World Cup: England Elect to Bat against New Zealand

Kiwis lead 4-3 in head-to-heads in World Cups.

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Wellington: England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to bat in the World Cup Pool A match against New Zealand at Westpac stadium in Wellington on Friday. (Blog | Scorecard)

New Zealand have beaten Sri Lanka and Scotland in their first two matches while England lost to Australia in their only match so far.

The top four teams from each of the two seven-team pools will qualify for the quarter-finals.

Teams:

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi, Daniel Vettori, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

England: Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, Gary Ballance, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, James Taylor, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson

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