Harry Brook's astonishing hundred came in vain as England paid the price for an abject batting display overall as well as dropped catches with a four-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the first one-day international at Mount Maunganui.

England captain Brook (135 off 101 balls; 11 sixes and nine fours) accounted for 60.53 per cent of the runs in his side's 223 all out in 35.2 overs, with Jamie Overton (46) the only other player to make double figures and Sam Curran the third highest scorer with six.

The extras tally (17) was greater than the combined innings of six of England's top seven, with Jamie Smith (0) - bowled by Matt Henry from the first ball of the match - Ben Duckett (2), Joe Root (2), Jacob Bethell (2), Jos Buttler (4) and Curran out inside 12 overs at Bay Oval as the tourists s

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