England Bat as Bresnan Misses Out

London: England have won the toss and decided to bat first in first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday.

Tim Bresnan misses out, with Steven Finn retaining his place.

Brendon McCullum won't be too unhappy - he'd already said he would bowl. New Zealand are unchanged from Auckland, so Bruce Martin retains his place and Neil Wagner's bustle is preferred to Doug Bracewell.

Teams

England: Alastair Cook (capt), Nick Compton, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Matt Prior (wk), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn.

New Zealand: Peter Fulton, Hamish Rutherford, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Dean Brownlie, Brendon McCullum (capt), BJ Watling (wk), Tim Southee, Bruce Martin, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult.

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