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A disappointing start to the winter for England, who suffered a clean sweep in an ODI series against New Zealand for the first time since 1989.

Lots to ponder before the first Ashes Test in Perth starts on 21 November given their struggles with the bat at the top of the order.

Be sure to check out Matthew Henry's report from everything that occurred in Wellington...

We will be back on Sunday with live-text commentary of the Women's World Cup final between India and South Africa from Navi Mumbai.

The Test Match Special team out in India will also have ball-by-ball coverage.

There's plenty of cricket stories to get your teeth into between now and then. Here's a selection of them:

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• Could India's win for the ages redefine women's cricket?
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New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner: "The bowlers work hard on their batting so it's nice to see them do it in a game. Blair Tickner had a nice high front elbow!

"This game winning the toss first was massive. If you can get wickets in the powerplay. Both Zak Foulkes and Jacob Duffy when its swinging can be challenge. Jamie Overton and Brydon Carse got them up to a score in the end.

"Today our opening partnership with the bat was outstanding. There was some good quick bowling in the first 10 and they were able to get through that powerplay. You want guys to get the job done but also not change the way they play as well. A couple of run outs in the middle was not ideal!

"Different guys stepped up at different times in the chase. But credit to the England bowlers they never made it easy in any of the games, especially on wickets that had a little bit in them. The way Daryl Mitchell controlled it in the middle period throughout the series was outstanding."

More from England captain Harry Brook: "The pitches were tricky. They had quite a bit in them. Their guys were swinging the ball and getting the most out of the pitch.

"It was tricky but we have got to find ways in the future if we want to be one of the best teams in the world and win major competitions."

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England skipper Harry Brook: "I thought it was an amazing game of cricket there at the back end. For us to nearly defend that score - which probably wasn't enough - was a great effort from the lads."

On the top-order's failings: "That's one thing we have spoken about. We didn't get big enough totals to defend and give the bowlers the best chance to win us the game. We'll go back and take the learnings from this trip here and try our best to better in the future.

"It didn't help I didn't win a toss as well. It favoured the toss a little bit. New Zealand are the second-best team in the world for a reason and they've outplayed us in this series. We just haven't been good enough and hopefully we can bounce back."

England captain Harry Brook is up next. We'll hear his thoughts in a moment.

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Player of the series, New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell: "It was awesome to see Blair Tickner and Zak Foulkes do the job at the end there. It was an exciting game of cricket on a challenging surface.

"Both myself and Devon Conway have got a few war wounds from wearing a few but it was about building a partnership and putting pressure back on them when you can.

"The pitches in this series were a challenge at times. It's the nature of early season in New Zealand that the ball will do a bit so it's good to walk away with the series win."

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Player of the match Blair Tickner of New Zealand: "I actually got a bat out of the shed! I don't have a kit sponsor at the moment so I just found one that felt nice. I didn't think I'd be batting again for New Zealand so it's nice to get us over the line.

"Obviously England had bowled most of their bowlers out and they gave us left edge, but it was enjoyable. I wanted to enjoy myself no matter how I went so it was a good experience.

"With the ball, I was just happy to get out there so it's pleasing things went my way, The pitches have been enjoyable to bowl on. The opening bowlers did well so I just cleaned up the tail. It's back to the domestic grind now and I'll see what happens from here."

We'll have the thoughts of England skipper Harry Brook and New Zealand counterpart Mitchell Santner as part of the post-match presentation shortly.

Stick around for that.

Ultimately, England did not get enough runs on the board after suffering their third batting collapse of the series.

England had been 44-5 before Jamie Overton performed a rescue act with 68 off 62 balls.

NEW ZEALAND WIN BY TWO WICKETSpublished at 08:17 GMT 1 November

08:17 GMT 1 November

Zak Foulkes gets a full delivery from Sam Curran on his pads and clips it effortlessly behind square for four.

New Zealand win by two wickets, and seal a 3-0 series victory.

Harry Brook and Sam Curran chew the fat.

Curran goes short to Blair Tickner who cloths it back over his head for a single.

Scores are level.

Yorker from Sam Curran. Dug out by Blair Tickner.

Sam Curran continues.

Blair Tickner opens the face and lifts a short delivery over the head of slip.

Adil Rashid saves four. New Zealand run two.

Four dots and a single off Adil Rashid's over before Zak Foulkes gets down low and sweeps the leg-spinner for four.

New Zealand need four runs to win. A boundary here does it for them.

New Zealand's number 11 Jacob Duffy will be nervously watching on.

Five dot balls from Sam Curran.

New Zealand need nine more runs to get over the line. England need to prise out two wickets.

Can Adil Rashid produce a bit of magic?

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Sam Curran round the wicket to the left-handed Zak Foulkes, and a floaty slower ball is carefully defended by the Kiwi.

Tense stuff.

Harry Brook and Sam Curran have a conflab at the top of his mark as they discuss how to take these two remaining wickets.

Zak Foulkes dabs the first ball of Curran's over into the pitch for one.

Into single figures now.

Zak Foulkes pushes Adil Rashid through the covers followed by a jab into the off side by Blair Tickner

10 to win.

Zak Foulkes works Adil Rashid to mid-wicket for a single.

Another run closer to the target of 223.

New Zealand need 13 runs to win. They have plenty of over.

England need two wickets.