BLACKCAPS captain Stephen Fleming has won the toss at the Sydney Cricket Ground and chosen to bat first against Australia in his team’s Tri-Series match.
For the fifth game of the series, Hamish Marshall and Michael Mason replace Jeetan Patel and Shane Bond.
Fleming opened the innings with Nathan Astle on a very warm afternoon in New South Wales.
BLACKCAPS: Stephen Fleming (captain), Nathan Astle, James Franklin, Peter Fulton, Mark Gillespie, Hamish Marshall, Michael Mason, Brendon McCullum, Craig McMillan, Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori.
Australia: R Ponting (captain), A Gilchrist, M Hussey, M Hayden, M Clarke, S Clark, G McGrath, A Symonds, B Lee, N Bracken, C White.
