UPBEAT Calum MacLeod is hoping Christchurch's resident Tartan Army can roar Scotland to a famous win over England.

The sides meet at the Hagley Oval tomorrow night, with the Scots going for a historic first-ever triumph over the Auld Enemy.

MacLeod and his team-mates could virtually consign England to World Cup elimination following their heavy defeat to New Zealand yesterday.

That result followed their opening loss to co-hosts Australia, and a third defeat would probably give the English too much to do in their bid to advance from Pool A.

Instead, victory would allow the Scots to set their sights on the possibility of qualifying for the knockout stages.

MacLeod believes the side's return to the scene of last year's triumph in the World Cup qualifier will work to their advantage, and he is convinced Scotland will have a twelfth man behind them in the shape of a noisy support.

The Durham batsman declared: "We've been lucky enough to be out here a couple of times before, so I think we have created a bit of a fan-base.

"There is also a big Scottish connection in Christchurch as well, so hopefully they'll come out and support us. It would be brilliant if they can help cheer us to a famous win against the English."

MacLeod believes Scotland can take heart from the way the team battled back from a disastrous start against New Zealand before going down by just three wickets at Dunedin.

England's capitulation by eight wickets to the same side proved that most teams would struggle against the Black Caps, who have justified their status as one of the favourites to go all the way in the tournament.

"The lads are happy to be back here in Christchurch, and the mood is positive after the first game," added MacLeod.

"We know we can't go into every game on 14-4, but we have taken a lot of confidence from the way we fought back."

Meanwhile, Michael Vaughan described England's performance against New Zealand as "abject", as well as insisting the continued absence of the sacked Kevin Pietersen is still a significant issue.

The former skipper said: "The ECB hate anyone talking about the Pietersen factor and have successfully managed to ensure the mainstream media do not bring him up, but there is no doubt he should be batting in this team.

"He should be at this World Cup, playing under the captain, Eoin Morgan. England cannot say it was the right decision to sack him when they are playing like this and losing to New Zealand like they did."

England's latest setback left another ex-England captain, Geoff Boycott, in a state of shock.

He said: "England should have been able to post a really good total, and maybe even bat New Zealand out of the game. But they just collapsed totally. We made a right mess of it. We'll all be a bit nervous on Sunday ... the 'Scottish' day. Now coach Peter Moores is under pressure."