New Zealand have plenty of time to ponder where it went wrong against England, but when they next take the field in coloured clothes the clock will be ticking to cement their World Cup plans

With little more than 12 months left for the 2019 World Cup, Jonny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan are seeing plenty of positives in the way England have performed in New Zealand

England surged to a seven-wicket victory with 17.2 overs to spare to secure their sixth one-day series win a row

England coach Trevor Bayliss hopes that Alex Hales is brave enough to reverse his decision to pursue a white-ball-only career if it does not work out for him

New Zealand have won eight out of eight ODIs at Hagley Oval, while England are looking to make it six series wins in a row

Colin Munro, the New Zealand allrounder, has become the latest international cricketer to shelve his red-ball career to focus on the white-ball

England's latest collapse was a new twist on a familiar problem - but the players insist they are not about to change course

The team management is still unsure of the extent of the batsman's quad injury, which he aggravated while diving to complete a second run, and are yet to take a decision on his participation in the series decider in Christchurch

Ross Taylor will postpone his birthday celebrations as he races to be fit for the deciding ODI against England in Christchurch

Ross Taylor produced one of the greatest ODI innings - a large part of it on one leg - to help New Zealand level the series 2-2

Ross Taylor has revealed he had not been able to pick up the swinging ball for "two or three years" before he had eye surgery 16 months ago

In 2015, these two teams played out an epic 3-2 tussle - on that occasion England came back from 2-1 down to take the honours - and now New Zealand need to do the same

Joe Root's Test and ODI workload threaten to undermine the development of a player who ought to be central to England's World T20 plans in 2020

Moeen has been a key figure in England's continued one-day success, first in Australia and now in New Zealand where he took 3 for 36 including two wickets in two balls

Mike Hesson, the New Zealand coach, called Kane Williamson's century in Wellington his best in 12 months but lamented some poor batsmanship around him

Eoin Morgan thought the match had got away from England at Westpac Stadium when Kane Williamson and Mitchell Santner were together only for a bit of "luck" to turn it back their way

England battled their way to a 2-1 series lead with a thrilling four-run win, achieved in spite of a superb hundred from Kane Williamson

England's Test wicketkeeper says the format mush be cherished amid the growth of the T20 game

If there was any venue in the country where New Zealand could go to try and wrestle back to the advantage, it would probably be the Westpac

James Anderson took over the role for the Ashes in Stokes' absence, but the allrounder's return to the fold for the New Zealand tour means it is a situation that needs to be addressed