New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to field against England in second and final Twenty20 International at the Kennington Oval in London on Thursday.
Former Ireland paceman Boyd Rankin says the chance to play Test cricket lay behind his decision to switch nationalities and play for England.
Stand-in captain Eoin Morgan has been ruled out of England's second Twenty20 International against New Zealand at The Oval on Thursday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum praised Hamish Rutherford for an "outstanding" innings as the Black Caps beat England by just five runs to win the first Twenty20 international at The Oval on Tuesday.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum insists he is relishing the prospect of going up against Kevin Pietersen in the second Twenty20 international at The Oval on Thursday, saying the "game's better" when the star batsman is involved.
New Zealand drew first blood and took an unassailable lead over hosts England in the two-match T20 series with a narrow five-run victory in the first match at London.
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum and opener Hamish Rutherford scored quick-fire half centuries while Ross Taylor played a cameo towards the end to guide the visitors to 201 for four against England in the first Twenty20 match at The Oval in London.
ICC Champions Trophy 2013 runners-up England host Brendon McCullum's New Zealand in the first of the two-match T20 series at the Oval in London on Tuesday. England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to field.
England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to field against Brendon McCullum's New Zealand in the first Twenty20 match at the Oval in London.
Kevin Pietersen admitted on Friday that he had made mistakes over the incident that saw him dropped by England on disciplinary grounds last season before he returned to the side.