PLAYER FORM

The slightly seAming conditions in England will be helpful to the Kiwis, who have an array of seamers who can shake any batting line-up if conditions suit them. Trent Boult is coming off an injury and his form in ODIs against South Africa wasn’t that great. But left-arm pacer Mitchell McClenaghan did well in the IPL.

The otherwise shaky batting line-up will revolve around captain Kane Williamson. The Kiwi skipper was in fine run in IPL and has produced big hits out of the blue. His ability to pick the length early has helped him get his team out of trouble time and again.