England vs New Zealand Cricket World Cup 2019: Start time, how to watch online and TV channel, permutations, odds

Everything you need to know about England’s final group stage match against the Black Caps with semi-final qualification on the line

Tuesday 02 July 2019 12:53 BST

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England are in control of their own Cricket World Cup destiny ahead of their final group stage game against New Zealand, following their 31-run victory over India.

Eoin Morgan’s men, driven on by excellent batting performances from Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy and Ben Stokes, now know that a win against the Black Caps will secure their place in the final four, regardless of how challengers Pakistan perform.

New Zealand have slipped to two defeats in their last two games against Pakistan and Australia and will be looking to find some form heading into the semi-final stage. Captain Kane Williamson will be looking to break the half century mark after failing to replicate his early tournament form in the last two games.

The Black Caps, who finished as runners-up in 2015, were defeated by England on home soil back in the spring of 2018 in a 3-2 ODI series loss.

The side ranked third in the world will be looking to bowler Trent Boult to hit another hat-trick following his stellar performance against Australia last time out.

Player ratings from England vs India

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Jason Roy 8

England Jason Roy – 8 – Transformative presence at the top of the order. Such intent, such swagger, such brilliance with the bat to put India on the backfoot and kick partner Bairstow back into life. He should have been gone earlier, of course, gloving down the legside, but eventually fell to a superb catch

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Jonny Bairstow 8

Let his batting do the talking after a spiky week. Tough start, struggling to find his timing but then emerging, thumping the spinners to leg and then craftily utilising the reverse sweep to springboard up to 100. It should, perhaps, have been more, and his post-ton struggles caused England’s little wobble.

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Joe Root 6

Battled his way to an underwhelming 44. A rebuilding knock required under the circumstances, though England might have liked Jos Buttler at the crease earlier. Regulation catch dropped in awful fashion at second slip to give Rohit Sharma a life.

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Eoin Morgan 5

A second poor dismissal in a row, and looking increasingly frail against the short ball, which is now a glaring weakness. Intelligent changes to bring back his wicket-takers (Archer and Plunkett) with Sharma and Kohli threatening.

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Ben Stokes 8

Brilliant. Again. Somehow the only member of England’s top six without a hundred so far in the tournament, but undoubtedly the player in the best form, rebuilding with Root and then upping the rate. His reverse-swept six, change of stance and all, was utterly filthy.

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Jos Buttler 6

A lively cameo, but just a cameo. Could he have come in earlier, perhaps after Bairstow’s dismissal?

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Chris Woakes 8

Magnificent opening spell at his home ground, conceding his first run in his fourth over and taking a solid diving catch in his follow through to dismiss Rahul. Returned in the 37th over to remove Rohit with an off-cutter. Strong at the death, too, with intelligent plans executed well.

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Liam Plunkett 8

So potent through the middle overs, England have to keep Plunkett in the side. It was a pitch that aided his cross-seamers, yes, but he just has a knack of taking wickets at the right time, getting Kohli and then Pant at crucial junctures, and finally Pandya.

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Jofra Archer 7

Archer should have had Rohit in his first over, Root grassing a simple catch, Archer pushing the ball fuller after coming in for criticism against Australia for his lengths. He helped pry Kohli out with a tight two-over burst after returning to the attack and was tight thereafter, to such an extent that India gave up the chase before his final two overs.

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Mark Wood 5

The weakest of England’s seamers by some distance, for once his natural skid detrimental on a pitch. Wicketless and expensive, and maybe vulnerable if England want to get another spinner back into the team on a dry pitch.

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Adil Rashid 6

Odd-thinking from Rashid and Morgan, leaving the off-side boundary bare and yet giving Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli plenty of opportunities with which to find that fence. Not a day for the spinners, but Rashid bowled a key over at the death, and Eoin Morgan clearly backs him.

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KL Rahul 2

An awful day. Damaged his back early on the field, spent most of the innings resting, came out to open, played nine dot balls looking uncomfortable against each of them and then spooning an innocuous delivery back to Woakes to go tamely for a duck.

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Rohit Sharma 8

A scratchy knock, getting a life on four, but another 100 at a decent rate with 15 boundaries. He had to grit and grind up to 50 with little in the way of timing but steadily found a little fluency from there, but fell at just the wrong time with Pant promising, swinging hard at a wide slower ball from Chris Woakes.

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Virat Kohli 7

Oh, what might have been. Some of the most perfect cricket shots you could ever wish to see on his way to a 66 that looked likely to be more as the arch-chaser set about things again. Failed to convert yet again, however – curious for a player so typically proficient in capitalising. Seized opportunities with smart bowling changes in the field, but was hamstrung by off days from his spin pair on a pitch not suited to them.

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Rishabh Pant 6

So peculiar a stroke-maker with seemingly no control behind any of his shots, and yet so consistent a striker of a cricket ball. It was a very entertaining 32 from Pant, but he should have done more with Plunkett’s ball to dismiss him rather than flipping it upwards.

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Hardik Pandya 7

Better with the ball than figures of 0-60 indicate, triggering the Indian comeback in the field with a string of tight overs, utilising cutters particularly well to stem the flow of runs. Promoted ahead of Dhoni and Jadhav with quick runs needed and started wonderfully, but struggled to get England’s slower balls away and eventually fell to one from Plunkett.

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MS Dhoni 6

Usually incredibly accurate in his decision-making from behind the stumps and with such sway with the captain you’d have thought he’d have convinced Kohli to review the Roy glove down the leg-side. Came to the crease with a finishing job to do - normally a role he’d relish – but nudged and nurdled, presumably concerned about net run rate. Odd.

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Kedar Jadhav

Demoted below the proper biffers with the run rate climbing, and over-less on an Edgbaston surface offering little for proper spinners, let alone his subterranean tweakers. Took a safe catch.

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Kuldeep Yadav 4

England showed intelligence to force Kuldeep to change his style, hitting him down the ground early on, latching on to his tendency to toss the ball up and push it too full on a pitch not truly turning. That forced Kuldeep into his shell and he bowled too quickly, allowing England to work him square and behind the wicket. Salvaged his figures a little at the end of his spell.

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Yuzvendra Chahal 4

Probably bowled better than Kuldeep, but the most expensive figures at a World Cup by an Indian bowler paint their own grotesque picture. Not a day the ripping leg-breaks he favours, really, on a flat pitch.

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Jasprit Bumrah 7

Strong at the top, outstanding at the death. Four exceptional death overs and one very good one. Truly a paragon of death overs bowling with changes of line, length and pace, seldom a bad ball and such potency with his yorkers.

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Mohammed Shami 8

Five wickets, yes, but tested at the death and teams will now feel they can latch on to him in that phase. Unlucky to go unrewarded in the first powerplay, brilliant in seizing momentum through the middle and then scattergun and expensive in closing, despite picking up the three wickets and five-for.

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What time does it start?

England vs New Zealand starts at 10:30am BST on Wednesday 3 July.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event from 10:00am BST. Highlights will be shown at 11:00pm BST on Channel 4.

The match can be watched online for free with a Sky Go account.

It’s a big game for

Jonny Bairstow: After a subdued tournament thus far, Bairstow came roaring back, making 111 off of 109 balls as England defeated India by 31 runs in Birmingham. His partnership with fit again Jason Roy set a solid base for England to go on to win, meaning their qualification chances for the semi-finals are in their own hands.

Best stat

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has the best batting average so far at this year’s tournament with a score of 113.5. The England player with the best batting average is Jason Roy, who comes in at 70.25 runs from his five games.

Williamson is the top runscorer in the World Cup so far (Getty)

Player to watch

Trent Boult: The 29-year-old secured a hat-trick in the final over against Australia last time out, marking his second in eight months in ODI cricket. It took his total number of wickets taken at the tournament to 13 and could prove to be a real danger man for England.

Last time out

England sealed a 3-2 series victory in New Zealand in March 2018, including a seven wicket win in the final ODI in Christchurch.

Form guide:

England: WWWLLW

New Zealand: WWWWLL

England know victory will see them through to the semi-finals (PA)

Odds

England to win: 2/5

New Zealand to win: 19/10

Prediction

England to win.

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