Kyle Mills believes New Zealand now have the momentum in their favour going into the finale of the NatWest one-day series with England.

And paceman Mills spelt out the determination to salvage a tangible reward from a disappointing tour which saw the Kiwis lose the Test series 2-0 and be beaten in the Twenty20 international.

The Black Caps levelled the series with a 22-run win at Bristol and now they have all to play for in Wednesday's clash at the Oval and the last game at Lord's on Saturday.

But Mills warned not to underestimate Paul Collingwood's side, who threw away the initiative after having their opponents 49 for five.

Mills said: "Can we finish job off now? I think so. We've got the momentum heading to London for the final two matches.

"It would be nice to salvage something positive from the end of the tour.

"But the important thing is we have to train even harder over the next couple of days because we know England are going to fight back pretty hard.

"We have to build on Saturday's win and it is going to be a great end to the series."

Mills has faith in the Kiwis' one-day line but believes a series win over England would act as a great fillip to the young members of the squad.

He said: "We are a very good one-day side and we've got a few young guys in the team.

"Once they get experience under their belts, and if can achieve a series win against England, it will bode very well for the New Zealand side."

Mills was pleased with his performance at Bristol, taking two crucial early wickets, after admitting he failed to fire on all cylinders in the opener at Durham.

He added: "Up in Durham I was really disappointed with the way I bowled, going for something like 12 runs in the first over.

"It is really important with myself bowling the first over to set the tone for the rest of the innings.

"I wanted to get early wickets to build pressure especially defending 180. Early wickets are crucial because everytime you get a wicket, it puts pressure on the opposition.

"England got a bit of a partnership in the middle but Tim Southee bowled extremely well and got some key players out.

"The wicket did a bit for them early on. For me it seemed to flatten out a bit and it got easier batting in the second innings.

"But once we got those early wickets, I think 180 was definitely a score we could defend - and we did that."

All-rounder Jacob Oram is poised to return in a batting role after missing the opening three matches of the series with a hamstring problem but there are question marks over whether he will be able to bowl.

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