Captain Eoin Morgan has praised his England side despite their defeat to New Zealand in the third match of the one-day series.
The hosts were bowled out for 302 at the Ageas Bowl, before Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor both hit centuries to guide the Black Caps to a three-wicket win.
Morgan told Sky Sports News: "I think 300 was a pretty good score, it probably wasn't a match-winning score but I'm proud of the guys and the way they came out and played again in a positive mindset."
"I think for a while now we've always played within ourselves and always batted up before the end but for a long time we were looking like getting 350 plus and that's exciting to see, particularly when we're trying to change our mentality with the bat.
"A score of 300 was certainly well within the game but I think what cost us was Kane and Ross' partnership. They played really well today and all credit to them. We've got a young bowling line-up and we failed to come up with something to break them up."
The fourth game of the series takes place at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.
Charlie Bennett
