Morgan, Root set up series win

Eoin Morgan and Joe Root ensured England completed a comfortable five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third and final one day international at Eden Park on Saturday to wrap up the series.

Root (28 not out) and Morgan (39) built on the foundation laid by captain Alastair Cook (46) and Jonathan Trott (38) as England reached 186 for five in 37.3 overs to complete the 2-1 series victory.
England’s opening bowl­ers James Anderson and Steve Finn had set up the victory when they helped bowl the hosts out for a paltry 185 in 43.5 overs, with New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum (79) the only batsman to provide any resistance.

Anderson and Finn put immense pressure on the top order to reduce the hosts to 11 for three inside eight overs, which ensured they never got their innings going as they were unable to take too many risks and lost wickets at regular intervals.

“It’s great to be bowling at the other end from Jimmy,”  Finn said in a televised interview. “He’s one of the best, if not the best fast bowler in the world.”

New Zealand
Watling c Swann b Finn    1
Rutherford c Buttler b Finn    2
W’son c Buttler b Anderson    7
Taylor c Buttler b Broad    28
Elliott (run out)    24
B Mc’llum c A’son b Swann    79
Franklin c & b Swann    13
N McCullum c Cook b Finn    4
Ellis c Woakes b Broad    9
Mills lbw Woakes    2
Southee (not out)    5
Extras (LB-3, W-8)    11
Total (all out, 43.5 overs)    185
Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-11, 3-11, 4-64, 5-67, 6-99, 7-109, 8-146, 9-150.
Bowling: Anderson 8-1-34-1, Finn 9-3-27-3, Woakes 9-0-34-1, Bro­ad 9-0-38-2, Swann 8.5-0-49-2.
England
Cook c Watling b Southee    46
Bell c Rutherford b Ellis    24
Trott c Watling b Southee    38
Root (not out)    28
Morgan c Mills b Ellis    39
Buttler c Watling b Southee    3
Woakes (not out)    3
Extras (LB-1, W-4)    5
Total (for 5 wkts, 37.3 overs)    186
Fall of wickets: 1-42, 2-109, 3-112, 4-168, 5-171.
Bowling: Mills 7.3-0-34-0, Southee 10-1-48-3, Ellis 8-0-35-2, N McCullum 7-0-39-0, Williamson 1-0-9-0, Franklin 4-0-20-0.