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England send New Zealand into bat in 2nd ODI

New Zealand's Hamish Rutherford hits a shot against England during the International Twenty20 cricket match at Snedden Park in Hamilton on Febuary 12, 2013. England won the toss and elected to bowl in the second one-day international against New Zealand at McLean Park on Wednesday

England won the toss and elected to bowl in the second one-day international against New Zealand at McLean Park on Wednesday. New Zealand, who won the first match by three wickets, handed Hamish Rutherford his one-day debut to replace injured opener Martin Guptill and also brought Trent Boult and Tim Southee into the attack. England, who beat New Zealand 2-1 in the Twenty20 series, were unchanged from the side that lost in Hamilton on Sunday. The third and final ODI will be played in Auckland on Saturday. Teams New Zealand: Hamish Rutherford, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum (captain), Grant Elliott, James Franklin, Tim Southee, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Trent Boult England: Alastair Cook (captain), Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZL), Rod Tucker (AUS) TV umpire: S Ravi (IND) Match Referees: Gary Baxter (NZL) Roshan Mahanama (SRI)