The flying Kiwi and Southee's boomerang

The ball
There was little swing and Moeen Ali had just hit three successive boundaries off him, but Tim Southee was not to be denied. After delivering a sharp bouncer to start the over - a little reminder to Moeen that he couldn't just wait on the front foot - he delivered a perfect yorker two balls later. Swinging late, it punished Moeen for his lack of foot movement - perhaps due to that bouncer - and swung past the edge to hit off stump. It was probably the pick of a spell that also included wonderful deliveries to account for Ian Bell and James Taylor.

The field
Brendon McCullum provided warm words towards his "champion" friend, Eoin Morgan, ahead of the match. But when the England captain came to the crease, McCullum went in for the kill. Looking around the field, Morgan would have seen three slips, a gully, a point and a short cover when Trent Boult bowled to him. It didn't matter that it wasn't a power-play period, McCullum knew that Morgan was in poor form and sensed a chance to cut deep into England's middle-order. It was a moment that typifies the aggressive, unconventional approach of McCullum and a far cry from England's formulaic method.

The six
There were arguably more people wearing orange - the Dutch might have felt at home here - than any other colour in the crowd. All of them hoping a six would come their way and that they would catch it one-handed to earn a slice of a million-dollar pie. While England kept them waiting in vain for 33.2 overs, McCullum delivered second ball. With lightning hands he slashed, carving the ball high and far over point. It wasn't caught one-handed by an orange-wearing fan, though.

The save
Daniel Vettori is the old man in this New Zealand side so the sprints across the outfield and the crazy diving that his team-mates perform with nonchalance may not be for him anymore. Doesn't mean he doesn't save runs in the field. McCullum had sprinted in from mid-off to short cover and he swung around after picking up to try and run out Joe Root with a stinging throw. He missed, but Vettori was good enough to get to the stumps quickly and solid enough to collect the ball behind his body. England might have got five otherwise.

The catch
Morgan had just punched Vettori towards long-on. Only the ball didn't get that far because McCullum flew from midwicket and stopped the ball after it had already passed him. So Morgan decided to take McCullum out of the equation four deliveries later and lofted the ball straight towards the sight-screen, only to encounter another flying Kiwi. Adam Milne sped to his right from the boundary and timed his full-length dive to perfection to catch the England captain with both hands.

The rule
With New Zealand requiring only 12 more runs to win and their batsmen going like a train - they were scoring at 12.44 runs per over - the game stopped for the interval. While common sense - and respect for the paying spectator - cried out fore the game to be played to an immediate conclusion, there is little room for common sense within the playing conditions. Instead the packed house was forced to wait for 45 minutes, by which time many people had gone home and a great deal of the atmosphere built by McCullum's magnificent stroke-play had dissipated. Only in cricket....

There are reasons, of course. In some circumstances it might have rained a few minutes into the break and England might have escaped with a point; Pakistan benefited similarly in the 1992 World Cup. But on a bright day with the weather set fair and the atmosphere building to a peak, it was a frustrating delay for the spectators.