Cricket: New Zealand bat against England in 4th ODI

Cricket: New Zealand bat against England in 4th ODI
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Summary teams were unchanged from the third ODI at Hampshire's Rose Bowl ground on Sunday

NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to bat against England in the day/night fourth one-day international at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.

Both teams were unchanged from the third ODI at Hampshire s Rose Bowl ground on Sunday, where World Cup finalists New Zealand won by three wickets to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

The series concludes at north-east county Durham s Chester-le-Street ground on Saturday.

 

Teams

England: Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (capt), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wkt), Sam Billings, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Mark Wood, Steven Finn

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (capt), Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Mitchell Santner, Luke Ronchi (wkt), Ben Wheeler, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan

Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS), Rob Bailey (ENG)

TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford (AUS)

Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)

Weather: Cloudy but brightening up.

Pitch conditions: light coloured strip promises to provide a good batting surface.