Captain Eoin Morgan has bemoaned the Duckworth-Lewis method after England lost out to New Zealand, but has praised his team for the character they have shown recently.

A rain delay of 50 minutes meant that England needed 34 off 13 balls to win with three wickets in hand, after initially needing 54 off 37 balls.

England were penalised by the Duckworth-Lewis method because they had lost seven wickets, and the recalculated target always becomes harder for the team with the most wickets lost.

"To have 34 to chase in 13 balls, given we were set up and the guys were in and momentum was with us, made it disappointing it rained," The Telegraph quotes Morgan as saying.

"I don't understand Duckworth-Lewis. I don't think anybody does. It is part of the game you can't change. As the game evolves in 50 overs cricket the Duckworth-Lewis could certainly be looked at."

"It was epic. These are the games of cricket that we want to play in, the style of cricket we emulated today was fantastic and I'm really proud of the way we went about the chase. It's not a bad day for us and it's a continuation of the way we want to play our cricket. We are enjoying playing this brand of cricket and the guys are a young group so there is huge amount of potential and talent to work with and that is great for any captain."

England's score of 365 was their third-highest in one-day cricket, while New Zealand's total of 398 was their best against a Test-playing nation.