BRISBANE: England rode on a solid start given by Alex Hales and Jos Buttler to post a fighting 179 for six in their must-win T20 World Cup match against New Zealand here on Tuesday.
Hales struck a 40-ball 52 as England had a solid opening stand of 81 in 62 balls. Buttler then seized the initiative with a 35-ball fifty en route to his 47-ball 73 that also took him past Eoin Morgan to become England men's leading run-scorer in T20Is.