Overview
- New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, with wind and a grassy surface noted pre-match.
- England’s XI features Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett and Joe Root back in the side, Harry Brook captaining, and Jofra Archer rested for workload management.
- Kane Williamson makes his first New Zealand appearance since March as Kyle Jamieson misses the entire ODI series and returns to Christchurch for scans.
- The ODI series follows a rain-hit T20 leg that England took 1-0, and it forms part of England’s final preparation before the Ashes starting Nov. 21 in Perth.
- Broadcast details: TNT Sports in the UK, Sony Sports/SonyLIV in India, and TVNZ+/TVNZ 1 in New Zealand, with first ball at 1am BST and 6:30am IST.