With the Test series complete, England have swapped their whites for their one-day gear in time for Friday's Twenty20 match England keeper Tim Ambrose makes his first international one-day appearance, having displaced previous one-day keeper Phil Mustard Meanwhile, the Black Caps are forced into a late team change when all-rounder Jacob Oram succumbs to a hamstring problem After winning the toss, England take two early wickets as Jamie How goes cheaply and James Marshall is caught behind off Stuart Broad Brendon McCullum tries to counter-attack for the Black Caps but is hit on the helmet by James Anderson when he tries to hook Ross Taylor hits a couple of huge sixes, but is then clean bowled by England one-day captain Paul Collingwood for 25 McCullum eventually falls for 25, bowled by medium-pacer Luke Wright to leave the Kiwis 67-4 in the 11th over The tall Peter Fulton, aka "Two-Metre Peter", follows for a duck when he is deceived by off-spinner and BBC Sport columnist Graeme Swann The procession of wickets continues as Scott Styris aims an ugly agricultural heave at Stuart Broad and is bowled for 10 Daniel Flynn hits 23 before being stumped off Swann, and the Kiwis eventually finish on a disappointing 123-9 from their 20 overs Opening the innings, Wright gets England off to a flier, smashing five fours as he rides his luck but hits 24 off 18 balls At the other end, Ian Bell is more orthodox in his approach, but reaches his first Twenty20 international half-century Wright's dismissal brings Kevin Pietersen to the crease, and he offers Bell valuable support in an unbeaten second-wicket stand of 79 New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori shuffles his bowlers, but to little effect as England cruise towards victory And Bell sees the innings through, hitting the winning runs to finish on 60 as England reach their target with two-and-a-half overs to spare
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