England produced a dismal batting display in the first one-day international in Wellington as New Zealand won by six wickets.

With the team winning the toss expected to hold the advantage, England duly chose to bat first but were bowled out for just 130 with two balls to spare.

Stuart Broad impressed with 3-26 but the bowlers had nothing to defend.

New Zealand eased to victory in 30 overs, rarely struggling on a slow wicket which had bamboozled England.

By Mark Mitchener

606: DEBATE Discuss the day's play on 606 after 0900 GMT

0743: Well, that was pretty abject by England. Because of the early finish, you'll even have to wait more than an hour until 606 opens for business at 0900 GMT.

The Ben Dirs fans among you will be pleased to know that he's back on live text duty for the second ODI in the early hours of Tuesday morning - so make sure you join him then. My special thanks go to anyone who has stuck with us throughout the entire game - you are truly, as they say, "hardcore". That's it from me, enjoy your weekend.

NEW ZEALAND WIN BY SIX WICKETS, LEAD THE FIVE-GAME ODI SERIES 1-0

30th over - NZ 131-4
And still the end game is prolonged as Broad tries to keep it tight against Taylor. He tries to end it with one shot, but miscues a pull and hits it into the ground as they run one. Two runs needed. Fulton edges between slip and gully and they run one to bring the scores level. The next ball is short-pitched and Taylor leaves it to go through to the Colonel. Taylor then completely misses a pull to cow corner and is beaten outside off-stump. Broad has a huge grin on his face still. Another cross-batted heave from Taylor, this time he connects and they run the single they need - NZ win by six wickets with 20 overs to spare.

29th over - NZ 128-4
"Two-Metre Peter" Fulton is the new batsman, looking on from the non-striker's end as Taylor immaculately defends Sidey's first ball of his ninth over. Four runs still needed. He's then completely beaten by one which keeps low outside off-stump. The next ball is wider and Taylor carves it to third man for a single. If they'd put Jacob Oram in at three, we might have been home by now. Three runs needed. Fulton shoulders arms to his first ball. Just one run from the over.

28th over - WICKET - Styris c Sidebottom b Broad 0 - NZ 127-4
Swann's off, Broad's on as Colly rotates the bowlers. A superbly-timed off-drive from Taylor brings the Black Caps to within five runs of victory. Will Taylor go for the big one to end it in a blaze of glory? No, he nudges a single through the covers. Four needed and Styris on strike. Styris hits into the deep - and is caught by Sidey running in at deep square leg. A duck for the Penguin (as it were), Styris is gutted and Broad has impressive figures of 8-2-23-3, given the circumstances.

"Lordy lordy, I awake from my giant lie-in to find it all in tatters. My desperation is lessened, however, by some of the more quantum physics theory which seems to suggest that, if at a sub-atomic level quarks can be in two places at once, then logically there must be a parallel universe where NZ were 130 all out and we are about to win. Perhaps it would help if MM sat in a box with some radium, as in the Schroediger experiment, and typed in different scores - when his colleagues open the box at 0900 we may have won"
Paul in Lancs in the TMS inbox

27th over - NZ 122-3
In comes Scott Styris, and Aggers reveals that he and Bryan Waddle are the adjudicators for the man-of-the-match award - and have already given it to Styris. He confidently defends the rest of Sidey's over.

26.3 overs - WICKET - How c Mustard b Sidebottom 28 - NZ 122-3
13 runs needed for a Kiwi victory, with 24 overs remaining. How joins in the fun, pulling a short ball from Sidey to the square leg boundary for four. He fences at the next ball, but edges one behind to the Colonel to delay the Kiwi victory.

26th over - NZ 118-2
Jimmy's off after getting carted for those fours in his last over and Swann returns, but his first ball is missed by How and disappears behing the Colonel for two byes. How dabs a single before Taylor hoists a slog-swept six over midwicket which finishes halfway up the stand. That would have been six on any ground, Aggers says.

25th over - NZ 109-2
It's a double change in the bowling as Sidebottom replaces Broad. He's got four more overs left to bowl, but at this rate, the Kiwis will be breaking out the cigars soon. Taylor runs an easy two, and both KP and Broad converge on Sidey to offer some advice and/or moral support. Another single rotates the strike. Did you know Taylor's full name is Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor? Sidey goes round the wicket to How (even though both batsmen are right-handers), but a short ball is pulled to fine leg for another single. Theoretically, we're halfway through the Kiwi innings.

24th over - NZ 105-2
Still no chance for Ravi Bopara to press his all-round case as Colly's off but Anderson returns for a second spell, and sends down a long-hop which How despatches to the midwicket boundary for four. A single to midwicket brings up the Kiwi hundred, Taylor prods another and How crashes another four - 10 from the over.

"I can just imagine Geoff Boycott in the dressing room after the game: 'I don't care how good you are, get some runs!' Ever considered a coaching role Geoff? England would get the runs just so as to not get shouted at some more!"
James in the TMS inbox

23rd over - NZ 95-2
More positive batting from How brings a tip-and-run single to mid-off. Broad raps Taylor on the pad but his heartfelt lbw appeal falls on deaf ears - as has every single other lbw appeal in this match. Broad then drops one in wide which is slapped through the covers by four for Taylor, to the delight of the New Zealand "Beige Brigade" fans in the stands.

22nd over - NZ 90-2
Colly still on for his fourth over - KP has obviously spotted something as he runs all the way up from short third man to tell something to the skipper. But it obviously didn't work, whatever it was, as How firmly punches one through midwicket for four to move into double figures, then dabs a single to Sidey at long leg.

21st over - NZ 85-2
Broad continues for his sixth over, and he has a slip in for Taylor who is still struggling to pierce the infield. A second maiden for the Notts man.

"Paul in Perth, couldn't agree more it's always been with the selectors not who you play for but who you play for, favourites, favourites, favourites, it's always been the same and will never change until we get in a manager to pick his team as he sees fit"
Dave, Vancouver BC, in the TMS inbox

20th over - NZ 85-2
Having taken that wicket, Colly takes the third powerplay - having delayed it from the usual 16th-20th over spell when it's normally taken. He's got to bowl some line and length against Taylor and manages it for the first three balls before Taylor dabs a single. How looks a little uncertain, with most of the field in saving the single. Just one run from the over.

"I never said Key was a specialist - just that as he has won a Twenty20 competition, he knows how to win - something that seems to be beyond this England squad in that format of the game! However as the success in Sri Lanka shows we can win in 50 overs - just takes us a while to get there. but I also feel that others with talent should be given a chance such as Dimi, Key amongst others"
Andy in the TMS inbox

19th over - NZ 84-2
Broad's tail is up after taking his second wicket, and he greets new batsman Ross Taylor with a first-ball bouncer. He then scampers a quick single, but Bell's throw is way wide of the stumps at the bowler's end.

18.4 overs - WICKET - McCullum c Mustard b Broad 42 - NZ 83-2
How calls McCullum for a quick single off Broad and apologises as the vice-captain only just makes his ground at the non-striker's end. How manages a single of his own, while Arlo White distracts Geoff Boycott by explaining why he ended up sat at the next table to two Playboy Bunnies while doing an interview in the lead-up to the Super Bowl. McCullum is distracted, too - by a steward in a luminous jacket lurking by the edge of the black sightscreens - and the very next ball, he nudges one off his hip down the leg side, the Colonel snaffles the catch and McCullum is given out for 42 off 42 balls.

18th over - NZ 81-1
Colly is finding a good length as McCullum nudges a single. Mustard is standing up to the stumps to keep How in his crease, but they manage a single to Anderson at wide mid-on. As Geoff Boycott reveals a previously unstated affection for NFL (American Football) to Arlo White, who was at the Super Bowl, McCullum hooks confidently for four to take his score to 41.

17th over - NZ 74-1
How tries a pull against Broad, the ball flies into the air but lands near the wicket just short of Bell running in from extra cover. Shockingly, that's a maiden. The Black Caps have plenty of overs to spare, though.

"My boss has requested that I give him a hot cup of tea with two lumps. I may as well, I'm installing Windows, as doing so is much more fun than listening to the cricket..."
Rich in the TMS inbox
[Is that Microsoft Windows you're installing or the sort you look through? MM]

16th over - NZ 74-1
With England still struggling to make inroads, Swann is off after two overs of spin and Captain Colly turns to his own military medium pace. Surprised it's taken him this long, considering how the pitch suited NZ medium-pacers Styris and (to a lesser extent) Oram. A single apiece for the two batsmen. A drinks break is taken.

"As a Kent supporter, I'm not bothered by Jones being dropped but can't understand why Key wasn't considered for the one-day squad - even if just for the Twenty20 - seeing as he did guide Kent to winning the trophy last season! Though I can't think of any Blackadder to quote, i just hope England have a cunning plan!"
Andy in the TMS inbox
[Agree on Key - but remember, the idea of taking T20 'specialists' to the World Twenty20 brought us... T20 'specialist' Jeremy Snape (1-0-12-0 and seven runs scored off 11 balls faced when the slog was on against South Africa in his only match)? - MM]

15th over - NZ 72-1
McCullum scampers a two, he's not hanging around here. He and How are busy with the ones and twos, and six runs come from Broad's over.

"Mark, you make a good point about Kirtley, which leads to a serious point: Should you judge a player on one over? If so, Anderson would have been dropped thousands of times!! Interesting that such an inconsistent bowler as Anderson - whom everyone over the years says 'has great potential' - has never really achieved his potential. How many other Test sides would pick him? Hence my point about favouritism amongst 'certain' selectors. There are players and counties who are 'IN the club', and others who are regarded as unfashionable so constantly overlooked. Interesting that the most successful side in England over the last four to five years, Sussex, have no player in today's England team... I rest my case"
Paul - still hot in Perth, Australia, and a proud (unfashionable) Sussex supporter, in the TMS inbox
[But Prior and Wright have been called up since Moores has been coach, as has ex-Sussex man Tim Ambrose. Just like when Atherton & Lloyd were captain & coach of England, a few Lancashire players got called up, when Ray Illingworth was supremo a number of Yorkies got the call, as did a few Essex players when Gooch and Keith Fletcher were running the show - MM]

14th over - NZ 66-1
New batsman is Jamie How, who was down to come it at four on the card but has been sent in ahead of Ross Taylor. He's immediately off the mark with a single. McCullum tries to work one to leg, Mustard charges out towards the short-leg area, but can't take the catch. It's not conclusive whether it came off bat or pad though, according to the TMS crew. McCullum hammers the next ball for four to take his score to 31.

13th over - WICKET - Ryder c sub (L Wright) b Broad 31 - NZ 61-1
Broad changes ends and replaces Sidey, while the stadium DJ plays "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" - quite soon, they'll just be able to play the "You've Lost" bit to England. McCullum uppercuts at one which goes first-bounce to Anderson at third man. The next ball to Ryder is short and wide down the leg side, although McCullum declines a run and Ryder is nearly run out trying to regain his ground. Ryder then nudges a two to fine leg - Aggers thinks England's only plan for him is to try to get him caught hooking. And Aggers has called it impeccably, as off the last ball of the over, Ryder tries another hoist to midwicket and it's a straightforward catch for sub fielder Luke Wright. (We don't know who he's on for).

12th over - NZ 58-0
"Collingwood's got to try something different here", says Aggers, and Broad is off after one over and Swann comes on with some off-spin. McCullum swipes a quick single and they run it hard - in exactly the way England didn't. An awful ball from Swann is short and wide but Ryder fails to give it the punishment it deserves. But it's a case of "Easy Ryder" as he effortlessly sweeps the next delivery wide of square leg for four. That six in the last over was McCullum's 57th ODI six - more than Pietersen and Oram.

"6am, been working for six hours, four left to go... Do you think England will even keep the game going for another 45 minutes at this rate?"
Robbo and the night shift boys in the TMS inbox
[You wouldn't put your house on it - MM]

11th over - NZ 54-0
Second powerplay taken. Ryder weaves away from some chin music from Sidey, and then guides one to third man for a single. McCullum ducks another bouncer, which is signalled by umpire Asad Rauf as his "one bouncer for the over". McCullum responds by leathering the next ball for a huge six over cow corner - biggest hit of the day to bring up the fifty. Bill Frindall informs the TMS commentary team that NZ are a mere 34 runs ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis par score if it were to rain at this stage (which it won't), while Sidey then strays with a wide. Another single rounds off the over and ensures McCullum keeps the strike.

10th over - NZ 44-0
Angus Fraser on TMS praises the stadium DJ for playing a Pink Floyd song, but Bryan Waddle isn't a big fan of music at games if it starts to overshadow the match. Jimmy is off after taking 0-25 from his four overs, and the flaxen-haired Stuart Broad comes into the attack. Ryder tries to pull the first two balls to leg without connecting. The third ball hits Ryder on the pad, there's an lbw appeal but ump Gary Baxter says 'not out'. Ryder finally connects with his favoured "pull to leg" shot with a single off the fifth ball. A tighter over from England.

"This is a second rate performance by what is becoming a second rate team. Where is the new management structure with this all seeing team selection ability?"
Andrew Cooper, embarrassed in Washington State, America, in the TMS inbox

9th over - DROPPED CATCH - NZ 43-0
Sidey continues, but Broad has been warming up and we may see him very soon. McCullum singles to mid-off, and then Ryder lashes one past mid-on for four. Ryder then tries to pull a bouncer which is taken by keeper Mustard high above his head. Another powerful shot from Ryder goes straight to Swann at midwicket... and he puts the chance down.

"I hate to be pedantic, Paul in Perth, but according to Cricinfo, Geraint Jones has only played 34 Tests. Despite being a Kent supporter (in willing and happy exile), I think he was right to be dropped... By the way, I know this is the BBC, but can I put in a quick plug for Dean the Barber in Bolton? He opens at 5:30am and I'm up to go and get a haircut"
Sleepless in South Lancashire
[Other hairdressers are, of course, available - MM]

8th over - NZ 37-0
Anderson continues for his fourth over as McCullum tips-and-runs a single, and Bryan Waddle warns his son not to stand near the edge of the sightscreen behind the bowler's arm. The field is shuffled for the left-handed Ryder - England's two mandatory catchers for him are a leg gully and a Reasonably Short Extra Cover. He runs a single, then McCullum goes over the top with a four wide of mid-off. After he rotates the strike again, Ryder then smashes one past leg gully for four. 11 off the over.

"How random a music CD would it be if TMS released a CD of music selected by the team?! though the thought of Arlo White having a selection of vinyl at home disturbed me!"
Andy in Nottingham (still wondering why I'm awake) in the TMS inbox
[I think Dermot Reeve was the vinyl owner of 'Suffragette City' by Bowie - MM]

7th over - NZ 26-0
McCullum is hit on the knee-roll, the Colonel appeals for lbw but the Kiwi keeper was a foot out of his crease against Sidey. Do keep the e-mails and texts coming, if you leave it too late the game may be over, the way McCullum's trying to hit out! He can only manage a single against Sidey. Ryder is "a bit of a party boy" according to NZ commentator Bryan Waddle, and having been given an opportunity here, should make something of it. As if he's got the TMS commentary wired into his helmet, the very next ball, he pulls Sidey towards cow corner for two.

"Just back from theatre (the operating kind) to find England in all sorts of trouble. On the plus side though: Lovely to see some Blackadder quotes to break up the mediocrity of the England batting performance, and, have just watched a heart transplant which without doubt is the most fascinating and inspiring operation I have ever seen. Sausage!!!"
Ed in the TMS inbox
[The word 'sausage' hasn't appeared in live text yet today. Neither has 'aardvark' - MM]

6th over - NZ 23-0
After the Kiwis take just one run off the first two balls, Arlo tells Dermot he'll start with the prawns. Ryder dabs the third ball from Anderson straight to backward point. No run. Bopara then swoops in from mid-on to deny a run off the fourth ball, and Arlo asks if wine is included with the dinner. Again, Ryder can't pierce the infield off the fifth ball. So if England don't take a wicket off the last ball, Dermot is buying dinner. Again, Ryder steers it to Colly at backward point. Just one run off the over, and Arlo White wins dinner off Dermot.

"Arlo, if there's not a wicket this over, it will go for double figures. If it doesn't, I'll buy you dinner"
A confident-sounding Dermot Reeve on TMS

5th over - NZ 22-0
Ryder goes aerial against Sidey, lifting him over the off-side infield for a first-bounce four. Kiwis looking ominously confident here.

"We've heard comments from our Hampshire friends, who are right in saying Dimi was unlucky to be dropped. Here is the Sussex viewpoint, just as indignant. No one seems to mention Luke Wright's misfortune; in every Twenty20 game he shone. Why was he dropped!? Similarly, our Matt Prior, who was dropped having been 2nd best batsman on Sri Lanka tour. Yes, he dropped a few key catches. Didn't Geraint Jones do that regularly over 60-odd Tests! Does favouritism still prevails in the England camp?"
Paul, currently in Perth, Australia, resident of Hove, Sussex ('Champions!')
[I see you're not begging for James Kirtley's reinstatement after the one over he bowled in the World Twenty20 went for 17 - MM]

4th over - NZ 18-0
Dermot fails on the next between-overs song, saying "if it's not Bowie or the Chilli Peppers I'm not interested" (it was 'Superstar' by Jamelia) - back on the field, Ryder hoists Anderson over midwicket with a Trescothick-esque flick off his legs. He attempts the same shot but misses and they run a leg-bye. Another bludgeoned boundary from McCullum is four all the way to long-off.

3rd over - NZ 7-0
Dermot Reeve on TMS attempts to show his music credentials to commentator Arlo White by recognising the David Bowie hit "Suffragette City" on the PA, before showing his age by announcing that he owns it on vinyl. McCullum tries to hit Sidey over the top, gets a thin inside edge off his pad and it goes inches over the stumps. McCullum, a man clearly in a hurry (does he have tickets for the theatre) aims a mow over mid-on which brings him four, even though it's not off the middle of the bat.

2nd over - NZ 3-0
Jimmy Anderson is bowling from the TMS commentary end, and a problem with the sightscreen delays the over. His first ball to McCullum squirts off an edge to third man as McCullum tries a heave to midwicket and they run one. Ryder is off the mark in ODIs with a quick single to leg. TMS listeners on Radio 4 Long Wave are metaphorically thrown overboard for the Shipping Forecast, but it continues on Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and via the BBC Sport website for UK users. McCullum clubs another single and there are just three runs from the over.

1st over - NZ 0-0
Ryan Sidebottom takes the first over, with debutant Ryder taking strike, and he shoulders arms to the first ball which goes through to keeper Mustard. Shah and Swann are the two slips, and Sidey is getting some away-swing as Ryder has a nibble at one. When he does eventually get some bat on the fifth ball, it dribbles into the covers and Captain Colly is quickly in to dampen any thoughts of a quick single. Sidey completes his maiden.

"We need Ryan Sidebottom to bowl as well as he did in the Twenty20s. If England are to have any realistic chance, they need to have New Zealand 30-3 at some stage"
Dermot Reeve on TMS

0511: England are led onto the field by Colly, and have their pre-match "huddle". Brendon McCullum and ODI debutant Jesse Ryder are opening up for the Black Caps.

"The term 'abysmal' springs to mind. Although, by lasting the second most amount of deliveries in the innings (39), at least we might be able to claim Stuart Broad is a 'genuine' all-rounder for the future! Long-shot I know - but desperate times"
Rob, Loughborough, in the TMS inbox

"I feel I'm about to drop into a coma! I've been really under the weather since Tuesday night with some virus/flu bug and was beginning to get better, a bit of cricket I thought would solve the problem, but no it's having a negative effect and unsurprisingly I've gone downhill in the last three hours. As a dedicated England fan surely I've learned to expect anything but this display is even asstounding me, I just can't believe what I'm hearing. Even from England this is a new low! Do you know what comes lower than 'scraping the bottom of the barrel'? Cause this is it!"
A very sad and unwell Charles JP Evans in the TMS inbox

0505: Thankfully, the legendary BBC tea bar known as the "Filling Station" is open 24/7 and I've availed myself not only of a sandwich, but - in tribute to England's running between the wickets - a blackberry and apple fool. The England bowlers are warming up on the outfield.

"Where is Bob Willis, we need him now. I have seen more life in an undertakers than this batting performance"
Christopher, losing the will to live in South Wales, in the TMS inbox

0435: I'm off to see if I can grab a sandwich from somewhere - back with you soon.

"Perhaps someone should have told the England team that they only had 20 overs. They have amassed two-thirds of the run total in more than twice the number of overs for 20-20! Makes the decision to leave out Dimi rather uncomfortable, I would think"
Paul, in a very wet Vancouver, waiting for something exciting to happen in this match, in the TMS inbox

"Hi Mark, I'm a student in Southampton, and chose to work tonight so I'd be able to listen to this when I got in. Schoolboy error. Like leaving out Dimi I feel"
Stuart in the TMS inbox

"James (44th over) - as soon as I hit 'send' i realised what i had done. They must spend their plentiful downtime in the changing room reading this, and then trying to prove us wrong - that in fact it can and will get worse!"
Andy in Nottingham in the TMS inbox

"I have to say the highlight of this abject match has been the repeated playing of 'Groovin' with Mr Bloe' over the stadium PA. Poor show"
Ally in the TMS inbox

"Good morning, the lads and I are working through the night, hoping to have our night of boredom relieved by an England win... Oh well..."
Baldy and the Nightshifters in the TMS inbox

ENGLAND INNINGS

49.4 overs - WICKET - Anderson b Patel 3 - Eng 130 all out
And it's going to be off-spinner Patel to bowl the last over, having figures of 6-0-11-1 so far. There are still five fielders in the ring for Broad, who sweeps and is restricted to one run by a superb diving stop by Jesse Ryder at short fine leg. Anderson hitches his trousers down briefly to adjust his, erm, equipment, thinks about a heave to cow corner but nudges a single to short third man. Broad tries a big shot to the third ball but it's safely along the ground to long-on for a single. Anderson goes for a big shot, it hits his pads, Patel appeals for lbw but there's no need as the ball cannons off his pad onto off-stump. England are skittled for 130 with two balls to spare.

49th over - Eng 127-9
Broad nudges another single before Mills hits Anderson with a short ball that flies off his glove but is signalled as a leg-bye. Broad clubs another one to leg for another single while Bill Frindall on TMS reveals that remarkably, captain Paul Collingwood is the only player in this ODI squad to have toured New Zealand before.

48th over - Eng 124-9
I can't imagine Patel gets to bowl the 48th over of many ODIs, and there's a spring in his step after taking that wicket last over. A good-looking off-drive by Anderson brings a single, Broad then steers one to deep point and they run one again. Just those two singles from the over, and I'm two overs away from a sandwich.

47th over - Eng 122-9
Broad takes a single off Mills, and takes his score to 13 off 34 balls. He's faced more balls than any other England player apart from Mustard and Shah. Anderson swings and misses, and can only manage a single into the off-side as the over is completed.

"Have spoken to the new parents (see 17th over) and told them to forget thoughts of naming any child after our England squad, am only pleased the NHS is paying me as I watch this!"
Chrissy, north Notts, in the TMS inbox

46th over - Eng 120-9
New batsman is Jimmy Anderson, who tries to hit through the covers but can only find a fielder.

"Was it really worth it Sidebottom playing so defensively for so long, and then giving an easy catch like that?"
Jonathan Agnew on TMS

45.4 overs - WICKET - Sidebottom c & b Patel 4 - Eng 120-9
Patel continues for his fifth over, and Broad prods him for a single to midwicket. This is pretty mind-numbing stuff, I won't kid you here, and Aggers and Boycs are having more fun discussing the Indian T20 leagues than discussing the match. Sidey gives Patel a chance when he nudges one behind and McCullum fails to take the catch. But then Sidey prods a tame return catch to Patel, as if he's playing French cricket, and Patel takes the easiest caught-and-bowled of his career.

45th over - Eng 119-8
Opening bowler Kyle Mills returns to the attack, and he won't be able to complete his allocation of overs as the medium-pacers bowled so well. After his first ball, he performs an impromptu full-length stretch next to the pitch. Broad nudges a single to leg, and Sidey continues to play defensively, while Boycs and Aggers on TMS discuss Andrew Flintoff's future - and wonder whether he could be lured away to the Indian Twenty20 leagues if his ankle injury prevents him from making a substantial Test comeback.

"Re: Andy in Notts - 'Can it get any worse?!' isn't something you should ever say about any English sporting performance. I think the players see it as some kind of challenge! Can't get any worse, you say? Watch this!"
James in the TMS inbox

44th over - Eng 118-8
Sidey gets a fortunate edge past slip for two off Patel. McCullum then appeals for a stumping against Sidey, but umpire Asad Rauf is unmoved. Aggers will be talking to ECB chief executive David Collier in the interval for your listening pleasure on TMS.

"Even as a Test match, this would have been poor, and I can't see them bowling New Zealand out for under 140 or whatever. But at least it gives New Zealand back a bit of pride after losing the Twenty20s"
Geoff Boycott on TMS

43rd over - Eng 116-8
Oram continues to bowl round the wicket to the two Notts southpaws, and England's fans celebrate a rare boundary as Broad hooks a bouncer to fine leg for four. But that's the only scoring stroke from the over.

"Here in Louisiana, getting ready for the first weekend without NFL. This hardly compares with the exciting Super Bowl we had but it is interesting to see a low-scoring one-day game in this day and age when scores of 300+ are commonplace. I have a feeling it will go down to the wire. On the subject of soccer, I love the Premier League but let's not take it global"
Manmeet Mangat in the TMS inbox

"Does anyone else think that we should be refunded for sleep missed after listening to this rubbish?!"
Rob in Lancaster, in the TMS inbox
[If the phrase 'where there's blame, there's a claim' applied to English cricket, the ECB would have been bankrupted years ago - MM]

42nd over - Eng 112-8
Patel starts with a wide but gets a bit of turn against Broad - will the likes of Swann fancy bowling on this pitch? Broad pushes a looser one to wide mid-on and they come back for two to bring England to Nelson (111). Broad lap-sweeps the last ball for a single to fine leg.

"I'm asking myself if this has been worth tomorrow's dark circles and generally feeling rubbish... so far the answer is a big fat 'NO!' Hanging on to the hope that our bowlers surely can't be as dreadful as the batsmen?"
Sarah, wilting fast, in Canterbury, in the TMS inbox

"I didn't realise Freddie Flintoff was in NZ but looking at this performance I think the England team has been spending most of its time in the pub with him"
Mark in the TMS inbox

"Rest of the tail to put on stacks of runs including a ODI best for James Anderson. C'mon England"
Mike, enjoying the beer in St. Kitts and Nevis, in the TMS inbox[There's optimism for you! MM]

41st over - Eng 108-8
Vettori's off after eight overs, and Oram returns for his seventh. Broad takes a single to wide mid-on. Sidey remains circumspect, he's not giving his wicket away for anything here.

"Well that showed me (see 29th over earlier). Sorry Ravi, terrible shot"
James Charlick in the TMS inbox

"Blackadder? Dunno what you are talking about. Anyway, I've returned interfrastically... to be honest, making bad tv puns is more fun than listening to this performance - my computer has been broken all week and I'm beginning to wish it still was..."
Ian, Warrington, in the TMS inbox

40th over - Eng 107-8
Broad turns Patel off his legs for a single, and Sidey looks determined at least to see the remaining overs through. Even a handsome cover drive can't beat the infield. 10 overs left.

"Oh dear, England are looking pathetic. I'm off to theatre to watch the heart transplant"
Ed in the TMS inbox

"Monty Panesar's one-day bowling has been criticised at times - but I hope he's watching this match as he'd learn from the way Vettori's bowling"
Angus Fraser on TMS

39th over - Eng 106-8
Vettori rattles through his eighth over as the infield keep it tight and Sidey is careful in defence. A maiden.

"Is there a big red button in the England changing room that has 'Implode' written on it?! and has someone just leant on it by mistake?! Now I'm tempted by the idea of sleep as I've run out of jelly babies! Can it get any worse?!"
Andy in Nottingham in the TMS inbox

38th over - Eng 106-8
Styris has finished his overs, so it's time for sixth bowler and off-spinner Jeetan Patel, who's probably very pleased indeed to see Dimitri Mascarenhas carrying the drinks after those four sixes Dimi hit off him in the T20. Sidey can only manage a single off the first five balls, and Broad can't get the last one away. There's a little hesitation in their running between the tickets now, after those three run-outs.

"Thank you Sarah, luckily the Homebrew is having an effect, and I am in a somewhat better mood. At least she didn't wait till the 14th... The cricket isn't looking so good"
James Hamilton in the TMS inbox

"Those Twenty20s went so well I have given my Kiwi housemate no end of stick, how that is backfiring upon me right now. Karma, really not a big fan of it"
Tom in the TMS inbox

37th over - Eng 105-8
New batsman Ryan Sidebottom is off the mark with a single as Vettori brings in most of the field to save the single (with the addition of a short-leg) for the two Notts left-handers. Broad plays out the rest of the over.

"In my language, England have been bloody awful here. Shah wasn't expecting Broad to play tip-and-run, and the fact that three of the last four wickets have been run-outs shows their state of mind"
Angus Fraser on TMS

"This may be one of those floodlit games where the floodlights aren't needed"
Arlo White on TMS

36.1 overs - WICKET - Shah run out 20 - Eng 104-8
Styris leaves the field for treatment on a finger as Swann pushes for a single to the first ball of the over and Shah appears to be run out at the striker's end. The third umpire, Billy Bowden, takes an age to give it, even though Shah is clearly out of his ground. Did McCullum break the wicket before the ball came in? The TMS crew think Mascarenhas ran on to give Broad a drink, and told Shah to stay there. After much deliberation, he's out.

36th over - Eng 104-7
Mascarenhas is at the wicket - but only to give Shah a quick drink. The new batsman is Stuart Broad, replacing his Notts team-mate Shah. Time for Broad to prove his all-round credentials, and he plays a textbook back-foot defensive shot to Styris, who is bowling round the wicket to the left-handed Broad. There's a big shout for lbw to the penultimate ball of Styris's spell, and the final ball is nudged to leg for a single. An excellent spell from Styris - 10-1-22-2. Take a bow, Scotty.

35.3 overs - WICKET - Swann run out 7 - Eng 103-7
Styris in for his last over, having bowled his 10 straight off the reel. Swann nudges one to backward point, goes for a run, changes his mind as Jamie How's throw fizzes in and it goes to the third umpire. The "Swann-dive" (as coined by Dermot Reeve) is about six inches short as the bails are removed, and it's all over for the Notts man.

35th over - Eng 103-6
Shah nudges a single, as does Swann, as Vettori skips through another over.

"I have to agree with Sarah. If England are going to keep scoring at just over three an over, they might as well play their Twenty20 side in a Twenty20 style and be all out for 200 after about 22 overs"
Michael, Manchester, in the TMS inbox

34th over - Eng 101-6
As a Mexican wave sweeps around the Westpac Stadium, Shah paddle-sweeps a single from Styris's penultimate over. Swann, with a high backlift, finally finds the boundary and brings up the hundred when he punches one through midwicket and it just beats Taylor's dive and rolls over the rope.

"Go the slowpokes! You've got to love Scotty Styris. I hope he plays the one-dayers til he's 50. Can't tell you how much Kiwis will be loving this. The Twenty20 shockers were just a bit of early rope-a-dopery"
Patrick, Maida Vale (via ChCh) in the TMS inbox

33rd over - Eng 96-6
Swann dabs a single, before Shah sends him back when they think about another. Shah finally penetrates the fielding circle, guiding one down to long-off for a single. Vettori fires one in at Swann's pads, there's a huge shout for lbw, Shah calls him for a run (a leg-bye), Swann dawdles but just manages to make his ground in time. Shah pinches the strike with the fourth single of the over.

"Styris is only normally asked to bowl his full allocation of overs on pitches like this which suit him"
Dermot Reeve on TMS

32nd over - Eng 92-6
It's time for BBC Sport columnist Graeme Swann, and he's off the mark with a single to backward point. Styris has figures of 8-1-16-1.

"Me and my housemate got bored of not seeing any of the crowd getting the opportunity to wave their 4/6 run cards so have made our own 0/1 cards! We have been waving them madly, it's the only thing keeping us awake!"
The Steves, Lincoln, via text on 81111

31.2 overs - WICKET - Bopara c Fulton b Styris 3 - Eng 91-6
Bopara fans may want to look away now - he tries to accelerate against Styris and hits one straight down deep midwicket's throat. It's "Two-Metre Peter" Fulton, the only leg-side boundary fielder, and he makes no mistake with the catch. Three runs from 21 balls for Bopara.

"We've had five boundaries so far, and three of them were off the edge"
Bill Frindall on TMS

31st over - Eng 91-5
Vettori slides one through outside off-stump which Shah can't get away, but he then pushes a single through the covers. Vettori changes his pace well, befuddling Bopara with a couple of deliveries - he can't beat the infield with a slower ball, and drives a quicker one straight back to the bowler. The last ball is driven down to backward point for a single.

"If you're struggling to sleep at home, this game may help you a little, but do try to stay awake"
Jonathan Agnew on TMS

"From what I've seen, Vettori has learnt a lot from Stephen Fleming in terms of captaincy, he rings the changes often"
Dermot Reeve on TMS

30th over - Eng 89-5
Shah dabs a single to mid-on as Styris begins his sixth over, and Bopara nicks one to short third man where they run another quickie. Shah takes a fresh guard and clubs another single to mid-on. A legside wide boosts the score, but that's another tight over.

"Disappointing start only compounded losing Kevin. The home team's mood here in New Zealand could not have been lower going into the game. Not having Dimitri play in the first one-dayer is an instant morale boost for the locals"
Ashley Page, a Pom in Auckland, in the TMS inbox

29th over - Eng 85-5
Vettori bowls a little wider of the crease as Shah rocks back and pushes him to the cover boundary for a hard-run two. He tries to repeat the same shot and they can only run one.

"I almost feel like I need to stand up for Ravi here! I know Dimi has been playing very well (I'd have played him too) but Ravi doesn't play badly for England - the problem is England don't seem to know how to play him! He bats very low down and yet is rarely given a chance with the ball. Why?"
James Charlick, still at work, in the TMS inbox

28th over - Eng 82-5
Styris has Shah tied down again, and it's a rapid maiden over from the New Zealander.

"I know it was close to 2.30am but that Coldplay gag was terrible. England at the moment aren't much better though are they?"
Sarah, Bucks, via text on 81111
[I must have had A Rush Of Blood To The Head - MM]

"Having completely dictated the terms in the Twenty20s, it's been a bit of a limp performance by England so far - even Collingwood was only ambling for that run"
Jonathan Agnew on TMS

27th over - Eng 82-5
Shah singles off Vettori to bring new man Ravi Bopara on strike. Vettori goes wide of the crease and appeals for lbw as Bopara turns one to leg and a run is given. A rapid over, and just two runs made from it.

"If you only get 140 on a slow track like this, it should be a cakewalk for the team batting second"
Bryan Waddle on TMS

26th over - WICKET - Collingwood run out 12 - Eng 80-5
Styris trots in again, and Shah is unable to get him away early on - he eventually sweeps and they run two. Shah then advances down the track and scoops one high, and it bounces just in front of Martin running in at long-on. Martin seemed to see that late, and they run one. Colly then pushes for one to mid-on, changes his mind as Shah is ball-watching and hasn't moved, Colly dives back and although Taylor's throw is wide, McCullum gathers it and breaks the stumps, and the England captain is given out by third umpire Billy Bowden.

"I had an idea to find a cluedo cricket team but i have fallen one short,as well as Mustard there's Reginald Scarlett, Plum Warner, Daniel Peacock, Craig White. I fell short on Rev. Green. Search engines are not friendly to terms involving "cricket" "bowling" and "green" etc"
Mark, Rochdale, in the TMS inbox
[What about ex-Sussex 1980s opener Allan Green? MM]

25th over - Eng 77-4
Oram takes a rest, skipper Daniel Vettori introduces himself into the attack for some orthodox left-arm spin, the batsmen take singles from his first three deliveries and Shah cracks one back past the bowler for four before rounding off with a single. England's most profitable over for a long while.

24th over - Eng 69-4
Still no sign of either NZ spinner as their medium-pacers are having such a good effect. A rare full-toss from Oram is driven for a single to long-on. Styris is quickly through his over against his erstwhile Middlesex team-mate Shah, and that's another tight over.

"I had the intention of staying up all night to watch this, I feel myself failing though. Wonder if Colly has the Sunderland v Wigan game on somewhere tomorrow"
Chris, South Shields, in the TMS inbox[He can always follow the live text coverage here on BBC Sport - MM]

23rd over - Eng 68-4
Let's be positive here - Colly and Shah rescued England in the T20 the other day after a mini-collapse, what can they do now? Colly paddles Oram for a single to leg, and Shah plays and misses at the last ball.

"As an ex-Hampshire living - expat English - Black Caps fan (phew!) I can't believe Dimi isn't playing either. Neither can I believe the BC selectors didn't reward Tim Southee for his excellence during the T20s. Cricket selectors - same the world over! And tell Boycott that the "limping 30-year-old" is 29... PS - to Matt from York - it was the Rugby 7's in Wellington last weekend, which might explain the empty seats... I'm going to the 2nd ODI on Tuesday - and I can't wait!"
Nicola, New Zealand, in the TMS inbox

22nd over - Eng 67-4
New batsman Owais Shah comes forward to Styris and sees off the remaining three balls of the over. A great over (and indeed a great spell) by the Penguin.

"England's brains have gone out of the window here - they've forgotten the basics. If you look at Australia, they look to score off every ball and run hard for everything, even the singles"
Geoff Boycott on TMS

21.3 overs - WICKET - Mustard b Styris 31 - Eng 67-3
Mustard starts with a single, then Colly clips Styris off his legs, and it flies just wide of Taylor at short midwicket as they run a single. Mustard goes for a big hit against a gentle outswinger, and he's bowled! All four dismissed England batsmen have been bowled.

21st over - Eng 65-3
Mustard is on 29 now - remarkably, his highest ODI score (although he has hit 40 in the last T20). He tries what Arlo White on TMS calls a "Barry Bonds"-style baseball whack to mid-on off Oram which brings him just a single and takes his score to 30. Colly slashes at one and gets an edge which flies between keeper McCullum and Styris, who is stood at second or third slip. Four runs.

"Very jealous of anyone who is enjoying a beer while watching the game. I am working nights at hospital and the NHS won't let me listen to commentary on the PC or drink alcohol at work. Spoil sports. Doesn't seem like the most exciting game, but the prospect of a heart transplant tonight (not for me I should add) should keep me entertained"
Ed in the TMS inbox

20th over - Eng 60-3
More good accuracy from Styris as Mustard tries to steer him to third man but it goes straight to a fielder. Boycs on TMS wonders whether England will regret leaving out Mascarenhas who bowls well at a similar pace. Mustard tries to attack but pulls one straight to the fielder on the midwicket boundary and they run one. Colly shuffles across his stumps and tickles a two to fine leg. That's it for the fielding restrictions.

"Cooky was a waste of space there. Why couldn't England have kept faith with the same team that played so well in the T20 matches, even if it is a different format? Oh, and James Hamilton, stop feeling sorry for yourself. She is obviously a heartless cow and you're well rid. As for sob stories, I was dumped on Valentine's Day when I was 21. Now that was rubbish!"
Sarah, Canterbury, in the TMS inbox

"Tomorrow at 8.30 I'm due out to try and seal the deal on a car the wife is desperate for, the grief I'm going to get for staying up all night is immense. It'd better be a convincing England win that's all I will say!"
Steve, St Helens, in the TMS inbox

19th over - Eng 57-3
England one-day skipper Paul Collingwood strides to the crease with his side in a bit of trouble. His batting partner (and Durham team-mate) Mustard has 27 from 47 balls, quite un-Mustard-like. Colly pushes his first ball for a single, then Mustard fences one which he surely should have left for a wide, and it would have got England a run. As it is, it's a dot ball. Just another single is added - two runs and a wicket from that over.

"Re Gary in Leeds - contrafibularities? I think he's made that up. If he has, I hope he is at least anispeptic, frasmotic, or even compunctuous to have caused us such pericombobulations"
Ian in the TMS inbox[Clearly you both know your Blackadder The Third scripts well - MM]

18.1 overs - WICKET - Pietersen b Oram 6 - Eng 55-3
Oram strikes! He finds the inside edge of Pietersen, who hasn't looked in any kind of nick and is the second England batsman to play on.

18th over - Eng 55-2
Martin's eight-over stint is over - and we have Scott "The Penguin" Styris into the attack with his familiar brand of dibbly-dobbly medium pace. He's following his team-mates in bowling round the wicket to the left-handed Colonel - is this a team ploy? He takes a single, then Vettori takes an absolute age to shift the field for the right-handed KP, who keeps the strike with a single of his own.

"Fantastic, I've just finished work, switched on my radio to find you. I thought the game was tomorrow night, what a pleasant surprise you are. Just a quandary though. Is it bad to crack a bottle of wine for your first drink at 1.30am?"
Colin from Ramsbottom in the TMS inbox
[I'd say, as it's early-to-mid-afternoon in NZ, the sun is well and truly over the yard-arm as far as the match is concerned, so why not? MM]

17th over - Eng 53-2
As Aggers and Gus reminisce about The Seekers (whose hit tune "Georgy Girl" is played over the PA between overs), KP straight-drives just past the stumps for two. A New Zealand support staff member hands Mills at third-man a banana to eat, and he munches it down as KP sees off the rest of the over without further troubling the fielders.

"First baby of the day has just been born here in sunny north Notts and it's a boy! I am trying to persuade the proud parents to name it after one of the team... but who deserves that accolade?"
Chrissy, north Notts (who I believe from previous e-mails works in a hospital), in the TMS inbox

"I have a serious dilemma. Uncomfortable chair in front of the PC and slowly watch England's demise from the hope they showed in the Twenty20, or nice warm bed, a good night's sleep and read about the inevitable in the morning. My dismay at Dimi being dropped may tip the balance in favour of sleep"
Simon, Edinburgh, in the TMS inbox

16th over - Eng 51-2
The third (and final) powerplay is signalled - for this one, they're allowed three fielders outside the circle. It's still Martin, for his eighth over, and the England half-century is reached as Mustard nabs a two and a one. KP is unable to get Martin's slower ball past the burly Ryder at mid-on - who is compared by Aggers to the, er, burly former Warwickshire opener Andy Moles, who now coaches Andrew Strauss's (temporary) team Northern Knights. By a strange coincidence, Angus Fraser had dinner with Andy Moles last night. Pietersen straight-drives for a quick single to complete the over.

15th over - Eng 47-2
Oram aborts his first delivery and does not release the ball as he lands in an uncomfortable place. He then goes around the wicket, and has to dive for cover when KP pushes a quick single and Ross Taylor creeps in from midwicket to shy at the bowler's stumps. Technical problems beset the TMS box as scorer Bill Frindall's microphone is virtually inaudible. Mustard tries a cross-batted heave but gets a bottom edge and they run two to fine leg, before pushing another single to mid-on. A drinks break is taken.

"Chris Martin opened the bowling? He's a Kiwi?! You could never tell from his singing"
Chris, Preston, in the TMS inbox
[He may not be as fast as Shane Bond, but can he bowl at the Speed of Sound? MM]

14th over - Eng 43-2
New batsman Kevin Pietersen hits his first ball straight to extra cover, but on the bounce. A steward comes on the field to burst an errant balloon, while Aggers and Angus Fraser on TMS reveal that on a previous visit here, the crowd noise was recorded by film director Peter Jackson for use in one of the "Lord of the Rings" films. KP sees off the rest of the over, and is off the mark with a single to leg as he is surprised by one that lifts a little.

"Hi BBC - me and four other mates are watching the game on Sky but it's on mute. We always do this. Due to the lack of content that their commentators give, yours is so much better. We love Agnew and co. We have got about three or four crates of beer left and music is quite loud while we sing BARMY ARMY. Come on England!"
Lloyd in the TMS inbox

"This is a slow pitch, but New Zealand have deserved their two wickets. This is a crucial stage for England - as Pietersen has the ability to negate the pitch"
Former Middlesex and England seamer Angus Fraser on TMS

13.1 overs - WICKET - Bell b Martin 5 - Eng 42-2
There are a group of supporters very nattily dressed in blue-and-white-striped blazers in one of the stands as the ground is now approaching a third full, according to Aggers. After the players take a speedy drink, Martin continues for his seventh over, and Bell gets an inside edge onto his middle stump.

13th over - Eng 42-1
Our first change of bowling as Jacob Oram replaces Mills - while Bryan and Dermot on TMS ponder that for a big man, he does very well in the key fielding position of backward point (the position of Colly, Jonty Rhodes, Michael Clarke etc). He comes round the wicket to the Colonel, who pushes a single. Oram has a loud lbw shout against Bell, but ump Asad Rauf thinks it was going down the leg side and rightly signals a leg-bye.

"I miss the dogs of the subcontinent wandering the pitch each game without a thought for a professional sporting event"
Mark, Rochdale, in the TMS inbox
[Dog #1 or his compatriots from Sri Lanka would certainly liven up the play - MM]

12th over - Eng 40-1
Bell steers one to point where the tall Jacob Oram (a former goalkeeper, says Bryan Waddle on TMS) makes a smart stop and fizzes a throw straight to the bowler's end to prevent a run. No problem with his hamstring by the look of it. However, Bell then finds the boundary for the first time when Martin drops one in short of a length and Bell has the time to pull it towards cow corner for four.

11th over - Eng 36-1
Umpire Asad Rauf signals the second powerplay but Mills continues as Cook tickles a single. Bell then tries to turn one to leg, stumbles as he decides against a run, and just about makes his ground in time. He pinches the strike with a single off the last ball.

"I agree with Sarah, Canterbury, does one take the plunge and watch this in bed?! Considering that my average 'awake time' is usually eight-nine overs I'm trying to go for a record. Some support would be nice!"
Matt - Northern CC - in the TMS inbox

"Morning MM, eagerly anticipating this encounter while wading my way through a large box of jelly babies and a few beers. Ah the life of being a student!"
Andy in Nottingham (Trent Uni), in the TMS inbox
[I may need some jelly babies if the scoring rate stays this low through the wee small hours. Maybe the England team could send me some jelly beans? MM]

10th over - Eng 34-1
It's a left-hand/right-hand combo for England as Ian Bell comes in at first drop, and Martin goes back over the wicket to him. Bell lets the last ball of the over go through to the keeper.

"Sat here listening to the 100 greatest air guitar moments with 'Whole lotta love' at no.2, not having it at no.1 is about as shameful as Dimi being left out! The outrage will last long into the night!! PS I want Matt's lazy chair "
James, Aylesbury, in the TMS inbox

9.5 overs - WICKET - Cook b Martin 11 - Eng 34-1
A couple of quick singles and a scampered leg bye as the shaven-headed Martin continues to bowl around the wicket. But the Kiwi paceman gets his reward for an accurate spell when he bowls Cook with one that stays low.

9th over - Eng 31-0
Left-handers Cook and Mustard exchange singles as they try to up the tempo against Mills. Cook then flashes at one outside off-stump, and keeper McCullum dives to his left but can only get a fingertip to it and they run two. Dermot Reeve on TMS thinks it'd be a bit harsh to call that a drop, as it was headed to where second slip would have stood (ie quite wide of the keeper). My colleague Oliver Brett is less forgiving of wicket-keepers, and thinks that if he got a glove to it, it should go down as a chance.

"Tim Southee can count himself unlucky to be dropped by New Zealand, but he's young and they are still a good one-day unit without him as Oram and Styris give them good balance. Last year, Vettori took more ODI wickets than any other bowler in the world"
Former Warwickshire, Sussex and England all-rounder Dermot Reeve on TMS

8th over - Eng 27-0
The Colonel clips Martin off his legs and they take an easy two. Mustard then clips another one through the off-side as Dermot Reeve finally locates the TMS commentary box. Cook rotates the strike again, then Mustard strikes it lucky when a streaky inside edge evades his leg stump and shoots away for four.

"This could be one of those pitches where you don't need a great big score to win the game - 220 or 230 may be enough"
Geoff Boycott on TMS

"Looking forward to this, it should be close. Vettori will make a difference to the Kiwis' recent poor performances. But I am going for England to win by 16 runs with 14 balls to spare with a few contrifibularities thrown in for good measure along the way...
Gary, Leeds, in the TMS inbox

"I could do with a good England performance tonight/today to cheer me up, the girl I was seeing just broke up with me over Instant Messenger (who does that?) and I'm a broke student and the only beer I currently have is an awful tasting home brew. I don't know quite which of those situations is worse... And what exactly does Mascarenhas need to do to get a starting ODI place?"
James Hamilton in the TMS inbox
[I wouldn't dare give you any advice on girls. As for Dimi, it seems his six-hitting abilities aren't enough - does he need to hit eight off every ball to displace Bopara? MM]

7th over - Eng 19-0
A wide from Mills advances the score before Vettori removes his slip fielder. Almost predictably, Mustard then opens the face and edges where a slip would have stood, and we have the first boundary of the innings. He then digs one out for a single to third man. Cook flashes at one, Mills claims a catch behind but the umpire is unimpressed.

"Either everybody in New Zealand are Simpsons characters [the empty seats are yellow - MM], or the place is empty. Is it only the English who support their cricket team?!"
Matt, from York, in the TMS inbox

6th over - Eng 13-0
Arlo White replaces Aggers in the TMS box as Vettori shuffles his field again, and Boycott bemoans England's lack of quick singles to the men on the edge of the 30-yard fielding circle - "Australia would run for that, and so would you, Arlo - there's a limping 30-year-old (Vettori) at mid-off". The only danger the Colonel is in is when a strong breeze blows a bail off, and the batsman replaces it himself. Just a single from the over.

"Mark, you don't have to be a Hampshire fan to think England's changes are harsh, I'd have Dimi ahead of Ravi and probably Luke Wright before Cook for a one-day game too. Still England to win with room to spare. Fingers crossed and wood touched"
Ali, in Bristol (watching Anchorman) in the TMS inbox

"Just strolled in from a few drinks straight from work, ended up in a karaoke bar. I feel my choice of "Little by Little" reflects English one-day cricket well"
Simon Joyce in the TMS inbox
[I just asked Oliver Brett whether he saw the first episode of "Ashes to Ashes", the Life On Mars spin-off, the other night. He thought it was some kind of Ashes cricket show! MM]

5th over - Eng 12-0
Cook off-drives past Reasonably Short Extra Cover again, and Vettori tests his injured ankle with a good diving stop as they run one. Cook then dawdles a little when Mustard pushes a quick single, and Geoff Boycott thinks the batsmen don't need to wear helmets against bowlers of this pace, although he may just be trying to wind up TMS colleague and former England and Leicestershire paceman Jonathan Agnew. A Cook single takes England into double figures, and Mustard has to dive for the crease as they run another quickie.

"Team seems fine, you have to feel for Dimi and Wrighty. Dimi gets MoM twice and still doesn't get a look in. Ravi will have to do something here, he has had enough chances. As for Wright he needs to turn on the style every time... it's unfortunate that Cook is seeing it like a beach ball!"
Matt - in his lazy chair in Liverpool - in the TMS inbox

4th over - Eng 7-0
Martin continues to bowl round the wicket to Mustard, with fine leg up, tempting the Colonel to hit out. Aggers has spotted a lone wind turbine on the horizon, but there's not much energy being generated here so far as Mustard finally gets off the mark with a single off his 12th ball. Compared to a Twenty20 match, this is more like the beginning of a County Championship match. With two compulsory close catchers, Vettori has posted a slip and a man in the position I like to call Reasonably Short Extra Cover, and Cook squeezes one past him to point for a single to round off the over.

"Here we go, I have my pepsi ready to keep me awake all night. My plan is to watch cricket, grab some sleep then get up to see Wales-Scotland in the six nations"
Christopher, South Wales, in the TMS inbox

3rd over - Eng 5-0
Cook takes a single off the first ball before Mills has Mustard playing and missing when he flashes an expansive stroke through extra cover but completely misses the ball. The next one is a wide down the leg-side, and after a little deliberation, they run one as well. Both umpires are dressed in bright red shirts and white broad-brimmed sunhats - Gary Baxter wears shades and Asad Rauf has a thick covering of white sun block on his nose.

"Morning Mark, though must say it still feels like evening. Was feeling a bit sleepy but anticipation has perked me up nicely! Was pondering the duvet on the sofa plan but have plumped for the propped up in bed option. Bottle of beer on the bedside table and a few crisps at hand for those peckish moments and I'm all set. Lovely! Oh, feeling rather sorry for Dimi too..."
Sarah, Canterbury, in the TMS inbox

2nd over - Eng 2-0
Chris Martin takes the second over on this rather straw-coloured pitch, which is a drop-in pitch. Phil "The Colonel" Mustard is a little more circumspect than in his aggressive opening role in Twenty20. Martin keeps him tied down, and even goes round the wicket for the final delivery when Mustard is rapped on the pad, but survives. A rare maiden over faced by the Durham keeper.

"I spoke to Graeme Swann the other night, and he said he thinks the future will be playing two, back-to-back, Twenty20 games in a day rather than one 50-over ODI"
Jonathan Agnew on TMS

1st over - Eng 2-0
Aggers informs listeners that the "Caketin", as the Westpac Stadium is known, is only about a quarter full as Mills sends down the first over to Cook. He gets England off the mark with a straight-drive past Vettori at mid-off for two.

"I'm surprised that Mascarenhas was left out - Bopara's a good player, but Mascarenhas really got after those New Zealand bowlers and clobbered them"
"I'm worried about the fifth bowler - presumably Bopara and Collingwood will both bowl"
Jonathan Agnew and Geoff Boycott on TMS

0058: New Zealand take the field, back in their regular all-black ODI outfits, after experimenting with their retro-retro 1999 World Cup-style turquoise number for the T20s. Aggers and the TMS crew are all ready, Kyle Mills is taking the new ball against England openers Alastair Cook and Phil Mustard.

"It's good that we have a left-arm/right-arm opening bowling combination, as it means both tend to be able to bowl from the end they want"
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew on TMS

"Right, beer is stocked, tele is on - looks like we are ready for some good cricket!"
Matt - in his lazy chair in Liverpool

"What a way to spend a nightshift, no telly but good 'ole BBC internet text. C'mon folks, entertain me, both on and off the field"
Mike, Durham, in the TMS inbox

0049: And more importantly than ever on a night like tonight, with no 606, I'm going to need your help on the e-mails (tms@bbc.co.uk with "For Mark Mitchener" in the subject line) and texts (81111, with "CRICKET" as the first word). What do you think of England's team selection?

0047: Here are the full teams:

New Zealand: Jesse Ryder, Brendon McCullum (wk), Ross Taylor, Jamie How, Scott Styris, Peter Fulton, Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori (capt), Kyle Mills, Jeetan Patel, Chris Martin.

England: Alastair Cook, Phil Mustard (wk), Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah, Ravi Bopara, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson.

The wild-haired Pakistani umpire Asad Raud will take the field along with New Zealand's Gary Baxter, who also stood in the T20s. Billy Bowden, who also stood in the T20s, is on TV replays and Evan Watkin is reserve umpire. Match referee is Alan Hurst of Australia, while once again my match report "wing-man" is the esteemed Oliver Brett.

0039: New Zealand also make three changes - and recall captain Daniel Vettori, all-rounder Jacob Oram and spinner Jeetan Patel for youngsters Daniel Flynn and Tim Southee, and experienced all-rounder Paul Hitchcock.

0035: England make two changes - Essex duo Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara replace Luke Wright and Dimitri Mascarenhas. So they field the same side that played in four of the five ODIs in Sri Lanka.

I may be a Hampshire fan (and therefore a Dimi fan), but that's harsh. Very harsh.

TOSS NEWS: England win the toss and will bat first. Colly called "heads" correctly.

0030: Morning, everyone - thanks for joining us if you've stayed up specially for the first one-day international (ODI) between New Zealand and England. It's being played in Wellington, but at the Westpac Stadium - where they tend to play ODIs, rather than the Basin Reserve, which is the venue for the second Test next month.

No team news yet, but Black Caps skipper Daniel Vettori rated his chances as "six or seven out of 10" for being fit for this game, after missing both Twenty20 games through injury, while all-rounder Jacob Oram could return after he was ruled out of the second T20 match with a hamstring problem.