Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and chose to bat first in the third one-day cricket international against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland today.
New Zealand made two changes from their 106-run loss in Christchurch on Tuesday, bringing in batsman Michael Papps for Mathew Sinclair and batsman James Marshallfor paceman Jeff Wilson.
It meant Northern Districts' Marshall would make his one-day international debut alongside his twin brother Hamish.
Australia made two changes from Christchurch, with Simon Katich replacing opener Matthew Hayden, ruled out with a shoulder injury, and paceman Michael Kasprowicz replacing the rested Glenn McGrath.
Australia lead the five-match series 2-0.
The weather was fine with a start due on time at 2pm (NZ time).
Teams:
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Nathan Astle, Michael Papps, Hamish Marshall, James Marshall, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills, Daryl Tuffey.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Simon Katich, Damien Martyn, Michael Clarke, Mike Hussey, Andrew Symonds, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz.
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Doug Cowie (New Zealand).
