England win toss, elect to field first in ODI against NZ

England win toss, elect to field first in ODI against NZ
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Summary England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and chose to bowl first.

ENGLAND (Dunya News/AP) - England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and chose to bowl first in the one-day international series decider against New Zealand on Saturday.

With the series level at 2-2, New Zealand sprung a surprise by bringing debutant fast bowler Andrew Mathieson in from outside the tour squad to replace Mitchell McClenaghan.

England s only change from the lineup that beat New Zealand by seven wickets on Wednesday was wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow replacing the injured Jos Buttler at Chester-le-Street.

Teams

England: Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (captain), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Mark Woody, Steven Finn.

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (captain), Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Mitchell Santner, Luke Ronchi, Ben Wheeler, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Andrew Mathieson.