Wellington, Nov. 1 -- England failed to overcome another grim batting failure as New Zealand edged to a two-wicket victory in the third one-day international here to send the tourists to Australia on the back of a 3-0 series defeat.
England's top order folded once more, bowled out for the third match in a row to continue a worrying trend leading into the Ashes later this month, before New Zealand threatened tobotch a chase of 223, according to BBC news.
They were cruising at 187-5, needing only 35 from 87 balls, only to lose captain Mitchell Santner for 27 and Daryl Mitchell for 44 in a collapse of 3-8.
That left 27 to get with two wickets remaining but hope of an unlikely, morale-boosting victory for England was snuffed out by an unbrok...