New Zealand record their fifth consecutive win over England in World Cup history. Tim Southee's seven-for and Brendon McCullum's fiery 25-ball 77 help Kiwis floor England. Catch all the highlights of the match here:
08:37 (IST): WICKET! That's five for Tim Southee. This time he gets rid of Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes in the same over to bag his second five-wicket haul.
08:30 (IST): WICKET! Tim Southee is on fire today. Another peach of a delivery and he gets his third wicket. James Taylor looks to defend but ball shapes away a little and knocks over his off stump. England have lost half their side.
08:27 (IST): WICKET! Eoin Morgan falls for 17 and Daniel Vettori gets the breakthrough. Morgan steps down the track but fails to clear long on. Adam Milne runs towards his right to take a magnificent diving catch.
0814 (IST): England captain Eoin Morgan has been woefully out of form and he somehow manages to hobble to 9 off 27. He then hits a cover drive that carefully dissects the Kiwis. Early sign of bigger things or one off shot?
07:50 (IST): STAT! New Zealand have won nine of their last 11 ODIs at the Westpac Stadium, Wellington. England have lost on both of their visits, in 2002 and 2008.
07:36 (IST): WICKET! Trent Boult strikes and Gary Ballance will have to walk back to the pavilion. Ballance looks to pull but ends up playing it straight to Kane Williamson at short cover. England in deep trouble now.
07:02 (IST): WICKET! New Zealand are on fire here. Another peach of a delivery from Tim South and this time he gets Ian Bell's opening partner Moeen Ali for 20. Ali was expecting a short one but it swung back in towards the base and goes through bat and pad to uproot the off stump.
06:49 (IST): WICKET! Ian Bell knocked over. England opener stays in his crease and looks to drive. Ball shapes away slightly and beats him in pace and off stump is uprooted. Excellent start this for the Kiwis.
06:34 (IST): Tim Southee starts with a very good over. Gives nothing away. Ian Bell and Moeen Ali are the two England openers.
06:14 (IST): Teams!
New Zealand: Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi, Daniel Vettori, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
England: Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, Gary Ballance, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, James Taylor, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson
06:10 (IST): TOSS! England have won the toss and they will bat first. New Zealand have won their last four World Cup games against England, after losing the first three clashes.
Going by history, there are several similarities between New Zealand and England. Both enter World Cups as favourites, both eventually surrender and therefore, both are eager to script glory in the 11th edition of the tournament.
Going by current form, there is hardly any similarity. The Kiwis have found wings and are flying high with momentum pushing them forward. The team crushed Sri Lanka by 98 runs in the opener and then outclassed Scotland by three wickets. While their most recent match against the minnows saw the side struggle with the bat - New Zealand lost seven wickets chasing 143, there is no doubt that this team means business and would take England much more seriously.
The question is, are the English taking their team seriously?
After losing the recent tri-nation ODI series' final against Australia, the team crashed to the same side by 111 runs in their first World Cup match. The horrible batting performance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground led many to crack jokes on Twitter. Captain Eoin Morgan is facing the heat and needs to douse early signs of flames quickly.
Will Ravi Bopara come back or will England persist with Gary Ballance? Will Chris Jordan join the established quicks in the playing XI? Will James Taylor be promoted to strengthen the top-order? There are questions galore. New Zealand, on the other hand, have already named their playing XI - the same side as in the first two matches and therein lies the difference in levels of certainty.