New Zealand beat England by four wickets in first men’s ODI – as it happened

8.06am GMT Simon’s report is in so I’ll call it a day (at 8am). Cheers! Related: Mitchell steers New Zealand home with Brook’s 135 not enough to save England 7.52am GMT Brook is the player of the match. For all of his obvious gifts, that knock is also a bit of a breakthrough for him in this format. He didn’t get too many in the recent series against South Africa and his career average, in the mid-30s, doesn’t match up to his talents. 7.35am GMT Well, the game was decided quite a while back but we still got something resembling a contest: that seemed out of reach when England were 10 for four and then 56 for six. Cue an extraordinary Harry Brook century, one of the greatest ODI knocks by an Englishman, even if it wasn’t match-winning. 7.32am GMT New Zealand win the first ODI against England by four wickets Mitchell launches Rashid for a straight six, leaving just four runs required. Out comes the leggie’s worst delivery of the night: a long hop that is pulled away to end the contest. 7.29am GMT 36th over: New Zealand 212-6 (Mitchell 66, Smith 5) Nathan Smith punches Overton off the back foot for four … before the quick bowls a ripsnorter that whistles past the outside edge and even surprises Jos Buttler. Updated at 7.29am GMT 7.25am GMT 35th over: New Zealand 208-6 (Mitchell 66, Smith 1) I still can’t see a way back for England. 7.23am GMT WICKET! Santner c Overton b Rashid 27 (New Zealand 207-6) Right, it’s time for New Zealand to wrap this game up. Santner launches straight against Rashid for two sixes – a third attempt lands in the mitts of Jamie Overton at long-off. 7.20am GMT 34th over: New Zealand 195-5 (Mitchell 66, Santner 15) Carse hooped the new ball, jagged it to trap Tom Latham on the crease and gave England some early hope. He finishes with three for 45 off his 10 overs. 7.15am GMT 33rd over: New Zealand 191-5 (Mitchell 64, Santner 14) Santner hooks Wood to deep backward square … but Carse can’t pull off a difficult grab when diving forward. I’m not entirely sure whether it carried, but Wood continues to trouble New Zealand’s captain with the bumper. Mitchell cuts the final ball of the over for four but the hosts aren’t exactly racing to this target. 7.10am GMT 32nd over: New Zealand 181-5 (Mitchell 59, Santner 10) Carse continues to offer extras, a no-ball and wide accompanying six dots. 7.04am GMT 31st over: New Zealand 179-5 (Mitchell 59, Santner 10) Wood thinks he has Santner out gloving behind to Buttler after a brutal bumper. England go upstairs in the search for evidence, but the ball came off the arm guard. 6.57am GMT 30th over: New Zealand 177-5 (Mitchell 59, Santner 8) Carse wobbles the seam down from around the wicket to Santner … but oversteps in the process. Santner uses the free hit to slice a full toss over point for four, reminiscent of a stroke Moeen Ali played against South Africa in a T20 a few years ago. If you know, you know. 6.52am GMT 29th over: New Zealand 168-5 (Mitchell 58, Santner 2) Wood adds to the squeeze, conceding two off five deliveries … before Mitchell innovates: he walks across his stumps and scoops over fine leg for six! 6.47am GMT 28th over: New Zealand 160-5 (Mitchell 51, Santner 1) New Zealand are still in a very comfortable position, even as Brydon Carse, England’s best bowler today, returns. He gives up just two singles. 6.42am GMT WICKET! Bracewell run out Overton 51 (New Zealand 158-5) Mitchell and Bracewell celebrate their half-centuries, with this game pretty much done … wait, a wicket! It’s Overton who brings the magic. Bracewell tries to run through a quick single, but the quick arrives from mid-on to complete the underarm hit. 27th over: New Zealand 158-5 (Mitchell 50, Santner 0) Updated at 6.43am GMT 6.35am GMT 26th over: New Zealand 151-4 (Mitchell 49, Bracewell 45) Mitchell gets the reverse sweep right this time round, taking four off Rashid’s first ball of the over. That being said, the same stroke goes wrong moments later; England go upstairs for an lbw review but it quickly goes Mitchell’s way. 6.30am GMT 25th over: New Zealand 142-4 (Mitchell 40, Bracewell 45) Curran goes a little too short, the ball ending up as a wide. Mitchell has battled for fluency in this innings – Bracewell has overtaken him – but he pulls nicely to run three at the end of the over. 6.26am GMT 24th over: New Zealand 134-4 (Mitchell 34, Bracewell 44) Dropped! This really should’ve been taken by Luke Wood at short third, with Daryl Mitchell reverse-sweeping off Rashid. The leggie is a calm character but he does look a touch frustrated at the end of the over. 6.22am GMT 23rd over: New Zealand 130-4 (Mitchell 33, Bracewell 41) Curran continues and keeps it tight without causing any serious bother. I’d like to see that ultra slower ball of his come out and cause a surprise. 6.19am GMT 22nd over: New Zealand 127-4 (Mitchell 33, Bracewell 39) Bracewell climbs into Overton, pulling away for four. In other news, the Bay Oval is some sight as the sun goes down. 6.15am GMT 21st over: New Zealand 121-4 (Mitchell 32, Bracewell 34) Harry Brook finally turns to Sam Curran, who Makes Things Happen. Yet the churn of singles continues. 6.08am GMT 20th over: New Zealand 114-4 (Mitchell 30, Bracewell 30) Bracewell strums the ball down the ground for a boundary off Overton. England are slipping away now, in desperate need of a wicket. 6.03am GMT 19th over: New Zealand 107-4 (Mitchell 29, Bracewell 24) Rashid gets his tricks out: the slider that jags away from the left-hander, then the flighted delivery. But he’s also going at more than a run a ball. 6.00am GMT 18th over: New Zealand 104-4 (Mitchell 29, Bracewell 21) Three singles off the over and, well, this game has lost a bit of edge. So here’s a random musical interlude: 5.57am GMT 17th over: New Zealand 101-4 (Mitchell 28, Bracewell 19) Bracewell drives Rashid through extra cover for a pair of boundaries and New Zealand appear serene once again, this stand moving at a run a ball. 5.53am GMT 16th over: New Zealand 92-4 (Mitchell 28, Bracewell 10) Bracewell, having survived a drop in Overton’s previous over, pulls for four and cuts for one, settling himself in. 5.50am GMT 15th over: New Zealand 86-4 (Mitchell 27, Bracewell 5) Mitchell v Rashid is a tasty battle: the former is well up for it, getting the sweep out to find the boundary. 5.43am GMT 14th over: New Zealand 75-4 (Mitchell 19, Bracewell 2) Jamie Overton gets to thunder in and nearly has Mitchell miscueing a pull to backward square. Ben Duckett pulls off a decent stop at backward point off Bracewell as the batting pair run up the singles. The over closes with an outside edge … and Root puts it down at slip! It was a standard chance in the cordon, with Bracewell the lucky man after prodding outside off. 5.37am GMT 13th over: New Zealand 71-4 (Mitchell 17, Bracewell 1) Rashid floats the ball up to Mitchell before a flatter delivery is ripped down. He’ll continue mixing it up, demanding respect from the batters. A googly closes the two-run over. 5.34am GMT 12th over: New Zealand 69-4 (Mitchell 16, Bracewell 1) Michael Bracewell is the new man in. Carse oversteps to grant Mitchell a free hit, but the damage is limited to a single. Bracewell then sets off for a run before turning back in desperation, nearly caught out by a shy at the stumps from being point. 5.29am GMT WICKET! Latham lbw Carse 24 (New Zealand 66-4) Carse continues … and he traps Latham! It’s full from around the wicket, plumb and the batter knows it. He doesn’t review and a promising stand is broken. 5.26am GMT 11th over: New Zealand 65-3 (Mitchell 14, Latham 24) Adil Rashid is immediately on after the powerplay, Brook needing wickets quick. A fizzing ball out the front of the hand jags past Latham’s outside edge, but the left-hander has deft sweeps to keep the scoreboard ticking. 5.21am GMT 10th over: New Zealand 59-3 (Mitchell 13, Latham 19) The swing seems to have left us. Latham gets away with an inside-edge, the ball running to the ropes. Updated at 5.22am GMT 5.18am GMT 9th over: New Zealand 53-3 (Mitchell 12, Latham 14) Mitchell and Latham have just calmed things down for New Zealand here: the former, who loves a lofty hit down the ground, plays the stroke off Wood to move to double figures. 5.13am GMT 8th over: New Zealand 46-3 (Mitchell 6, Latham 13) Mitchell gets himself moving with a pull for four, grateful to Carse for dropping short. Carse has called for some fresh boots, prompting a break in play. 5.05am GMT 7th over: New Zealand 40-3 (Mitchell 1, Latham 13) I should have mentioned: the dismissal of Ravindra was Luke Wood’s first ODI wicket … and just his sixth in List-A cricket, a reminder of the format’s relegation in the English domestic game since the introduction of the Hundred. 5.00am GMT 6th over: New Zealand 31-3 (Mitchell 1, Latham 5) Carse is getting some lovely shape on the ball, curving it away from Mitchell with two slips waiting. Brook tweaks the field: second slip moves to leg slip before Latham gets on strike and pushes to mid-on for one. 4.55am GMT 5th over: New Zealand 28-3 (Mitchell 1, Latham 4) Who’s going to play the Brook role for New Zealand? Tom Latham puts his hand up with an early boundary. 4.52am GMT WICKET! Ravindra c Overton b Wood 17 (New Zealand 24-3) Another one! Wood finds the perfect line, getting Ravindra to push and nick to second slip, where Jamie Overton collects. 4.50am GMT 4th over: New Zealand 23-2 (Mitchell 0, Ravindra 17) Ravindra leaves the hat-trick ball well alone outside off but Carse has got some serious zip here. There’s a shout for a catch behind – there was a noise, too – but I reckon it’s flicked the leg, not the bat. Ravindra responds with a flay through the covers for four. 4.46am GMT 3rd over: New Zealand 19-2 (Mitchell 0, Ravindra 13) Wood hoops the ball past Ravindra’s bat and off stump before dropping a touch short: the left-hander pulls to the ropes. 4.43am GMT WICKET! Williamson c Buttler b Carse (New Zealand 12-2) Game on! New Zealand’s greatest ever batter is gone first ball, with Carse finding the perfect channel and enough movement to nab the outside edge. Buttler cleans up behind the stumps. 2nd over: New Zealand 12-2 (Mitchell 0, Ravindra 6) 4.41am GMT WICKET! Young b Carse 5 (New Zealand 12-1) Brydon Carse takes the ball from the other end and he gets it to swing into Ravindra, prompting a brief leg-before shout. The juiciest of half-volleys is driven through point for four by Young … but the quick cleans him up! It’s full, fast and rattles the pads before taking the stumps. Game on? 4.35am GMT 1st over: New Zealand 6-0 (Ravindra 5, Young 1) Will Young has the strike, with the elegant Rachin Ravindra at the other end. Wood gets a bit of shape into Young, the right-hander, who clips for a single. Ravindra immediately receives a gift on his pads, whipping away for four. An edgy drive by the southpaw narrowly escapes the leaping man at backward point. 4.31am GMT Right then, here we go: can Luke Wood find some early hoop and turn this into a proper contest? 4.20am GMT I’m still trying to get my head around that England innings. Plenty of credit goes to Jamie Overton for helping Brook out at 56 for six – the all-rounder was the leading scorer in their stand, worth 87. 4.04am GMT England are bowled out for 223 The masterpiece is over. Santner gets Brook to sweep to deep square leg and New Zealand need 224. England, I must remind you, were 10 for four. Brook finishes with 135 off 101 balls – Jamie Overton was the only other batter to get to double figures. WICKET! Brook c Smith b Santner 135 (England 223 all out) 4.00am GMT 35th over: England 223-9 (Brook 135, Wood 5) Wood gets himself going with a nice drive for one off Smith … before Brook plays his trademark hook over fine leg for his 11th six of the innings. Regardless of the result, this is already one of the best ODI knocks played by an Englishman. Wood closes the over with a lush guide behind point for four. 3.54am GMT 34th over: England 209-9 (Brook 126, Wood 0) Henry returns … and Brook gets a leading edge that travels over the keeper’s head for six. As you do. Brook has some words with himself after a swish and miss … before whipping over the leg side for another six. This is against one of the best quicks in the world by the way. Add a pull over the ropes to close the over. This partnership is worth 43: Wood remains on none. 3.48am GMT 33rd over: England 190-9 (Brook 108, Wood 0) Brook reverse-sweeps Santer for a couple and takes a single to keep the strike. 3.45am GMT Hundred for Harry Brook! Duffy bowls a wide off-cutter, and it looks like Brook hasn’t got all of it … oh, ignore me, he’s sent it over extra cover for six. And then comes the whip over midwicket for another! Brook moves to 98, and he sends a full toss behind square on the leg side, all the way! What a ridiculous knock by a ridiculous cricketer. He loves batting in New Zealand, having hit three Test tons here. 32nd over: England 187-9 (Brook 105, Wood 0) 3.38am GMT 31st over: England 167-9 (Brook 86, Wood 0) Santer continues, and Brook is surely going to come for him. After two dots … there’s a forward defence. He drives for a single, so what will Luke Wood do? Surely just block these two balls? He sees it out. 3.35am GMT WICKET! Rashid c Bracewell b Duffy 4 (England 166-9) Duffy’s fun continues. He closes the over by getting Rashid to clip straight to midwicket. The end is nigh: can Brook at least get himself a ton? 30th over: England 166-9 (Brook 85, Wood 0) 3.30am GMT 29th over: England 164-8 (Brook 85, Rashid 3) Santner is knocked around for singles before giving the ball some serious hang-time … Rashid drives and gets an edge but Latham can’t hold on. 3.26am GMT 28th over: England 161-8 (Brook 84, Rashid 1) Duffy … doesn’t get a hat-trick. A yorker is dug out by Brook before the batter clips for a couple. Brook welcomes a full toss, thumping it through mid-on for four. He’s moving around on the crease, a sign that he’s ready to launch. A pull for six confirms it. 3.19am GMT 27th over: England 146-8 (Brook 70, Rashid 1) We’ll have to wait for the hat-trick ball as Adil – 10 first-class hundreds – Rashid emerges. Updated at 3.24am GMT 3.17am GMT WICKET! Carse c Williamson b Duffy 0 (England 143-8) Two in two! Carse is undone by the bounce, cutting to Williamson at backward point. England are collapsing once again. 26th over: England 143-8 (Brook 68, Rashid 0) Updated at 3.17am GMT 3.15am GMT WICKET! Overton c Mitchell b Duffy 46 (England 143-7) Duffy returns after an awkward wide-heavy start … and gets Overton! An off-cutter flummoxes the right-hander, with a leading edge looping to short cover … Daryl Mitchell dives and juggles before finally holding on. Apologies for my last post, Jamie. 3.11am GMT 25th over: England 140-6 (Brook 66, Overton 45) Santer drops a touch short and Overton slaps the ball to the midwicket rope, this looking more and more like his day. 3.07am GMT 24th over: England 135-6 (Brook 65, Overton 41) Overton gets himself four more with a thick edge to the third rope – he’s dominating this stand, which is some achievement when Harry Brook is at the other end. 3.03am GMT 23rd over: England 127-6 (Brook 64, Overton 34) Overton has got himself a new ODI best … before Brook is dropped at backward square! The flying Ravindra couldn’t hold on after a powerful sweep by the captain. 2.59am GMT 22nd over: England 123-6 (Brook 62, Overton 32) Overton makes room to wallop Smith through the covers for four … before clipping through midwicket for more! England’s run rate is actually looking quite pretty now, helped by Smith sending down a leg-side wide. 2.53am GMT 21st over: England 114-6 (Brook 62, Overton 24) Mitch Santner brings himself on, ready to bowl some lovely, loopy stuff. He gives the ball some serious flight and Overton eventually comes down the pitch … driving along the carpet for one. 2.51am GMT 20th over: England 111-6 (Brook 61, Overton 22) New Zealand go upstairs, believing Overton has got a little tickle behind after a meaty swing across the line: it’s a wasted review. Smith forces another play and miss before Overton comes down the pitch … and is struck on the chin after Smith drops short! A break in play follows before Overton drives for one to end the over. 2.42am GMT 19th over: England 110-6 (Brook 61, Overton 21) Brook pulls to midwicket: it’s a cracking stroke, deserving more than the single it gets. Overton adds another run to Duffy’s over. 2.39am GMT 18th over: England 106-6 (Brook 60, Overton 19) Brook guides Smith to the third rope (I reckon it was on purpose, so let’s not call it an edge). The 50 partnership comes up and things are starting to look up for England. Nonetheless, there’s still plenty of work to do. 2.34am GMT 17th over: England 100-6 (Brook 55, Overton 18) Jacob Duffy begins with his radar off, launching a couple of leg-side wides. Make that three in a row! He eventually gets himself right to launch a leg-before appeal against Brook. A no-ball adds to Duffy’s troubles, with Overton caught off a free hit, confusing some spectators (including this writer). Overton closes the over with a thumping hit over midwicket for six and England have got themselves to three figures! 2.26am GMT Fifty for Harry Brook! 16th over: England 87-6 (Brook 53, Overton 12) Nathan Smith is into the attack, which brings some pressure: how do you follow that opening burst? Overton, who is looking pretty calm out there, clips down the leg side for one before Brook miscues a pull … a thick edge flies all the way over third for six! That’s his half-century off 36 balls – the captain’s more than hanging in there. He dances down the pitch to swing and miss, remaining audacious. That’s just how he plays. 2.22am GMT 15th over: England 76-6 (Brook 43, Overton 11) Henry continues, Santner banking on his premier quick to get the big one: Brook. Meanwhile Overton welcomes a length ball, swatting it down the ground for four. He edges the final delivery of the over … but the ball keeps low, bouncing on the way to the cordon. 2.15am GMT 14th over: England 70-6 (Brook 42, Overton 7) Foulkes continues, searching for his fifth, but Brook clips through midwicket for four. The quick gets the ball to jag sharply into Overton’s front thigh before finding the inside edge moments later … not sure the ball carried to Tom Latham behind the stumps. New Zealand briefly contemplate a review before getting wise. Time for a drink. 2.10am GMT 13th over: England 65-6 (Brook 37, Overton 7) Hello, all. Matt Henry, rocking the mo, meets some resistance: Jamie Overton shows his chops with a lovely off-drive for four. The start of an extraordinary comeback? Eh, probably not. 2.06am GMT 12th over: England 58-6 (Brook 37, Overton 1) Henry and Foulkes have bowled six overs each and there’s still no sign of a change: 12 overs into the game and Henry’s going to bowl a seventh. His six overs have brought two wickets and just 21 runs. But we’re going to have a change of bowler on the blog – Taha Hashim is going to take control. 2.01am GMT Harry Brook has looked good, and is currently on 37. Everyone else, well, they’ve scored 16 between them. 2.01am GMT WICKET! And another one! Curran c Latham b Foulkes 6 (England 56-6) I interrupt this catchup to bring you news of another wicket! That’s loose from Curran, who feathers one through to the keeper! 1.59am GMT Zakary Foulkes then dismissed Duckett and Root in his first over, two cracking deliveries: Duckett was squared up and edged off the shoulder of his bat to Tom Latham behind the stumps, then Root was beaten by one that moved sharply in, sailed through the gate and took out middle and off. 1.57am GMT The drama started with the first ball of the match and indeed the series, bowled by Matt Henry, which Smith prodded at and missed, allowing it to go on and tear out his off stump. 1.55am GMT So, that cricket. England lost the toss and were told to do some batting, which very few of them have really done. Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett and Joe Root, who only arrived in the country a few days ago, took their customary positions in the top three and lasted, respectively, one ball, four balls and six balls while scoring a combined total of four runs. 1.53am GMT Firstly, the sun is shining and cricket is being played! There has been a bit of light rain, which is odd because it’s been sunny all day, though it’s windy enough that the rain might have been blown in from miles away. But it hasn’t disrupted play and it isn’t currently falling. It is, as I say, very windy. 1.51am GMT Hello team, Simon Burnton here in Mount Maunganui. Rob is not feeling well, so I am stepping in to cover the OBO. So, let me fill you in. Updated at 11.28am GMT 12.30am BST The weather is fine in Mount Maunganui and we should have a full game. The toss is about an hour away. Updated at 12.36am BST 12.26am BST Joe Root has declared himself ready to thrive in this winter’s Ashes, having changed his approach to focus more on getting himself in the ideal frame of mind rather than fixating on his technique. Root goes into the one-day international series against New Zealand having not played since early September, since when his only batting has come in the indoor nets in Sheffield. “It’s been nice to have a break,” Root said. “With what we’ve got coming up, it’s important to utilise that. I’ve done a little bit of batting, not loads. I’ve tried to get a good bit of separation, just trying to get that feeling of excitement again, almost like that feeling of being a kid at the start of the season and trying to harness that ahead of what’s to come. Related: Rejuvenated Joe Root all revved up to end Ashes century drought in Australia 12.24am BST Preamble Hello and welcome to live coverage of the first ODI between New Zealand and England in Mount Maunganui. It’s the start of a three-match series, England’s last international cricket before the Ashes, and most of the Test squad are on board. The match starts at 1am BST, 1pm local time.