England vs New Zealand Live Score - 3rd and Final Test Match in Napier

New Zealand have named two uncapped players in their team for Saturday's deciding Test against England in Napier. The teenage fast bowler, Tim Southee, and Grant Elliott, have both been called into the side at the expense of Kyle Mills and Jacob Oram. In addition, the offspinner, Jeetan Patel, has been recalled in place of Mark Gillespie, on a flat and hard pitch that is expected to favour the batsmen.

England, expected to name an unchanged side, although the captain, Michael Vaughan, said that they would wait until the morning to assess the fitness of Paul Collingwood and James Anderson.

For New Zealand, Southee's name had been in the frame ever since he was called into the squad as cover for Mills, who reported a minor tear at the top of his left calf in the aftermath of the Wellington Test. He performed impressively during the Twenty20 series against England that preceded the one-dayers, and then travelled to Malaysia for the Under-19 World Cup, where he was named Man of the Tournament for his haul of 17 wickets at 6.64, as New Zealand reached the semi-finals of the competition.

Teams for the 3rd and final test match:

England:
Michael Vaughan (captain), Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Tim Ambrose (wk), Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson, Monty Panesar.

New Zealand:
Daniel Vettori (captain), Matthew Bell, Jamie How, Stephen Fleming, Ross Taylor, Mathew Sinclair, Grant Elliott, Brendon McCullum (wk), Jeetan Patel, Tim Southee, Chris Martin.