England’s top-order struggles continued ahead of the Ashes during a two-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the third one-day international, as the hosts completed a series sweep in Wellington.

The tourists slumped to 44-4 and 102-7 after losing the toss and batting first at the Sky Stadium, with England's top four of Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jacob Bethell combining for just 21 runs.

Jamie Overton posted his maiden ODI half-century and finished England top scorer for a second successive match, scoring 68 from 62 balls, with Jos Buttler (38) and Brydon Carse (30) offering late support before they were eventually dismissed in the 41st over.

New Zealand appeared in control of the chase until openers Devon Conway (34) and Rachin Ravindra (46) fell in successive overs, with the hos

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