Anderson returns from the other end. The batsmen are happy to trot through for a leg-bye and a couple of singles, to bring up the Black Caps' fifty - will the real Brendon McCullum please stand up? Has he been kidnapped and replaced by an android duplicate with a non-functioning "one-day acceleration" circuit? McCullum benefits from another single when a mistimed on-drive flies off a leading edge and balloons away to third man. McCullum takes a tumble but completes the single.
12th over - NZ 47-1 Broad sends down one outside the off stump which Taylor leaves and it's surprisingly called a wide. The smooth tones of David Gower make a brief appearance in the TMS box, before Taylor guides one down to third man and some superb fielding from Sidey restricts them to a single.
"When oh when is Chris Read gonna get a real chance behind the stumps instead of these clueless simpletons?" Stef, via text on 81111
11th over - NZ 45-1 The second powerplay is taken as a McCullum single brings Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor (Ross to his friends) on strike. He's off the mark with a single, then another McCullum leg-glance brings his first boundary.
"We go on about over-rates, but it's a big issue in cricket and it's one reason why cricket isn't on terrestrial telly at the moment as the networks don't know when the match will finish - that's why Channel 4 had to get them to start earlier. But it's different for channels like Sky who can have open-ended coverage" BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew on TMS
10th over - NZ 39-1 Broad fires one in at 90mph and new batsman Ross Taylor plays defensively.
9.5 overs - WICKET - How c Bopara b Broad 22 - NZ 39-1 The first change of bowling sees Stuart Broad replace Anderson, How takes a big swing at his first ball and it sails over the slips for four. Our first boundary of the innings - how often does it take 10 overs to cross the ropes in one-day cricket these days? How hooks a short ball, Anderson races round from fine leg and gets his hands to the chance but can't help stumbling over the rope so it's six. A very difficult chance, that - the momentum would have probably carried him over. But How's luck finally runs out when he slashes at the next ball and is caught (albeit at the second attempt after a juggle) by Bopara in the "Colly position" at backward point.
9th over - NZ 29-0 More steady progress in the sunshine at Lord's. My pal Ed Howat is there with his dad today, so let's hope there's a good game to match the weather. Ed hit the winning runs for us yesterday in our team's first game of the season - I didn't bat or bowl but it's a team game and we won by seven wickets (after our top order feasted on some fairly unthreatening bowling) so there! Another tight over from Sidey, the batsmen take a single each, he's conceded just seven runs from five overs,
8th over - NZ 27-0 How clips one away which evades the diving Cap'n KP in the covers and they run two. A single apiece for the opening pair, and Phil Tufnell on TMS describes it as "a measured start". No "champagne overs" from McCullum yet.
"Morning, Mark, is there any reason why the umpire or scoreboard or something couldn't let the captain know how many overs had been bowled in the previous hour? Or the umpire could advise him that the over rate was too slow and he should get a move on. Why should it be totally the responsibility of the captain - I've never yet seen a cricketer wearing a watch" Carol in Portugal (in the wild empty countryside near Silves, hello to Tom in packed Albufeira with all the tourists), in the TMS inbox [Colly said on Wednesday that the umpires do keep the fielding captain informed and hurry him along if they're behind the rate - MM]
7th over - NZ 23-0 Having run a single off the last ball of the last over while he was being dropped, How makes the most of his reprieve with a quickly-run two and then an even quicker single to mid-off. Sidey has a belated lbw appeal against McCullum, but without much conviction.
6th over - DROPPED CATCH - NZ 20-0 Debate is raging on TMS over the run-out controversy at the Oval, as compared to New Zealand's decision to run out Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan when he left his crease to congratulate Kumar Sangakkara on reaching a century. Back at Lord's, Jimmy's radar is off as he sends down another wide, then How skies one down towards fine leg , surely it's an easy catch for keeper Tim Ambrose running back? But no! It squirms out of his gloves and the chance is put down. To be honest, questions must be raised over Tiny Tim's ODI future after eight runs in four ODI innings this series, and then a dropped dolly like that. Time to bring back Phil "The Colonel" Mustard, whose ODI wicket-keeping was exemplary and scored a few runs at the top of the order in Sri Lanka? INTERNET LINK: Watch the Murali run-out on YouTube
"Why Cook has been picked over Strauss and Dimi beats me. He will be dropping anchor like Boycs and Tavare, weighing the team down. Clueless selection" SwamyCricketAnanda on 606 Joi>Join the debate on 606
1st over - NZ 2-0 Ryan Sidebottom takes the new ball, and Jamie How is quickly off the mark with a single. How will his partner Brendon McCullum play today? In his usual way, it seems, as he slashes and misses a couple of times, though a wide advances the score.
1042: Pietersen leads England's fielders out. By reckoning, he's the first current Hampshire player to lead the full England side since Lionel (later Lord) Tennyson in 1921, unless you know better (although MCJ Nicholas led a few MCC and England A teams). Here we go.
1039: And if you think it's just Colly that's copping flak from the ICC, Australia captain Ricky Ponting was fined 30% of his match fee for showing dissent in their ODI win over West Indies yesterday. Ponting fined as Aussies crush West Indies
1036: KP says it's an honour to be leading England out at the home of cricket, while Kiwi skipper Daniel Vettori insists that everything's been forgotten over the Elliott-Sidey collision and subsequent run-out that clouded the end of the last ODI. Collingwood sorry for run-out row
1033: Here are the full teams:
England: Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen (capt), Ravi Bopara, Owais Shah, Luke Wright, Tim Ambrose (wk), Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson.
New Zealand: Jamie How, Brendon McCullum (wk), Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Daniel Flynn, Jacob Oram, Grant Elliott, Daniel Vettori (capt), Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Mark Gillespie.
Umpires are Steve Davis and Nigel Llong, with Richard Kettleborough as third ump (TV replays) and Richard Illingworth as fourth ump (replacement balls etc). Retaining his place, fresh from punishing Colly for England's over-rate, is Javagal Srinath, while I'm joined by Jamie Lillywhite on match report duties and our "gaffer" Paul Grunill.
TOSS NEWS: England stand-in captain Kevin Pietersen has won the toss and elected to field first. The Kiwis field an unchanged team, with all-rounder Grant Elliott (bruised thigh) and seamer Kyle Mills (lower back spasm) passing late fitness tests.
1024: Morning, everyone - well, all good things come to an end, and today's one-day international will be the last of 19 consecutive international matches between England and our friends from New Zealand (six Tests, 10 ODIs and three Twenty20s). The two teams are probably sick of the sight of each other, but there's everything to play for in this final match of the ODI series - and where better than the home of cricket for the denouement?
Full team news as and when we get it - but England have made an interesting choice as captain Paul Collingwood starts a four-match suspension (applicable to ODIs and T20s) for their slow over-rate.
With Colly batting at five and often bowling his full 10 overs, they've opted to replace him with a non-bowling batsman, Alastair Cook, which will mean all-rounder Luke Wright dropping down the order. In addition, Wright and Ravi Bopara (who has bowled one over in the whole series) will have to send down 10 overs between them.
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