Summary New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat in the second ODI against Australia on Saturday.
WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat in the second one-day international against Australia in Wellington on Saturday.
A win for New Zealand, who have an unchanged side, would give them the series and the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a game to spare following their 159-run victory in the first game on Wednesday.
Australia have made three changes. Two were confirmed well before the game with Usman Khawaja and Adam Zampa in for Shaun Marsh and the injured James Faulkner.
Shortly before the toss, Kane Richardson left the field with a sore back and has been replaced by Scott Boland.
Australia s top order collapsed spectacularly in the first game and they will be looking to Khawaja to give them a solid start in partnership with David Warner.
New Zealand have an impressive record at Westpac Stadium where they skittled England for 123 in the World Cup last year and where Martin Guptill clouted an unbeaten 237 against the West Indies.
Captain Brendon McCullum said that was one reason for deciding to bat first.
"It s just a good wicket. It s the same one where we played the West Indies in the World Cup quarter-final which was obviously a run fest."
Teams
New Zealand - Brendon McCullum (capt), Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Corey Anderson, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.
Australia - David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith (capt), George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa, John Hastings, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood.
Umpires: Bill Bowden (NZL), Sundaram Ravi (IND).
TV umpire: Ian Gould (ENG).
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG).
