In the first match of the T20, England will take on New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday. The three-game series will give both squads a fair shot to bed into format.

However, the tour structure may be to New Zealand's benefit with its shorter span (50-over matches follow later in the month) being their best opportunity to turn England over.

Both of the squads had a disappointing World T20 in Sri Lanka and being eliminated in the Super Eights, but have had mixed results since then.

England shared its series in India while New Zealand was defeated by South Africa, but did obtain one win through a stunning innings performance by the likes of Marin Guptill.

The current matchup should feature strong batting out of both teams, especially with the return of Ross Taylor for the hosts, which will be coupled with some short boundaries surrounding New Zealand, leading to a high-scoring T20 series.

The English are still attempting to put together its best combination of bowlers and Steven Finn's poor warm-up form has complicated matters a bit.

For those who have a subscription to Sky Sports, simply log onto www.skysports.com/xtra to watch New Zealand face off against England in the 1st T20 via live stream. Coverage of the match is set to begin at on Saturday, Feb. 9. The team probables can be viewed below.

Probables:

New Zealand:

1 Hamish Rutherford, 2 Martin Guptill, 3 Brendon McCullum (capt & wk), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Colin Munro, 6 James Franklin, 7 Andrew Ellis, 8 Jimmy Neesham, 9 Nathan McCullum, 10 Trent Boult, 11 Mitchell McClenaghan

England:

1 Alex Hales, 2 Michael Lumb, 3 Luke Wright, 4 Jonny Bairstow, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Samit Patel, 8 Stuart Broad (capt), 9 James Tredwell, 10 Steven Finn, 11 Jade Dernbach