England treaded on by Southee 7-33 of New Zealand

9th match, Pool A New Zealand vs England played at Westpac Stadium Wellington

New Zealand 125 for 2 (McCullum 77 Woakes  2-8) beat England 123 (Root 46, Southee 7-33) by eight wickets

Tim Southee  produced one of the great displays of ODI bowling  7-33 which  previously, Sir Richard Hadlee and Shane Bond the two New Zealand bowlers to bag five-wicket hauls in the World Cup.  Sir Richard Hadlee and Shane Bond were the two New Zealand bowlers to bag five-wicket hauls in the World Cup before this knocked a World Cup record. Brendon McCullum then 18-ball fifty as New Zealand displayed their unbelievable dominance in Wellington.

England who lost last seven wickets for 18 in eight overs collapsed to 123 in 33.2 overs after deciding to bat first, captain Eoin Morgan fell for 17 off 41 balls. A fully traumatised and mentally weak England emerged into the field with nothing left to give. James Anderson’s first ball was a wide and revealed the collective failure to cope with conditions which they are trained to cope better than anybody else. The white balls used by Tim Southee swung for New Zealand, consistently through the thirty three overs that the innings lasted.