Both teams gear up for a curical contest, as a win lay safe road into semi's

The rain seems to be, dictating the terms and conditions, once again in the Champions Trophy. With only 5 matches into the tournament, teams witnessed the second washout and making teams to be, right under their toes in the remaining fixtures.

Out of those two Washouts, New Zealand experienced one and it seemed costly for them, as the opposition captain mentioned, his team gotten away with one. The scenario pushed Kiwis into a position, where they face virtual Knockouts from now on and hope other results go in their favor.

England, on the other hand, eased into another 300+ chase with ease, as they chased like a daily walk in the evenings. But it is, a lot do with the opposition's lack of intent, that helped their way too and it unleashed the niggles and injuries, which will alter their combination later on.

While a win in this encounter on Tuesday will ease tension in the winning camp, as they near the semi's line. Although if the forecast interferes in the result, the permutations and combinations will change in a big manner for the whole group.

Team News

England

             Eoin Morgan is happy with the batting form, despite Roy's slump form. But with Woakes out of the competition, there is a need to alter the combination. That means, Finn makes straight away into the playing XI, while it's interesting to see, whether England continues with expensive Jake Ball or make a way for Rashid or Willey.

Playing XI

1 Jason Roy, 2 Alex Hales, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Liam Plunkett, 9 David Willey/Jake Ball/ Adil Rashid, 10 Steven Finn, 11 Mark Wood

New Zealand

              The promotion of Ronchi at the top of the order helped immensely for Kiwis against Australia and they will like to continue with it. But at the end, they failed to maximize the total at the death cost them for sure, as Broom’s role in the middle order has to be answered.

Playing XI

1 Martin Guptill, 2 Luke Ronchi (wk), 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Neil Broom, 6 James Neesham 7 Corey Anderson, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Adam Milne, 10 Tim Southee, 11 Trent Boult