Kevin Pietersen tosses up at Lords at the start of his first game as England captain - he is in luck and opts to field first England women's captain Charlotte Edwards rings the five-minute bell to signal that the start of play is imminent Pietersen gees his players up for a must-win game as New Zealand lead the series 2-1 following their last-ball victory at The Oval England keeper Tim Ambrose makes a hash of an early chance as he runs back to try and catch Jamie How's top-edged hook Stand-in skipper Pietersen is soon busy ringing the changes in the field as England seek a breakthrough How's luck runs out as Stuart Broad has him caught at gully and the Notts seamer soon follows up with the wicket of Ross Taylor Brendon McCullum's bat is broken by a rising delivery from Jimmy Anderson, who then finds the edge of his new one to dismiss him Scott Styris drives for four as he and Daniel Flynn steady the New Zealand innings with a half-century partnership England spinner Graeme Swann is rewarded for a steady spell as he bowls Flynn to check New Zealand's progress Jacob Oram lifts the scoring rate with three huge sixes before holing out in the deep, having made 52 off 40 balls Scott Styris clears the ropes off Anderson as the tourists plunder 96 runs from the final 10 overs of their innings to set a target of 267 Opening together for the first time in the series, Alastair Cook and Ian Bell give England a positive start but then exit in quick succession Bell falls victim to Mark Gillespie, who produces a superb new-ball spell of 1-12 from six overs for New Zealand England look to Kevin Pietersen for a captain's innings and he is furious with himself after slicing a catch to point Spectators in the pavilion have that sinking feeling as Pietersen returns to the England dressing room The England slide continues as New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori pierces the defences of Ravi Bopara with a flighted delivery Luke Wright is also outfoxed by Vettori, bowled trying to cut a ball which was not wide enough for the stroke Playing on his home ground, Owais Shah is England's last hope but his 69 is not enough as they lose by 51 runs The Black Caps open the champagne after completing a 3-1 series win - the same result as in New Zealand in February
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