By Martin Gough
BBC Sport in St Lucia |
 Fleming (left) guided his side to victory over Tikolo's Kenya |
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming expects England to beat Kenya in the final Group C World Cup qualifier and advance to the Super 8 stage. The Kiwis sealed their spot in the next round with a 148-run win over Kenya.
Fleming said of the chance of an upset on Saturday: "I've been surprised at a few of the results here (in the World Cup) already but I would be surprised."
However, Kenya skipper Steve Tikolo insisted: "Our chances are good if we do the basic things right."
Tikolo admitted Kenya, the 2003 World Cup semi-finalists, have work to do in the three days before they meet Michael Vaughan's men.
"We will try and improve on what we didn't do well in this game," he said after Tuesday's loss.
 | You've really got to adjust your game when you play the so-called minnows New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming |
"Our fielding wasn't up to the mark, our running between the wickets wasn't as good as it should be and batting-wise we need to get a good start." However, Ravindu Shah hit a classy 71 and Tikolo said: "That's a positive for us going into the next game when you have your main batsman going well."
Fleming spelt out the challenge of facing a non-Test nation, saying: "You've really got to adjust your game.
"It's tough when you play the so-called minnows because they bowl a different length, different pace.
"We spent a bit of time on that and made sure if we got in a tricky situation batting first we could get out of it."
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The Black Caps are likely to rotate their squad in the remaining group game against Canada on Thursday, with the first match of the Super 8s against West Indies in Antigua on 29 March.
"We're really excited to qualify and looking forward to the first game up. It steps up a gear when you get to the Super 8," Fleming added.
"Taking points through [from wins against either Kenya or England] is exactly how we like it and planned it.
"There are a lot of positives and the main thing is not to get too carried away. We're ticking along quite nicely."
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