England's trio also have strong records against New Zealand. Each has a better strike rate than their overall career numbers but the drop in bowling average is the most notable statistic.
Anderson's 29.10 average drops to 28.69 in 22 matches against New Zealand but the performances of Broad (29.06 to 24.46 from 16 matches) and Finn (27.55 to 24.42 from four) are more compelling.
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"They've got a bit of pace and bounce with Broad and Anderson," New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum said at yesterday's media conference. "They're going to pose some different challenges to what we've faced in the last little while.
England batting coach Mark Ramprakash was wary of what the New Zealand pace bowlers can produce.
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"I like the variety of the attack. Our players will be preparing for the ball to swing early because they get the ball in the right areas to trouble batsmen. Our players need to know where their scoring areas are."
McCullum said Boult's rise to prominence with the white ball, resulting in an Indian Premier league contract of $814,000, was marked.
"Trent was operating in our test line-up and because of the sheer volume of cricket we were playing, we couldn't give him the opportunities with the white ball because other guys were standing up and performing.
"The way that he's stepped up and performed a role for us so far with Tim Southee makes them a dangerous opening partnership and they feed off one another.
"If you're a good bowler in test cricket you can certainly be a good bowler in one-day cricket and we've seen Trent's ability to swing the ball. The fact there are two new balls helps.
"He's developing nicely as a strike weapon. He'll face some challenges when opposition teams try to be more aggressive but he's got the skills to overcome that."
New Zealand will field the same XI which posted wins against Sri Lanka and Scotland, barring injury.
