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Brendon McCullum not happy as New Zealand scrape past Scotland

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New Zealand must improve on their performance against Scotland, according to skipper Brendon McCullum.

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has told his side that they have to improve, after they struggled with the bat against Scotland today.

The World Cup hosts were set a target of 142, but they lost seven wickets on their way to a narrow three-wicket win, and McCullum insists that they must do better against England on Friday.

He told reporters: "It was a tough one. Credit to Scotland for the way they hung in there. That total was always going to be challenging on a surface like that where it was nibbling about. As a pair we've seen how effective Trent Boult and Tim Southee can be and they were outstanding.

"It was a really good performance with the ball. With the bat, we showed glimpses but we have to improve. England will be a challenge. they're hurting, they'll be tough to beat and we'll have to play incredibly well."

New Zealand have won both their games so far.

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