Cricket: England win toss, bowl first v NZ

LEEDS - England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and chose to bowl first in the rain-delayed second cricket test against New Zealand at Headingley here today.

New Zealand made one change from their seven-wicket loss in the first test, with batsman Craig McMillan forced out with a broken little finger and replaced by opener Michael Papps.

England were hit by the late withdrawal of fast bowler Simon Jones, who will miss the rest of the series with a foot injury and was replaced by Kent paceman Martin Saggers for his second test.

In England's other change from the first test, Vaughan returned from a knee injury for the retired Nasser Hussain.

The entire morning session was washed out due to rain, with play set to start under heavy cloud at 12.10am (NZT).

Teams:

New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Michael Papps, Mark Richardson, Scott Styris, Nathan Astle, Jacob Oram, Brendon McCullum, Chris Cairns, Daniel Vettori, Daryl Tuffey, Chris Martin.

England: Michael Vaughan (captain), Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Strauss, Mark Butcher, Graham Thorpe, Andrew Flintoff, Geraint Jones, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard, Martin Saggers, Stephen Harmison.

Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies), Simon Taufel (Australia).

- NZPA