I made a mess of it says Morgan

EOIN MORGAN admits his mistake allowed New Zealand to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in the third T20.

With an inexperienced team around him, totalling 142 caps including his own 83, skipper Morgan (left) confessed to opening the floodgates for the Black Caps, who take a 2-1 lead into the final two matches of the series. With 42 needed from 31 balls and with eight wickets in hand,

from DEAN WILSON in Nelson

Morgan got carried away trying to smash Mitchell Santner and England lost their next five wickets for 10 runs in 18 balls.

“I just felt everything was in my favour,” said Morgan after the 14-run loss.

“He’s done me in the air a little bit, it’s a littler bit fuller than I thought.

“The two previous sixes I hit went quite a long way so I thought even a mishit might go – my mistake.

“The lack of experience may have cost us. It’s great how competitive the series is so far and integrating everyone into the squad, but we feel that’s one that got away.”

Batsman Tom Banton and leg-spinner Matt Parkinson became the last two members of the squad to make their England debuts.

Banton’s crunching cover drive for four followed by a flick for six off Lockie Ferguson were encouraging.

So, too, was the first international wicket for Parkinson when he bowled

Tim Seifert. Less positive was the inability of veterans Dawid Malan and James Vince to see the run chase home, with their 55 and 49 respectively not quite cutting it.

Morgan added: “We do need to learn and make mistakes throughout the whole series. Today is the most inexperienced side that we will field.

“They have to learn fast and they have to play games in situations like that. You can’t say your senior players always have to support them.”