England v New Zealand: Final ODI - follow the action from Lord's

New Zealand 266-5 (50 Overs) v England 191-8 (require 76 from six overs)

Stand-in England skipper Kevin Pietersen flopped again with the bat as New Zealand seized control of the deciding NatWest Series clash at Lord's.

Pietersen, leading the side in place of the suspended Paul Collingwood, captained effectively in the field after putting the Kiwis into bat before a late blitz from Jacob Oram and Scott Styris carried them to 266 for five in 50 overs.
But he managed to score only six before falling to New Zealand paceman Tim Southee and has scored just 23 runs in four innings since his century in the series opener at Durham.

When Ravi Bopara (30) was bowled shortly afterwards by New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori, the home side were in trouble at 101 for four in the 25th over.

England had made a confident start in pursuit of their 267 target but once again Ian Bell flattered to deceive after looking well set for a sizeable contribution.

He produced some flowing drives in reaching 27 off 34 balls with five fours before walking across his stumps and being trapped lbw by Mark Gillespie. Then Tim Southee confirmed the favourable impression he has made in his first limited over series for his country by removing Alistair Cook and Pietersen in quick succession.

Cook (24) had looked in decent touch before edging Southee through to wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum and he was jubilant after dismissing Pietersen. The Hampshire player only succeeded in carving the ball into the hands of Jacob Oram at backward point.

Bopara raced to 30 off 39 balls but was undone by Vettori's arm ball and was bowled. Pietersen had been well backed up by his bowlers after putting New Zealand into bat.

Ryan Sidebottom and Jimmy Anderson took the new ball and they caused plenty of problems for the normally free-hitting McCullum and Jamie How.

Grim for Tim: A let-off for New Zealand as England's Ambrose drops a chance off Jamie How

Anderson should have broken through when How, on four, top-edged a skier towards long leg but wicket-keeper Tim Ambrose spilled the chance after getting both gloves underneath the ball.

It initially looked as if that miss would prove costly when Stuart Broad came into the attack as How pulled him for six but it proved to be his last scoring shot as he carved the next delivery to Ravi Bopara at backward point after making 22.

Broad also undone Ross Taylor (four) who edged a straightforward catch to Ambrose.

McCullum had to wait until the 11th over to pick up his first boundary with a leg glance off Sidebottom and after making a restrained 23 off 57 balls he was drawn into a false stroke by Anderson and edged to Graeme Swann at first slip.

The New Zealand batsman were content to collect the ones and twos and when the 100 came up in the 27th over, only five fours and one six had been struck.

Scott Styris and Daniel Flynn carefully added 53 in 13 overs before the latter, on 35, went to drive spinner Graeme Swann and was bowled.

The pace of the innings started to pick up with the arrival of Jacob Oram - whose 52 spanned only 40 balls and contained three sixes and two fours.

He dominated a stand off 77 with Styris until the impressive Swann, who finished with two wickets for 33 runs from his 10 overs, had him caught at long-off by Broad.

His dismissal was the signal for Styris to start to open out and he received good support from Grant Elliott as 65 runs were plundered from the last six overs.

Styris reached his 50 with a six over long leg off Anderson and launched Sidebottom for a massive hit over midwicket into the top tier of the stand. He finished unbeaten on 87 from 91 balls with five fours and three sixes.