Jonny Bairstow, Mark Wood put England in semi-finals
Jonny Bairstow scored his second century in as many games to help England to 305, before New Zealand fell apart in the chase
03/07Result
41st match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Chester-le-Street, Jul 3 2019
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![England]( "England")
305/8 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
186 (45/50 ov)
Player of the Match
03/07Result
41st match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Chester-le-Street, Jul 3 2019
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![England]( "England")
305/8 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
186 (45/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Sky Sports will show World Cup final on free-to-air if England qualify
Broadcaster seeks to capitalise on 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity to spread the sport to wider UK audience
Williamson unlucky, I have the 'smallest' hands - Wood
Two impressive performances have taken into the semi-finals with confidence restored but they know this is the bare minimum they needed to do
Jonny Bairstow - Jason Roy union moves into very special territory
England have come a long way since the debacle of 2015, and it seems they're not done yet
England's evolving ODI juggernaut
By confronting, and overcoming, the threat of elimination, they are now better prepared for a shot at ultimate glory than they were at the beginning of the tournament
Live Report - England v New Zealand
All the live updates and analyses from the crucial England v New Zealand game
Liam Plunkett clarifies free-to-air remarks amid Sky access debate
Fast bowler calls for final to be available "to as many people as possible" as interest grows ahead of knock-outs
New Zealand's No. 1 (and No. 2) problem
Between them, New Zealand's openers have scored only 299 runs in 16 innings. It is a problem that doesn't seem to be going away
Not a must-win, but New Zealand must win their momentum back
New Zealand should get into the final four even with a loss to England, but that would make them the only team without a win against the other semi-finalists
After Wellington nightmare, Morgan's England face another moment of truth
Four years ago, England were hammered by New Zealand in what Morgan described as "close to rock bottom". Defeat on Wednesday however could be even more disastrous
Ben Stokes, England's five-star batsman
The least acknowledged and most incredible fact about the England allrounder is that he is as good a middle-order batsman as MS Dhoni once was
A team fashioned in Williamson's spirit - not McCullum's image
This time there's no charm offensive - the New Zealand team are just are who they are. And there's no one cuddlier at the World Cup.
Preview
Dogged NZ stand between England and semi-final path
Going hell for leather has done England few favours in the World Cup to date, but in a must-win encounter, which instincts should they trust?
