England to bat first
9:30pm Wednesday 13th March 2013 in National Sport News © Press Association 2013
Alastair Cook, left, and Nick Compton will bat on the opening morning
Unchanged England were put into bat in the second Test after Brendon McCullum won the toss for New Zealand at the Basin Reserve.
McCullum had made his intention clear on Tuesday to bowl first if he got the chance, and was true to his word on a sunny morning.
The Kiwis also stuck with the same team who were held to a stalemate after an England fightback in last week's rain-shortened first match of three in Dunedin.
