England have confirmed their rearranged schedule for this year's World Cup, having been forced to alter their plans in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake.

Christchurch was hit by the quake on February 22 and tournament organisers were forced to relocate the seven games scheduled to be played there and inform sides that they could not have their bases in the city.

England will instead be based in Auckland, Dunedin and Queenstown, with the former acting as their principal base.