By Dan Rankin
February 14 2013

England will bid for a 2-1 series win, when the final Twenty20 match with New Zealand get's underway at 06:00 GMT on Friday 15th February. The teams are locked at one game each, as they head to the Westpac Stadium in Wellington for the decider....

Both teams are likely to remain unchanged from the sides that last met in Hamilton, although Joe Root is pushing Samit Patel for a place in the England line up, and could be the only change on either side.

England fast bowler Steve Finn is looking forward to the final bout "It's certainly going to be an exciting end to the series," he said.

"We've played some good cricket at stages throughout the two games - excellent in the first and then at times in the second. We're ready for the game tomorrow, and it will be good fun."

Finn is also happy with how his own bowling is going. "As a bowler, you have to find ways of not leaking runs," he said. "That's part of the challenge of the series, and I've enjoyed it so far. I went at about 10 an over in the first game. But we won, so I was happy"

"The other night, I thought I bowled all right apart from a couple of balls I probably got wrong at the wrong stage of the innings. But that happens in Twenty20 cricket. I'm happy with where I am at the moment." Finn concluded.

Third Twenty20 international, New Zealand v England

Venue: Wellington Date: Friday 15 February Start time: 06:00 GMT

England Bid for Series Win

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