England picked up the massive wicket of New Zealand's top one-day batsman Brendon McCullum in the third over of the third one-day international.

Having elected to bowl first, Paul Collingwood would have been worried when McCullum hit James Anderson for 14 runs from three consecutive balls.

But Anderson struck a vital blow with the final ball of the same over.

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By Mark Mitchener

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4th over - NZ 23-1
New batsman is Ross Taylor, who's the non-striker. Broad drops it short, How hooks it to backward square leg for a first-bounce four. Many of the England players appear to be wearing some rather natty sunglasses with orangey-brown lenses. Broad's line and length isn't great at this stage, but How sees off the rest of the over. And there are still plenty of fans queuing to get into the ground.

3rd over - WICKET - McCullum c Pietersen b Anderson 17 - NZ 19-1
McCullum gives himself some room and forces Anderson to the extra cover boundary for four. Captain Colly's response is to bring Swann in at the position I like to call Reasonably Short Extra Cover, but McCullum's on song now. A pugnacious pull brings a huge six over mid-wicket (measured at 86m), and a clever nudge off his legs brings four more, just wide of Broad's despairing dive at long leg. Having conceded 14 off three balls, Colly tweaks the field again, bringing Broad up to leg slip and Swann out on the mid-wicket boundary. McCullum plunders another two, but then when he tries to lift one over the infield, Kevin Pietersen leaps into the air at mid-off to take a very good catch with both hands above his head. An incredible over!

"There'll be a lot of chatter in the field with Graeme Swann there - he's a performer, and he talks so much he barely draws breath"
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew on TMS

2nd over - NZ 3-0
Broad to share the new ball with Jimmy, and McCullum's off the mark with a push to mid-off, little more than a forward defensive. No fireworks from the Kiwi biffer yet.

"I think New Zealand will be very happy not to see Sidebottom in the side this morning, as these are perfect conditions for him. But Broad's very tall, maybe the England rugby team could do with him"
Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns on TMS

1st over - NZ 2-0
How plays Anderson's first ball defensively off the back foot, then works one off his hip to Stuart Broad at long leg and they dash through for two. How can't get the ball off the square for the rest of the over.

1044: James Anderson to bowl the first over to Jamie How and Brendon McCullum. Here we go.

1040: If you haven't heard, after the farcical scenes which concluded the last ODI at Edgbaston (where the game was called off after 19 overs of the Kiwi innings - with 20 needed to constitute a match), the ICC has changed the playing regulations for ODIs - giving the umpires the option to reduce the interval to a minimum of 10 minutes to try and ensure a result. Meanwhile, TMS producer Adam Mountford and England spinner (and our columnist) Graeme Swann have both had their say on the matter on the TMS Blog. It's worth a look, even if just to see Swanny dressed in an RAF beret. Honestly.
REPORT: ICC changes rules after rain row
TMS BLOG: Read the latest entries

1035: Incredibly, we look to be starting on time. Here are the full teams:

England: Ian Bell, Luke Wright, Kevin Pietersen, Ravi Bopara, Paul Collingwood (capt), Owais Shah, Tim Ambrose (wk), Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Chris Tremlett, James Anderson.

New Zealand: Jamie How, Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Daniel Flynn, Grant Elliott, Gareth Hopkins (wk), Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Mark Gillespie.

Umpires are Australia's Steve Davis, and former Yorkshire and Hampshire seamer Peter Hartley. Third umpire is Nigel Llong, and the match referee is ex-India paceman Javagal Srinath. My match report "wing-man" today is Oliver Brett, and our "gaffer" keeping us in line is the lovely Anna Thompson.

TOSS NEWS: England have won the toss and have elected to field.

"The big fella's in, hopefully the pitch should give him plenty of bounce"
England captain Paul Collingwood on Chris Tremlett's selection

"It would have been ideal to bowl first, but hopefully we can get a big score and change things"
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori

1027: The BBC weather forecast for Bristol today is not brilliant - there was overnight rain, and the predominant forecast for today is "light rain". Uh-oh.
BBC weather forecast for Bristol

1020: Morning, everyone - we're getting ready for the third one-day international between England and New Zealand in Bristol. England have made a change to their side, with seamer Chris Tremlett returning for his first ODI since August last year.

He replaces Hampshire team-mate Dimitri Mascarenhas, whose six-hitting skills appear not to be required today. Left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom remains sidelined with a stiff back, while the Kiwis named their side last night - bringing in Mark Gillespie for fellow seamer Michael Mason.

It's also the second England versus New Zealand contest of the day, as the All Blacks have just given the men in white a bit of a pounding in Christchurch. If egg-chasing's your thing, you can always take a look at the live text coverage from Mark "Rugby Mark" Orlovac.
LIVE TEXT: New Zealand 44-12 England

(BBC)

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