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England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and opted to bat first in the third and final cricket test against New Zealand at McLean Park here today.
New Zealand have named two debutants, fast bowler Tim Southee and allrounder Grant Elliott. They replace Kyle Mills and Jacob Oram who succumbed to calf and hip injuries respectively.
England named an unchanged side from the side that levelled the series in Wellington last week after Paul Collingwood (bruised calf) and James Anderson (ankle) passed late fitness tests.
New Zealand have released Mark Gillespie to play State Championship cricket for Wellington meaning Auckland allrounder Paul Hitchcock will take over the 12th man role.
New Zealand won the first test in Hamilton by 189 runs before England squared the series at the Basin Reserve, winning by 126 runs.
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Jamie How, Matthew Bell, Stephen Fleming, Ross Taylor, Mathew Sinclair, Grant Elliott, Brendon McCullum, Tim Southee, Jeetan Patel, Chris Martin, Paul Hitchcock (12th man).
England: Michael Vaughan (captain), Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Tim Ambrose, Ryan Sidebottom, Stuart Broad, Monty Panesar, James Anderson, Graeme Swann(12th man).
- NZPA
