Overview
- New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl in Mount Maunganui, with Kane Williamson in the XI and Harry Brook captaining England.
- Mitchell Santner leads New Zealand with Tom Latham as wicketkeeper and Matt Henry spearheading the attack, while England omit Jofra Archer and recall Joe Root and Ben Duckett.
- New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson has been ruled out of the ODI series with side stiffness and will return to Christchurch for scans, according to coach Rob Walter.
- England arrive off a rain-affected T20 series win at 1-0, and bookmakers make them favourites for the first ODI.
- Live coverage is confirmed on TVNZ in New Zealand, TNT Sports in the UK, and Sony Sports/SonyLIV in India.