England set a solid total and got a sharp reply from New Zealand in Bristol in the NatWest Series on Sunday. We bring you a round up of the papers' reply on Monday.

"Generally, as an example of how to orchestrate a run chase, it could scarcely have been bettered."
Mike Selvey, The Guardian

"The England innings provided a wonderful chance to see how much Andrew Flintoff's batting has matured since he first came in to the England side, in 1998... Even in the closing overs when Flintoff was approaching his first one-day international 100, his aggression was always measured and it was only at the end that he went for everything. Strauss's splendid example at the other end will have helped, but by the time he was out Flintoff had given an object lesson in building an innings.

"It was thanks to him and Strauss that England posted a fighting total, even if it was made to seem inadequate when the afternoon sunshine made batting conditions easier for the New Zealanders."
Henry Blofeld, The Independent.

"Hundreds by Andrew Flintoff are rarely upstaged, but yesterday at Nevil Road, the Lancashire all-rounder had to give way to a New Zealand side that handed England a lesson on how to chase down a decent total."
Angus Fraser, The Independent.

"On a pitch juicier to bowl on before the mid-innings break than after, England's batsmen definitely had the more difficult task, after Fleming won the toss and put them in.

"England have improved during this triangular NatWest Series, but not enough to bat first and beat a side as polished in this form of cricket as New Zealand. They even rested their star all-rounder, Chris Cairns, missing with a minor ankle problem, but England were resolutely outplayed, as evidenced by the way Fleming calmly chased down the 238 runs needed."
Derek Pringle, The Telegraph

"England's recent one-day performances have been as infuriatingly inconsistent as the mid-summer weather, and yesterday was not one of their better days. The sun may have shone but England's prospects remain distinctly murky after their 10th successive one-day defeat while batting first"
Matt Hughes, Evening Standard.