Australia have gained the upper edge over New Zealand as the loose favourites to win their upcoming high-octane World Cup clash in Auckland on Saturday, according to TAB, a sports betting site.
Australia have been priced at 1.70 dollars while New Zealand are at 2.05 dollars.
Meanwhile, Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood said that Brendon McCullum at the top of order was key to them, adding that a lot of the senior guys had seen him do his work in the IPL, so they would have team meetings, Stuff.co.nz reported.
The match is expected to witness the return of skipper Michael Clarke, who would be replacing stand-in skipper George Bailey.