The White Ferns have named four debutants in their Commonwealth Games squad, confirming the youth movement suggested when several senior players were last month axed from the contract list.
New England captain Ben Stokes opened his tenureship by showing his support for former England batsman and assistant coach Graham Thorpe who remains seriously ill.
Jack Leach has withdrawn from England's first test match of the summer after displaying concussion symptoms following a dive to save the ball from the boundary.
The Black Caps have confirmed a 15 -player squad to face England in the upcoming three-test series, with the addition of Michael Bracewell as 16th man for the first test starting at Lord's in London on Thursday.
Lord's is facing the embarrassment of thousands of empty seats for its specially dedicated Queen's Platinum Jubilee Test between England and New Zealand.
White Ferns all-rounder Amelia Kerr has spoken out against the abrupt end to teammate Amy Satterthwaite's international career, saying it was not how her time in the sport should've ended.
