New Zealand will be looking to mount yet another victory over England to take a majestic 2-0 lead in the five match New Zealand England one day series when they face up to a beleaguered England cricket team this Tuesday in Hamilton. New Zealand defied the formbooks enroute to an amazing six wicket victory over England in the first one dayer and this should give the young Kiwi setup confidence before this crunch clash.

New Zealand arrived at the scene in Wellington with confidence low and heads dropping down after two demoralizing defeats in the 20-20 matches in the lead up to this clash. However, in a stunning turn of events, it was England who faced up to the music in the first one dayer as a weakened Kiwi attack shot down for a meager 130. The Kiwi bowling attack was incisive and accurate and was aided by the weather conditions in windy Wellington. Nevertheless, it was a commendable performance by the young Kiwi line up sans Shane Bond as they got all their basics rights and their fielding didn't let them down as they inflicted as many as three run outs. In the end, New Zealand emerged as comfortable victors by six wickets with over twenty overs to spare and this should give a young New Zealand side who haven't been seeing much success over the past four months a lot of confidence going into this clash with England.

England had only themselves to blame after an inexplicable collapse saw them bowled out for a partly score. Some miserable running between the wickets didn't help their cause and as many as three run outs during the innings hampered their cause greatly. Only Phil Mustard emerged with some sort of dignity after the match but even he struggled under seaming conditions to make a battling thirty before he was knocked over by Scott Styris. England's batting did leave a lot to be desired on the application part of their game and Captain Paul Collingwood would be despaired over the inability to switch back to one day mode after their test triumphs. England will however take heart from their success in Sri Lanka where they fought back from going 1-0 down in similar fashion to wrap up the series 3-2 and with a similar side against a much weaker opposition , there is every chance of a possible comeback when the face new Zealand this upcoming Tuesday 12th of February in Hamilton.

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