Have New Zealand set a template for other teams to follow in the World Cup in the way they fought fire with fire and outplayed defending champions England? Well, it’s too early to say as it was just the opening game of a long-drawn tournament. Surely, one swallow does not make a summer, but it does provide a peek into what to expect over the next few weeks.

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