Live Cricket Score: New Zealand vs England, 2nd ODI at Napier

A confident New Zealand take on England in the second One-Day International of the three-match series at Napier on Wednesday.

Brendon McCullum played a captain’s knock in his team’s win in the first ODI against England at Hamilton © Getty Images

Napier: Feb 20, 2013

A confident New Zealand take on England in the second One-Day International of the three-match series at Napier on Wednesday.

The Brendon McCullum-led side did well to take an all important 1-0 lead by winning the first ODI at Hamilton to push England against the wall.

England will be looking to play out of their skins to level the series in the second ODI at Napier.

New Zealand handed a debut to Hamish Rutherford who came in place of the injured Martin Guptill while Trent Boult and Tim Southee come in place of Mitchell McClenaghan and Andrew Ellis. England retained the same side that lost the first game.

Teams:

New Zealand: Hamish Rutherford, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum(capt & wk), Grant Elliott, James Franklin, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Trent Boult, Tim Southee

England: Alastair Cook (c), Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler(wk), Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn

Catch the live updates and ball-by-ball commentary of the second ODI between England and New Zealand here

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