New Zealand win toss and bowl; Harry Brook opens for England as Gus Atkinson debuts
New Zealand received the toss and selected to bowl versus England
England have handed Harry Brook an opportunity to open the batting and stake a dramatic declare for a last-minute World Cup berth, after Jason Roy suffered a again spasm and was dominated out of the primary ODI towards New Zealand at Cardiff.
With Jonny Bairstow additionally lacking out after selecting up a shoulder niggle in final week’s fourth T20I towards the identical opponents, Brook can be batting alongside one other of his extra apparent rivals for a batting berth, Dawid Malan, who suffered a lean run within the T20Is however has been considered one of England’s type batters within the 50-over format of late, with 4 centuries up to now 14 months.
Both males can be straight into the motion at a sunny Sophia Gardens, after Tom Latham received the toss and selected to bowl first, in New Zealand’s first ODI towards England since their agonising near-miss within the World Cup ultimate at Lord’s in July 2019.
New Zealand’s assault can be bolstered by the re-introduction of Kyle Jamieson, who performed in two of the T20Is final week as he continued his return from a again stress fracture, however hasn’t been examined within the 50-over format since April 2022. Trent Boult, nevertheless, won’t characteristic in his first New Zealand match since final November, and nor will Adam Milne, who has reported a good hamstring.
The drama on the prime of England’s order overshadowed the news of Gus Atkinson‘s ODI debut, which was confirmed shortly earlier than the toss when he was handed his cap by Stuart Broad.
Unlike Brook, Atkinson – who impressed with 4 wickets on his T20I debut towards the identical opponents final week – has been named in England’s provisional World Cup squad, and so in the present day’s outing is a vital milestone as he continues his fast-tracking as a world cricketer, forward of England’s opening fixture of the match – additionally towards New Zealand at Ahmedabad on October 5.
England: 1 Dawid Malan, 2 Harry Brook, 3 Joe Root, 4 Ben Stokes, 5 Jos Buttler (capt & wk), 6 Liam Livingstone, 7 Chris Woakes, 8 David Willey, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Gus Atkinson, 11 Reece Topley.
New Zealand: 1 Will Young, 2 Devon Conway, 3 Henry Nicholls, 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Tom Latham (capt & wk), 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Rachin Ravindra, 8 Kyle Jamieson, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Tim Southee, 11 Lockie Ferguson