England vs New Zealand player ratings: Jonny Bairstow century makes certain of World Cup semi-finals place
How the players rated in England's 119 win against New Zealand
England locked down their place in the World Cup semi-finals, as Jonny Bairstow's second successive century fired them to a dominant 119-run win over New Zealand.
Little more than a week after defeat to Australia left them fighting for their tournament lives, Eoin Morgan's men were making plans for their first appearance in the last four since 1992.
They are now guaranteed to finish third in the table and will face either Australia or India at Edgbaston on Thursday.
That they do so with their identity crisis over and morale peaking owes much to Bairstow's 106, a second bloody-minded hundred in four days that underpinned England's 305 for eight.
See how we rated the played in the gallery below
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