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Your support makes all the difference.England crashed to an embarrassing 155-run defeat in New Zealand today to go two behind in the five-match one-day series.
New Zealand all-rounder Andre Adams, who has been only a peripheral member of his national team over the past two seasons, helped New Zealand score 244-8 batting first at England's request and took three wickets from seven overs as England crashed out for only 87 in reply.
The score was England's second-lowest in all one-day internationals after their 86 against Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester, last season. Their capitulation gave New Zealand a perfect record after its four-wicket win in Christchurch on Wednesday.
The match was a triumph for the most and least experienced members of New Zealand's team.
Adams had shown a glimpse of his outstanding ability when he scored 28 near the end of New Zealand's innings in Christchurch, sealing that win with a last-ball six.
He showed the same flamboyant batting form on Saturday, taking his 25 runs from 18 balls as New Zealand ridiculed Nasser Hussain's decision to bowl first on winning the toss.
Adams was then entrusted with the new ball and quickly placed New Zealand in a more dominant position when he took the wickets of Marcus Trescothick in his first over and Nick Knight soon afterward.
England stumbled from 1-1 to 2-13, to 3-18 and to 4-28 as any resistance they might have shown, quickly disintegrated.
They fell further to 5-35 and 6-40, finally sneaking to its half century in the 22nd over. New Zealand had reached the same mark in 9.1 overs.
England finally scraped past its previous lowest total in one-day matches with eight wickets down and in 36 overs, thanks mainly to partnerships of 25 for its seventh wicket and 21 for its eighth.
Graham Thorpe was the first Englishman to reach double figures ? he made 10 ? before Craig White scrambled 10 and Ashley Giles 11. Andrew Flintoff did most for a lost cause, scoring 26 from 64 balls batting at No 7. He was the ninth man out at 87 and the final wicket fell to the following ball.
Chris Harris, New Zealand's most seasoned international, fully supported the youngster Adams. After a bright cameo of 14 from 19 balls during New Zealand's innings, Harris took 2-19 from nine overs to hasten the English rout.
Nathan Astle also represented New Zealand's old guard, taking three wickets for two runs from 2.2 overs.
Earlier, New Zealand had relished the opportunity to bat first on a low and slow wicket which Hussain had calculated would help his bowlers.
It lost early wickets, those of Nathan Astle at 25, Chris Nevin at 34 and Brendon McCullum at 52. Its innings was then redeemed by its middle order which had failed so spectacularly in Christchurch.
Stephen Fleming made 40, Lou Vincent 36, then Craig McMillan tied the innings together with a bold 69 from 91 balls.
Darren Gough took three wickets, including those of Astle and Nevin, and Matthew Hoggard, called into the side in place of Andy Caddick, took 2-36.
The series continues in Napier on Wednesday.
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