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England win toss, New Zealand bat first
England won the toss and put New Zealand in to bat in the deciding third one-day cricket international at Eden Park on Friday.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: February 21, 2008 05:18 PM IST
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Auckland:
A win for New Zealand, already 2-0 up, will put them in an unbeatable position in the five-match series.
They have made one change to the side which cruised home by 10-wickets in the second match at Hamilton on Tuesday with all-rounder Paul Hitchcock coming in for Michael Mason.
England, desperate to stay in the series, have made two changes to their line up with all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas replacing Ravi Bopara and Luke Wright coming in for Graeme Swann.
The match starts at 2:00pm (0100 GMT) under overcast skies and a threat of rain.
Teams:
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Peter Fulton, Jamie How, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Kyle Mills, Chris Martin, Paul Hitchcok.
England: Paul Collingwood (captain), Phil Mustard, Alastair Cook, Luke Wright, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson.
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK), Billy Bowden (NZL)
Match referee: Alan Hurst (AUS). (AFP)
England won the toss and put New Zealand in to bat in the deciding third one-day cricket international at Eden Park on Friday.A win for New Zealand, already 2-0 up, will put them in an unbeatable position in the five-match series.
They have made one change to the side which cruised home by 10-wickets in the second match at Hamilton on Tuesday with all-rounder Paul Hitchcock coming in for Michael Mason.
England, desperate to stay in the series, have made two changes to their line up with all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas replacing Ravi Bopara and Luke Wright coming in for Graeme Swann.
The match starts at 2:00pm (0100 GMT) under overcast skies and a threat of rain.
Teams:
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Peter Fulton, Jamie How, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Kyle Mills, Chris Martin, Paul Hitchcok.
England: Paul Collingwood (captain), Phil Mustard, Alastair Cook, Luke Wright, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson.
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK), Billy Bowden (NZL)
Match referee: Alan Hurst (AUS). (AFP)
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