June 22, 2008	Sunday	Jamadi-us-Sani 17, 1429

BRISTOL (England), June 21: Stuart Broad led an impressive England bowling display in the third One-day International on Saturday when New Zealand were restricted to 182 all out in their 50 overs.

Broad ended with figures of two for 14 from his 10 overs, bowled in one spell, and it was his accuracy along with Chris Tremlett (one for 24 in 10 overs) that strangled the New Zealand scoring and tilted the match in England’s favour.

Grant Elliott, called up from English club cricket on Monday as cover for the injured Jacob Oram, top-scored with 56 from 102 balls, after impressing at Edgbaston on Wednesday with three wickets. Kyle Mills helped boost the total with some late big-hitting for 47 off 40 balls, with two sixes.

New Zealand enjoyed a flying start as Brendon McCullum struck James Anderson for 16 runs in four consecutive balls in the third over, but on the final ball McCullum was caught by the six-foot-four Kevin Pietersen at mid-off, leaping and reaching high above his head to take the catch.

England applied the pressure after that wicket through Broad and Tremlett in overcast weather, though poor shot selection was more to blame for the subsequent batting slump than the conditions.

Jamie How tried to pull Broad through midwicket but managed a bottom edge on to his stumps. He made 10 runs from 33 balls as New Zealand crashed from 37 for one to 49 for five.

A lifter from Tremlett was gloved by Scott Styris to wicket-keeper Tim Ambrose and then Broad bowled Ross Taylor, who played across a straight ball and was out for eight from 30 balls. Daniel Flynn was caught off an Anderson full toss.

While Broad finished with four maidens, Tremlett’s first six overs cost just nine runs as New Zealand scored only 14 in their second and third five-over power-plays.

England lead the five-match series 1-0.

Scoreboard

NEW ZEALAND:

J.M. How b Broad 10

B.B. McCullum c Pietersen b Anderson 17

L.R.P.L. Taylor b Broad 8

S.B. Styris c Ambrose b Tremlett 4

D.R. Flynn c Tremlett b Anderson 2

G.D. Elliott c Wright b Anderson 56

G.J. Hopkins c sub b Collingwood 7

D.L. Vettori c Shah b Swann 18

K.D. Mills c Collingwood b Wright 47

T.G. Southee c Pietersen b Wright 0

M.R. Gillespie not out 0

EXTRAS (LB-6, W-7) 13

TOTAL (all out, 50 overs) 182

FALL OF WKTS: 1-19, 2-37, 3-42, 4-42, 5-49, 6-75, 7-110, 8-164, 9-168.

BOWLING: Anderson 10-0-61-3 (3w); Broad 10-4-14-2, Tremlett 10-1-24-1 (3w); Wright 6-0-34-2 (1w); Collingwood 10-0-33-1; Swann 4-0-10-1.

ENGLAND: I.R. Bell, L.J. Wright, K.P. Pietersen, R.S. Bopara, P.D. Collingwood, O.A. Shah, T.R. Ambrose, S.C.J. Broad, G.P. Swann, C.T. Tremlett, J.M. Anderson.

UMPIRES: P.J. Hartley (England) and S.J. Davis (Australia).

TV UMPIRE: N.J. Llong (England).

MATCH REFEREE: J. Srinath (India).

—Reuters