Cricket: England's batsmen struggle in pink-ball warm-up with uncapped Liam Livingstone the sole bright spot

Only uncapped Liam Livingstone could be satisfied with his performance as England batted poorly on the final day of their pink-ball warm-up match in Hamilton.

Joe Root's men collectively squandered an opportunity for relevant preparation before next week's first Test, losing their first 10 wickets for 195 runs in 46 overs in reply to a New Zealand XI's 376 for 10 the previous day.

Livingstone stood alone as the success story of an imperfect day, reaching 74 at the cut-off point when England lost their 10th wicket, and eventually 88 from 112 balls as several batsmen joined him for their second attempt in an exercise of glorified middle practice which resulted in a stumps 'total' of 319 for 14.

There were seven catches behind the wicket or in the slips in the first 10 England lost.

Only Mark Stoneman, edging a good one from Seth Rance to go for a single in the third over, and Root could claim to have been got out.

All others played a significant part in their own dismissals, as did Stoneman second time round when he promptly mis-pulled to mid-on - taking his daily average to 1.5 with three runs off 20 balls, statistics symptomatic of England's often self-inflicted struggles.

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Batting coach Graham Thorpe conceded that the majority were disappointed with their performance as only Livingstone, with his 13 fours and a six from 113 balls, and Root - who mustered an unbeaten 50 at his second attempt - could feel remotely satisfied.

"The first two sessions were indifferent for us, but it was about getting the guys up to speed and making them aware they've got a Test next week," he said. "It's the challenge of a short Test tour. A few of them will be disappointed they didn't spend longer at the crease, but Liam Livingstone played very well."