Chester-le-Street: New Zealand’s Ross Taylor believes the Black Caps can return to winning ways against England after losing momentum at a key stage of their World Cup campaign.
The Black Caps, like tournament hosts England bidding to win their first World Cup, were unbeaten during their first six group games in England and Wales.
But they head into their final round-robin fixture following back-to-back defeats by Pakistan and Australia.
Taylor said New Zealand had not played to their full potential so far.
“We definitely haven’t got the momentum that we would have liked in the last couple of games, but tomorrow is a different story against different opposition,” he said in a pre-match press conference.
New Zealand’s attack, led by Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson, have been a force to be reckoned with throughout the tournament.
But the batting has been a different story, with the exception of the outstanding captain Kane Williamson, who is averaging more than a hundred.
“I’d love as a team to take a little bit of pressure off Kane and score some runs and not let him do everything,” said the 35-year-old Taylor, who added that Guptill’s confidence was low.
