NZ win toss, to field against England in first test
ByReuters
Published 22/03/2018 at 00:40 GMT
AUCKLAND, March 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and chose to field on Thursday in the first test of the two-match series against England at Eden Park.
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New Zealand had named their side on Wednesday for the day-night test, with batsman Ross Taylor passed fit after recovering from a thigh injury that forced him out of two of the five one-day matches earlier this month.
Legspinner Todd Astle has replaced the injured Mitchell Santner, while wicketkeeper BJ Watling has recovered from a hip injury and returned in place of Tom Blundell, who played the series against West Indies in December.
England's Ben Stokes was confirmed in the team after he sustained a back injury while fielding during in the one-day series, with James Vince dropped and captain Joe Root to bat at number three.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Jeet Raval, Tom Latham, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling, Colin de Grandhomme, Todd Astle, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult.
England: Joe Root (captain), Alastair Cook, Mark Stoneman, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Stuart Broad, Jimmy Anderson
(Reporting by Greg Stutchbury in Wellington; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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