New Zealand field first against England as ODI World Cup gets underway

New Zealand rested regular captain Kane Williamson (knee) and fast bowler Tim Southee (thumb) to give them more time to recover from surgery.

Lockie Ferguson also missed out with a minor injury.

"We're going to have a bowl, it looks a reasonably good surface but hopefully later on when we get a chance with the bat, it gets better," Latham said.

England captain Jos Buttler said England too would have preferred to bowl first in the match.

"We're very proud to be world champions and what we achieved four years ago but this is something new," Buttler said.

"We're not defending anything, we're here to attack and win it again."

England are without Ben Stokes, who is nursing a minor hip injury, with Harry Brook replacing him at number four.

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Teams:

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (captain), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (captain), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult