Vettori wins toss, opts to bat first

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori won the toss and decided to bat first against England in a Super Eight stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup in St Lucia today.

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori won the toss and decided to bat first against England in a Super Eight stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup in St Lucia today.

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Teams:

England: Paul Collingwood (c), Michael Lumb, Craig Kieswetter, Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Luke Wright, Tim Bresnan, Michael Yardy, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom.

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (c), Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Aaron Redmond, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Gareth Hopkins, Ian Butler, Nathan McCullum, Shane Bond, Kyle Mills.

Umpires: Steve Davis and Simon Taufel

TV umpire: Aleem Dar

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle.