2m ago 14.13 BST New Zealand XI Two changes for New Zealand – Susie Bates is replaced by Nensi Patel and Lea Tahuh is in for Rosemary Mair. New Zealand: Georgia Plimmer, Isabella Gaze (wk), Melie Kerr (c), Sophie Devine, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Izzy Sharp, Jess Kerr, Nensi Patel, Lea Tahuhu, Bree Illing Share 7m ago 14.08 BST England XI England omit Sophie Ecclestone (right quad, precautiona...
2m ago 14.13 BST New Zealand XI Two changes for New Zealand – Susie Bates is replaced by Nensi Patel and Lea Tahuh is in for Rosemary Mair. New Zealand: Georgia Plimmer, Isabella Gaze (wk), Melie Kerr (c), Sophie Devine, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Izzy Sharp, Jess Kerr, Nensi Patel, Lea Tahuhu, Bree Illing Share 7m ago 14.08 BST England XI England omit Sophie Ecclestone (right quad, precautionary) and replace her with Izzy Wong. England XI: Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Maia Bouchier, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Amy Jones (wk), Charlie Dean (c), Issy Wong, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell. Share 11m ago 14.03 BST New Zealand win the toss and will bat Charlie Dean flicks the coin and Melie Kerr calls correctly. Share Updated at 14.06 BST 14m ago 14.01 BST More on Ecclestone, in Raf’s report from the last game. “The oddest thing of all, though, was that Ecclestone, the world No 2, finished up by far the most expensive of the six bowlers. It feels sacrilegious, but if Edwards is really serious about getting Corteen-Coleman into her XI, it may be that she has to do the unthinkable and omit Ecclestone.” Team news shortly. Share 26m ago 13.48 BST Raf Nicholson is in situ at a full to the rafters Canterbury, where she reports that it is sweltering and they’re doing a roaring trade in iced coffee. She’s also been talking to Kent’s resident women’s cricket historian, Rosemary Piddock, “who tells me that the first women’s match at this ground was 1959.” Share Updated at 14.02 BST