The draw for cricket's one day world cup in 2011 has been announced with New Zealand in a pool along with defending champions Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.
The other group features India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and the Netherlands.
The top-ranked Australians have avoided fellow powerhouses and the second and third ranked teams respectively, India and South Africa, in a favourable draw.
The 14-team event will be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.