BLACKCAPS bat first at WACA

Stephen Fleming elected to bat first after winning the toss at the WACA in the Tri-Series match against England,

Fleming brought Shane Bond and James Franklin back into the team narrowly defeated by Australia on Sunday,


BLACKCAPS: Stephen Fleming (c), Lou Vincent, Shane Bond, James Franklin, Peter Fulton, Brendon McCullum, Craig McMillan, Jeetan Patel, Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram.

England (from): A Flintoff (c), A Strauss, I Bell, P Collingwood, J Dalrymple, P Nixon, M Panesar, C Tremlett, E Joyce, L Plunkett, M Loye.