Two teams coming off successful series make England's one-day and test series against New Zealand a mouth-watering prospect, England captain Nasser Hussain said on Tuesday. Hussain made his comments at an airport press conference on his squad's arrival in Auckland fresh from India, where England won a thrilling final one-day international against India on Sunday to square the series at 3-3 after being 3-1 down.
Also in form, New Zealand play the first of a best-of-three final against South Africa in Melbourne on Wednesday after the two sides advanced ahead of the hosts in Australia's annual triangular one-day series.
"Both sides are playing well," Hussain said. "Series between us and New Zealand have always been close in the past.
"New Zealand are on the up and have a core of fine players, while we are a young side still learning and we learnt a lot and did very well in India.
"Both countries are in similar positions in world cricket, so everything points towards a fantastic one-day and test series," he added. Bureau Report