Batting Costs England Again As Nz Edge To 3-0 Win

Third one-day international, Wellington

England 222 (40.2 overs): Overton 68 (62); Tickner 4-64, Duffy 3-56

New Zealand 226-8 (44.4 overs): Ravindra 46 (37), Mitchell 44 (68); Overton 2-32

New Zealand won by 2 wickets; won bid 3-0

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England grounded to flooded different grim batting nonaccomplishment arsenic New Zealand edged to a two-wicket triumph successful nan 3rd one-day world successful Wellington to nonstop nan visitors to Australia connected nan backmost of a 3-0 bid defeat.

England's apical bid folded erstwhile more, bowled retired for nan 3rd lucifer successful a statement to proceed a worrying inclination starring into nan Ashes later this month, earlier New Zealand threatened to botch a pursuit of 223.

They were cruising astatine 187-5, needing only 35 from 87 balls, only to suffer skipper Mitchell Santner for 27 and Daryl Mitchell for 44 successful a illness of 3-8.

That near 27 to get pinch 2 wickets remaining but dream of an unlikely, morale-boosting triumph for England was snuffed retired by an unbroken ninth-wicket business betwixt Zak Foulkes and Blair Tickner.

England's bowling effort was admirable - this conclusion alternatively down to their latest top-order collapse, which near them 44-5.

Joe Root was retired for two, skipper Harry Brook six and Ben Duckett 8 and they only cleared 200 acknowledgment to Jamie Overton's 68 - his first ODI fifty.

Seven of this XI now recreation to Perth to ramp up their mentation for nan highly-anticipated bid against Australia, which originates connected 21 November.

They play only 1 warm-up - a three-day lucifer against England Lions - leaving small opportunity for those struggling batters to find shape earlier nan bid opener.

Brook's 50-over side, meanwhile, person mislaid 11 of their 15 matches this twelvemonth and require an upturn successful fortunes erstwhile they return to action successful nan caller twelvemonth aliases other their nonstop qualification for nan 2027 World Cup will travel nether important threat.

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