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London: Martin Guptill's unbeaten century leads New Zealand to a five-wicket win over England in the opening ODI at Lord's.
He made 103 not out off 123 balls as the tourists recovered from losing two wickets in the first over to overhaul a target of 228 with 19 balls to spare.
Ross Taylor weighed in with 54, while James Anderson took 3-31 for England.
Four England batsmen reached 30 but Jonathan Trott's 37 was the highest score in a modest total of 227-9.
Guptill's innings, which contained eight fours and four sixes, served to highlight the shortcomings of England's batsmen on a pitch which offered no more than occasional assistance to bowlers.
He overcame the loss of Luke Ronchi and Kane Williamson in the space of three Anderson balls to share a match-shaping third-wicket stand of 120 with Taylor, and later helped negate any New Zealand nerves during a minor wobble before bringing up his third ODI hundred with the winning runs.
The loss of those two early wickets aside, New Zealand were rarely inconvenienced during their chase, although England were hampered by the absence of Stuart Broad and Steven Finn, both of whom will also miss the second game of the three-match series at the Rose Bowl on Sunday.
Earlier, New Zealand put their Test woes to one side as they held England to 227 for nine.
Tim Southee, one of New Zealand's stars while they suffered a 2-0 Test series whitewash by England, led the attack with three for 37 in 10 overs after captain Brendon McCullum won the toss.
Four England batsmen made it into the 30s but none could press on, with Jonathan Trott's 37 the modest top score of the innings.
Brief scores
England 227 for 9 (Southee 3-37)(900
New Zealand 231 for 5 (Guptill 103*, Taylor 54, Anderson 3-31)
Result New Zealand won by five wickets
MOM Martin Guptil (New Zealand)
