Australia face New Zealand today

Birmingham, June 1: An eagerly awaited clash of two formidable pace bowling line-ups is on the cards when Australia and New Zealand face off in a Group A clash of Champions Trophy cricket tourment here on Friday.

This is the first time Australia will have the option of fielding their four frontline fast bowlers in the form of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and James Pattinson in the same tourment.

New Zealand have top quality fast bowlers in Trent Boult and Tim Southee. Friday's match could see batsmen from both teams struggling in the pace-friendly English conditions. IANS

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