New Zealand will be aiming to keep their winning streak going when they come up against Scotland in a one off clash in Edinburgh this coming Thursday July 3rd 2008. New Zealand come into this series on the back of two consecutive series wins against England and with a new generation of youngsters coming through the ranks, they will be eager to notch up as many victories as possible before they move on towards greater avenues.

New Zealand will be much relived to have secured a victory against England last time around in the Natwest trophy. After going one down in the series, the Kiwis fought hard to dominate four of the remaining matches, winning three. That 3-1 victory follows u a 3-1 victory at home against England back in January and will give Daniel Vettori and his troops much needed relief after a terrible test series both at home and away. Vettori was without doubt, the star of the show as his bowling performances enabled New Zealand to register strong victories over their English opponents. The batting however, still looks dodgy and while Scotland may not be the most highly thought of opponents, the likes of Jamie How and Ross Taylor will need to adjust their technique to swinging conditions in Edinburgh. One player who has been in devastating form for the Kiwis is all rounder Jacob Oram. Oram has scored runs aplenty all throughout the summer and his centuries against England were crucial towards New Zealand's successes. New Zealand haven't lost to a non test playing nation in their history and will be hoping to keep proceedings that way this coming Thursday.

Scotland on the other hand, have drifted away in recent years after a strong showing in the 1999 World Cup. After the retirement of all rounder Gavin Hamilton, the Scots have struggled for quality with both the bat and the ball and they will be hoping for better results this time around. However, under seaming conditions , the Scots are a tough lot to combat and as Ireland showed in the 2007 World Cup against Pakistan, Scotland might just have a trick up their sleeve when they come up against strong favourites New Zealand this coming Thursday 3rd July 2008 in Edinburgh.

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