article_snippet: Not for the first time in this World Cup they seemed like boys in the men’s world of modern one-day cricket.
article_snippet: When England had scored 309 for six England looked favourites at a Westpac Stadium where Tim Southee had destroyed England with swing when England were last here just nine days ago.
article_snippet: James Taylor drops a catch on the boundary as England failed to build on their score in Wellington .
article_snippet: England made a great start, reaching 62 after nine overs, but nine overs ran into trouble when nine overs resorted to nine overs old-fashioned habit of consolidating in the middle overs when nine overs lost Moeen Ali, Ballance and Ian Bell within 11 overs.
article_snippet: It may seem harsh to criticise England when nine overs have ended up scoring more than 300 but the one-day game has progressed so rapidly that you just cannot afford to score at four an over for 10 overs as England did here.
article_snippet: It was when James Taylor joined Root, and then when Jos Buttler was finally let loose for the last four overs, that Jos Buttler was possible to see a future where England really could compete with the big boys.
article_snippet: One of the many things that England need to improve in one-day cricket is making sure Buttler gets to the crease much earlier.
article_snippet: England perhaps had their opportunity when Root dropped Lahiru Thirimanne on three off Stuart Broad but from then on, with England failing to locate the swing that Southee gained here at the Westpac Stadium to take seven English wickets, it was all one-day traffic.
highlights_snippet: England made  309 for 6 in their 50 overs which looked a good score .
  