England will take on the Kiwis at St. Lucia to decide which team will go through to the semi finals of the tournament, but a lot of it will also depend on the result of the game between Pakistan and South Africa.

England go into this game, after having played two matches in the Super Eight stage and winning both of them. Hence, their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals despite losing to New Zealand are very happy. However, they will need to look at their net-run rate as well. If Pakistan beat South Africa in the first game of the day, it will mean that irrespective of what happens in this game of the tournament, England will be through to the semi-finals of the tournament.

From the New Zealand perspective, it is known that for one, they need to wait for the result of the game between South Africa and Pakistan. If South Africa win, they will need to win the game as well to have a chance to go through. However, if Pakistan win, New Zealand can afford to lose as well, but a loss could also kick them out of the tournament.

England has been on a roll, but the fact of the matter is that they need to overcome the absence of Kevin Pietersen, who left for England for the birth of his child. This will allow England to make a change to their batting line-up and will need the side to get in an extra batsman and Ravi Bopara could get the nod ahead of the rest.

However, it will be the combination of Eoin Morgan and Paul Collingwood who would be the ones to look out for as the side looks to play out the first few overs.

For New Zealand, they seemed to have got the combination right in the previous game, as the side went in with Kyle Mills in place of the bits and pieces cricketers like Jacob Oram. One gets the sense that the same is going to repeat in this game as well, as Mills did a decent job, as did the rest of them who were in the bowling.

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