New Zealand v England: third women’s ODI – live

41st over: England 176-7 (Dean 36, Ecclestone 0) Bates resumes after her big wicket last over. No wicket this over, but it’s a great one nonetheless, with just a single from it.

40th over: England 175-7 (Dean 35, Ecclestone 0) Amelia Kerr returns for her final over of the day. She’d be keen to bowl at Ecclestone, but Dean takes strike and starts with a four – a slog sweep past long on. Kerr is desperate for a wicket, but she can’t pick one up and England survive her last over.

39th over: England 168-7 (Dean 28, Ecclestone 0) Another over from Bates and the first ball looks to completely bamboozle Dean, she can’t quite figure out what is going on. But she learns pretty quickly and pulls the next one for four – there’s a bit of a catching opportunity there, but it’s not a particularly good chance – it would have been a spectacular catch. But then Jones gives Carson a very easy catch and suddenly things are looking up for NZ! This could be another turning point in this very interesting match.

WICKET! Jones c Carson b Bates 50 (England 168-7)

38th over: England 163-6 (Dean 23, Jones 50) This has become the best partnership of the innings, overtaking Knight and Sciver-Brunt. Amelia Kerr is back, so it seems that Devine wanted to see her from the other end. I do wonder if Jones’s scoring is partly motivated by the fact that she ran her captain out and knows she needs to make a good score / isn’t keen to get back to the dugout just yet? She brings up her 50 at a run a ball in this over, so hopefully all is forgiven! Kerr isn’t looking as menacing as she did in her first spell and the runs are flowing pretty easily for these two at the moment.

37th over: England 156-6 (Dean 21, Jones 45) Looks like that was just a one-off over from Kerr, as we’ve got Rowe back into the attack again now. Jones gets a nice boundary away, driving it past long on for four. England’s run rate is starting to creep back up again now and they get six from the over.

36th over: England 150-6 (Dean 20, Jones 40) Bates comes back for another over, so once again we’ve got spin from both ends. Three singles to start the over, some nice rotation of strike between these two. There are plenty of Victorians who wished Dean Jones could bat at both ends and it seems like England have figured out how to make it happen (see, I knew I’d come up with one eventually.

35th over: England 146-6 (Dean 18, Jones 38) Amelia Kerr comes back – an attacking move from Devine who wants another wicket. Her ball is very good, beating the bat of Jones. On the second ball, Jones steps across her crease, gets down on one knee and plays a lap shot to fine leg for two. That prompts a field reset, which plays into Jones’s hands as she pulls the next one past deep midwicket for four. A good over for England brings up the 50 partnership for Dean and Jones.

34th over: England 138-6 (Dean 18, Jones 30) An interesting bowling change here from Devine, bringing Suzie Bates on to bowl. A very loose first delivery from her, but Dean can’t capitalise and only picks up two. The second ball hits Dean on the pads and the umpire gives it out, but Dean reviews and it proves to be a good review, as ball tracking shows it’s missing leg stump. Disappointing for NZ, who thought they had the breakthrough there, but big sighs of relief from the England camp. Just those initial two runs from the over.

33rd over: England 136-6 (Dean 16, Jones 30) We’re up to a real key time in the match here. If NZ find a way to take a wicket or two, they’ll cement their ascendancy. But if England can keep the runs ticking over and keep these two batters in until the final 10 overs, they’ll be on top. Dean hits one on the up that looks like a catching chance, but the field isn’t set for it and it falls safely. Rowe isn’t giving much away, but these two batters keep finding ways to keep the ball out and taking the singles when they’re on offer. Devine is starting to look a little frustrated in the field.

32nd over: England 132-6 (Dean 14, Jones 28) Another over for Carson and Dean starts with a nice two from a late cut to third. She sweeps one away and gets top edge, but it’s enough top edge to send it to the boundary for four. She tries the sweep again and gets bottom edge this time, but it falls safely. She follows it up with another two and she has started to really settle into this innings now – danger signs for NZ. Drinks are on the field.

31st over: England 124-6 (Dean 6, Jones 28) Rowe comes back for a sixth over after a very good opening spell this morning. England’s run rate has dropped a little, in no small part due to the economical bowling of Jonas. Rowe continues her good work with a very tight line and length to only give away two runs from the over and dragging England’s run rate down to four an over.

30th over: England 122-6 (Dean 5, Jones 27) Carson’s third over and it starts with a single from Jones to bring Dean on to strike. Carson would prefer to bowl at Dean while she’s still getting settled, so she might take some confidence from that, but it doesn’t take long for Dean to play a legside ball for a nice pull shot and get Jones back on strike. Jones can’t get Carson away like she has in the previous two overs though and it’s Carson’s best over of the day, just giving away three singles.

29th over: England 119-6 (Dean 4, Jones 25) Jonas continues – she’s been very economical so far, just over three runs an over coming from her bowling. She starts this over economically as well with a couple of dots. Dean sneaks through for a single on the third ball of the over, despite some good fielding from Plimmer. There’s another sneaky single on the last ball of the over, but good pressure applied by Jonas.

28th over: England 117-6 (Dean 3, Jones 24) Carson comes back for her second over – hopefully she has got the nerves out of her system now. The first ball is a good one, it confuses Jones and the second ball forces her to defend. But then she sees a ball she likes and smashes it down the ground for a one bounce four. Carson needs to adjust and she does, tightening up her length for a dot the following ball. A better over from Carson.

27th over: England 111-6 (Dean 2, Jones 19) Continuing with spin from both ends, with Jonas bowling another over. NZ are desperate not to let England get away here, they need to tie down or break this partnership and give themselves a good target to chase. Jones is looking like the danger player, but either wicket would be useful at this stage. There’s a huge chance for a stumping of Jones, but Izzy Gaze doesn’t take the ball cleanly and fumbles it and Jones gets back in her crease. Will this be a huge moment in the match?

26th over: England 108-6 (Dean 2, Jones 16) More than halfway through England’s allotted overs now and we finally see Eden Carson! Not a great start, a few nerves and it lands wide outside off stump and Jones’s eyes light up as she cuts it to the boundary for four. Carson adjusts and it’s just a single next ball. Dean keeps the strike rotating and Jones gets another look at Carson and this time she gets her pull shot out for another boundary. Some room for improvement for Carson after her first over.

25th over: England 97-6 (Dean 1, Jones 6) Jonas continues her second spell – we’re still waiting to see Eden Carson getting a bowl. The way NZ are bowling they’d want to get her on soon before they get them all out and she doesn’t get a chance. Jonas has taken a lot of pace off, all her deliveries this over are under 8okm/hr and it’s a good tactic, as its a maiden over.

24th over: England 97-6 (Dean 1, Jones 6) Is now the time to make a Dean Jones joke? Probably, but I don’t have a good one ready. Give me a few overs and I’ll see if one comes to me. Amelia Kerr bowls her seventh over and she continues to be very good. Her run out in the previous over shows you can’t keep her out of the match, even when she’s not bowling. A good over from her, just the two singles from it.

23rd over: England 95-6 (Dean 0, Jones 5) England’s projected score at the current run rate is 214, which they should be able to defend based on the previous two ODIs. But at the speed they’ve been losing wickets, will it be possible to bat out their 50 overs to get there? Jonas has returned for her fifth over and she’s bowling a nice line. Knight’s run out makes things tougher for England, but Dean and Jones were the saviours in the first ODI, so all is not lost.

WICKET! Knight run out A Kerr 31 (England 95-6)

22nd over: England 94-5 (Knight 30, Jones 5) Jones faces her first ball and it’s nearly a boundary to get off the mark immediately, but Plimmer saves it on the boundary. It’s a close call that has to be reviewed by the TV umpire, but she’s done a good job. Jones looks confident – she was England’s saviour in the first ODI – can she do it again today?

21st over: England 88-5 (Knight 29, Jones 0) Jess Kerr comes back and bowls a beautiful maiden. Knight is on strike and she knows that she’s the key here after England losing three wickets for just six runs. She’s being very cautious, but she needs to find a way to keep scoring runs.

20th over: England 88-5 (Knight 29, Jones 0) Knight finally gets a look at this bowling, she faces two dots from Amelia Kerr before finding a ball she likes and kicking the scoring back off with a little scoop for a single. Wyatt then finds a way to get off the mark with a sweep past deep backward square for four, before missing the full toss and heading back to the pavilion.

WICKET! Wyatt lbw A Kerr 4 (England 88-5)

19th over: England 83-4 (Knight 28, Wyatt 0) Jess Kerr can’t let her little sister take all the glory and also takes a wicket from the first ball of the over. This is the real genius of bowling Kerrs from both ends – they will always try to one-up each other and win the “Kerr of the Match” prize. The first ball to Wyatt looks like it’ll be another wicket, but it just misses both the off stump and Wyatt’s outside edge. Wyatt can’t get off the mark and poor Knight has been stuck at the non-strikers’ end for two overs in a row while all these Kerr-tastrophes have been taking place.

WICKET! Dunkley b J Kerr 1 (England 83-4)

18th over: England 83-3 (Knight 28, Dunkley 1) Yes, we are getting Kerrs from both ends and it immediately pays off and Sciver-Brunt has to go. Sophia Dunkley comes to the crease for the first time in this series. Kerr bowls her an uncomfortable length to start and Dunkley has to work hard to keep it out. A single from the last ball is the only run of the over.

WICKET! Sciver-Brunt c Jonas b A Kerr 27 (England 82-3)

17th over: England 82-2 (Knight 28, Sciver-Brunt 27) Jess Kerr is back – will NZ go from bowling spin from both ends to bowling Kerrs from both ends? We’ll have to wait to find out. Knight and Sciver-Brunt are sharing the strike beautifully at the moment, NZ will perhaps look to tie one of them down and apply some pressure to try to get a wicket through these middle overs. They’re finding runs fairly easily this over and starting to open up now.

16th over: England 76-2 (Knight 24, Sciver-Brunt 25) Sciver-Brunt starts the over with a boundary to bring up the fifty partnership for these two. There are a few starting to fly through the air and some calls of “catch” but the fielders are just not in the positions to take them. Kerr follows up the boundary with five dots – a good response. Drinks are on the field now.

15th over: England 72-2 (Knight 24, Sciver-Brunt 21) Another over from Jonas and there’s an appeal on the second ball of the over, but the umpire isn’t interested and Devine decides not to review. It turns out to be a good decision from both umpire and captain, as the ball tracking shows it’s missing the stumps. Just a leg bye and a single from the over.

14th over: England 70-2 (Knight 24, Sciver-Brunt 20) Another over from A Kerr. Having sisters on a team makes things hard for me as a live blogger. Though I have just finished a summer managing an U11s cricket team with three sets of sisters on it, plus two unrelated players called Mia and Pia, so my threshold for this kind of thing is quite high and I really shouldn’t complain. One boundary from the other, but it’s an otherwise good over from Kerr the younger.

13th over: England 65-2 (Knight 19, Sciver-Brunt 20) Spin from both ends now as Jonas continues. Knight and Scover-Brunt are quite settled now, so New Zealand need to do something special to try to break it and stop the run rate continuing to climb. Jonas is bowling nicely and not giving away too many runs, but she’s not putting a lot of pressure on the batters and a misfield on the last ball gives away a boundary that New Zealand can’t afford to concede.

12th over: England 58-2 (Knight 17, Sciver-Brunt 15) We’re now seeing Amelia Kerr for the first time this match and she starts with a full toss, but some good fielding from Bates keeps it to a single. After that loosener, she hits a much better length for four consecutive dots. There’s a caught and bowled opportunity on the last, but like her sister earlier in the match, Amelia Kerr can’t take it. She gets a hand to it, but isn’t able to hold it. A good over though, just the one run from it.

11th over: England 57-2 (Knight 16, Sciver-Brunt 15) Out of the power play now and Jonas bowls the second over of her spell. Sciver-Brunt likes what she sees first ball and opens up for a one bounce four from a strong drive down the ground. She then takes a single and Jonas manages to tie Knight down for a few balls, before bowling a wide that Knight is very obvious about letting go through to the keeper.

10th over: England 50-2 (Knight 15, Sciver-Brunt 10) Rowe continues her spell, bowling her fifth over straight. She starts well, but misses her line on the second ball – it would have been a wide had Knight left it, but she gets her bat in the way and guides it over to the legside for four. Typically Rowe gets the line right next ball – she’s given away a few loose balls today, but she has been good at tidying up in response. Unfortunately she gives away another wide, then bowls a sensational ball that just misses the stumps, catching Knight’s inside edge on the way and flies away to the boundary for another four. It’s disappointing for Rowe who has bowled very well so far to have such an expensive over.

9th over: England 39-2 (Knight 5, Sciver-Brunt 10) Fran Jonas comes into the attack now – bringing spin in early. It’s the first time New Zealand have used spin in the power play in this series, so that shows how important they think spin will be today. The opening bowlers did their job, but Devine is aware of England consolidating through the middle overs when New Zealand have struggled to take wickets, so it makes sense to try something new. It’s a good start from her, keeping England from opening up.

8th over: England 35-2 (Knight 4, Sciver-Brunt 7) Rowe keeps on finding that almost perfect line and this time it’s Knight who’s getting frustrated. But Rowe gives her an opportunity with a missed length on an attempted bouncer, that turns out more like a half track and Knight pulls it away for a single. Then she gives away a wide down legside next ball. Sciver-Brunt settles and gets a nice cut shot away – almost to the boundary, but it’s cut off by some good fielding to restrict her to three.

7th over: England 30-2 (Knight 3, Sciver-Brunt 4) Jess Kerr continues after her successful last over and Knight immediately scrambles through for a single to keep the score moving. Sciver-Brunt gets a single next ball, she’s seeing more hittable balls from Kerr. The experience of these two batters is clear – often you see batting teams going into their shell or trying to hit the ball out of the park on every delivery after a frustrating maiden. But these two know they need to build back into the game steadily and are making those singles work for them.

6th over: England 27-2 (Knight 1, Sciver-Brunt 3) A great over from Rowe, a maiden bowled at Sciver-Brunt, who can’t get her away and is starting to look frustrated.

5th over: England 27-2 (Knight 1, Sciver-Brunt 3) Jess Kerr continues her spell – she’s getting plenty of swing, but is struggling with her line a little and the England batters are finding her easier to deal with than Rowe at the moment. But no sooner do I think that, than she changes up her delivery and gets the big wicket of Bouchier. Plenty of experience in the middle for England now with Knight and Sciver-Brunt, let’s see if they can get this innings back on track.

WICKET! Bouchier c Plimmer b J Kerr 17 (England 24-2)

4th over: England 22-1 (Knight 1, Bouchier 17) Rowe starts the over with a wide, just drifting down legside past Beaumont. But the next ball she recovers her line brilliantly to dismiss Beaumont LBW, bringing England captain Heather Knight to the crease. Knight only takes one ball to settle before she gets a quick single to get herself off the mark and bring the dominant batter in Bouchier back into the action. An excellent over from Rowe.

WICKET! Beaumont lbw Rowe 3 (England 20-1)

3rd over: England 19-0 (Beaumont 3, Bouchier 16) Looking at the ICC Women’s Championship standings for ODIs and England can leapfrog South Africa into second place with a win here today. Another over from Kerr here and Beaumont seems to be content with quick singles and rotating strike, while Bouchier is playing the more aggressive role. There’s a caught and bowled chance for Kerr with Bouchier playing one straight back to her, but it goes flying just above her hands.

2nd over: England 8-0 (Beaumont 2, Bouchier 6) Hannah Rowe takes the new ball from the other end and gets a little bit of away swing to start. This is the same opening bowling combination they used in the last ODI. They picked up a wicket in the ninth over then, so will hope they replicate or better that this time. Bouchier looks to have settled well into this match, she’s timing it very well and taking the opportunities when they come her way.

1st over: England 5-0 (Beaumont 1, Bouchier 4) Jess Kerr takes the new ball and gets us underway at Seddon Park. The ground is looking a little worse for wear, sone of those alternative pitches look like they’re looking forward to a nice break from cricket. Beaumont gets off strike with a quick single from the first ball, she’s looking confident from the get go. Bouchier gets the first boundary of the game when Kerr gives a ball too much width and it’s an easy little guide to the boundary for four. Kerr tightens up her line in response and finishes the over well.

For those wondering, Alice Capsey was not available for selection today.

No rain on the radar today, so it looks like we’ll get a full match in, despite a few clouds hanging around. It’s about 20 degrees, so nice conditions for the game – not too hot or cold. Quite balmy for this time of year in New Zealand really!

Two changes for England, with Lauren Filer and Sophia Dunkley coming in, while New Zealand bring in Eden Carson for the first time this series. She’s a spinner and it looks like having extra spin will be a good idea today!

Toss and teams

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