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Halliday Mackay Mcfadyen Land Maiden White Ferns Contract As Thamsyn Newton Is Recalled

Halliday, Mackay, McFadyen land maiden White Ferns contract as Thamsyn Newton is recalled

New Zealand cricket offered central contracts to its Women’s team called the White Ferns. The list included three fresh names who were getting the central contracts for the first time in their career. All-rounder Brooke Halliday, wicketkeeper batter Jess McFadyen and opening batter Frankie Mackay.

Experienced bowling all-rounder Thamsyn Newton is the only face in the contract list that has made comeback after putting in brilliant performances. She was part of the White Ferns’ central contract list from 2016-18.

The team’s head coach Bob Carter believes that the players picked for the retainer are the right mix that is required for the team going into the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, which will be played in New Zealand in 2022.

“I would like to congratulate those players returning but especially those receiving a contract for the first time,” he said. A Northamptonshire and Canterbury First Class and List A player himself, Carter believes that new wicketkeeper McFadyen’s form could be utilised to groom her for the future.

“Jess McFadyen is an exciting prospect and had strong campaigns in both the Dream11 Super Smash and Hallyburton Johnstone Shield,” he said. “We need to develop our wicket-keepers and Jess has shown ability over several seasons now. She has a wise head on her shoulders and will be an asset to the group, I’m sure,” the coach added about the 29-year-old who has two centuries and an average of over 36 in her 48 List A games.

Katie Perkins, Holly Huddleston, Anna Peterson and Natalie Dodd were the ones who missed out on the list. While Halliday came to the limelight with her back to back half centuries against England Women, McKay has so far played more than 51 games for White Ferns. McFadyen though is still to make her international debut.

White Ferns contract list

Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Leigh Kasperek, Melie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Frankie Mackay, Jess McFadyen, Rosemary Mair, Katey Martin, Thamsyn Newton, Hannah Rowe, Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu

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Kyle Jamieson banks on experience of fellow Kiwi pacers to master bowling with Duke ball

With 36 wickets from his first six Test matches of the career at an astounding average of 13.27 runs per wicket, Kyle Jamieson has been touted as the next big thing in New Zealand cricket. As his numbers and reputation grew with each game in whites, a sense of scepticism also grew along with it that whether he will be able to deliver such stellar performances on foreign soil where pitches will not be as supportive as they have been in New Zealand. The upcoming series against England will be his first assignment away from home and it will present him with a perfect opportunity to silence his critics and establish his credential as an all-condition bowler. For the purpose of excelling from the word go, he is willing to learn from the lessons and experience of his compatriots such as Neil Wagner, Trent Boult, Tim Southe and Matt Henry, who have played a lot in England. "Their experience [will be really helpful] - from the guys like Tim, Wags, Doug and even Henry as well, who's played a lot over here," Jamieson said. . "There's so much experience around English conditions and what the Dukes ball can do. So I'll try and look [and] lean on for the next few weeks." He has already downplayed the excess optimism and hype surrounding the duke ball and said that he will have conversations with his fellow pacers to understand the difference in bowling with the Duke ball and the ways to go about it effectively. "It's is certainly a bit different - it's a bit darker and harder as well, [and] the seam is a little bit more narrow. So it's just trying to get used to that and the hands. There have been conversations around what the Dukes ball can do, but whilst being mindful of the fact that you don't want to go searching too much and try to move the ball too much, and then getting caught on the bounce a little bit. So I'm sure over the next few days we'll have a few more conversations on what it looks like and then go from there." The two-match long Test series between New Zealand and England will start at Lord’s on June 02 followed by the World Test Championship.

James Bracey's mantra at start of Test career: Leave outside off, capitalise on balls angled to pads

England young talent James Bracey has all the plans ready to start his Test career against New Zealand in the upcoming summer. He has stated clearly his probable mode of operations while batting at the highest level. Appearing on the BBC Test Match Special podcast show Tuffers and Vaughan with former England skipper Michael Vaughan, Bracey said that the focus will be on leaving as many balls as possible outside his off stump. He added that the balls coming in towards his pads will be used as scoring opportunities, which he said will be very far and few in between at the highest level of the game. “I think I have to be...leaving the ball well is key. I like to score through the off side. Like all left-handers, you wanna hit the ball through the covers and capitalise on anything widthwise but it’s not the way to go. Leaving the ball well key and being clinical of your pads is crucial,” Bracey said on Tuffers and Vaughan show. I think I am gonna find at the Test level, opportunities to score become less and less and being clinical when you do get opportunities is really key.” Speaking about his learning after having played all forms of the game, Bracey said that there will always be more time than a batsman including him thinks and hence waiting for opportunities to capitalize on should bear fruit. “I have learnt in every form of cricket from T20 to four-day, there is always more time than you think,” Bracey added. James Bracey has been given a maiden call up to the England Test squad as players who were there in India for the IPL did not make the cut for the series against New Zealand. Bracey has been a force to reckon with in the County circuit and the national call up was a mere formality after star players such as Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes were ruled out from the start of the English summer.

BAN vs SL: Inspired by series-winning century, Mushfiqur Rahim wants youngsters to contribute more

Mushiqur Rahim has so far been the hero of the Bangladesh team, taking it out of all difficult circumstances while batting in both the games of their series against Sri Lanka so far. In the second match on May 25 at the Shere Bangla Stadium, the wicket-keeper batsman hit a prolific 125 to take his team to a fighting 246, which at the end seemed way too much for a paltry effort by the Lankan batters. "Like every century, this too is a special innings if the team wins," Rahim said at the post-match press conference in Dhaka. "It contributed to our first ODI series win over Sri Lanka, so it will inspire me to do better in the coming days." The 34-year-old was happy with his innings but wished he utilised all the deliveries. “I am happy with the innings, but we missed out on the last eleven balls, and in a close contest, those 10-20 runs become crucial for us. I want to improve my batting more," he said. Saying that his target was to bat throughout the innings, Rahim added that getting 246 after so much rain disruption wasn’t really bad. “The more important thing was that I was mentally prepared to switch on and switch off due to the weather,” he said. A senior statesman of the team now with more than 70 Tests and 200 ODIs under his belt, the Bogra born believes that youngsters need to raise their hands and perform. His analogy that with seven or eight performers, the team will more often than not come out on top is anything but illogical. "After Tamim and Shakib got out early, there was an opportunity for Liton [Das], Afif [Hossain] and Mosaddek [Hossain], who got a chance. They are trying but they have to be more selective. One has to know when to play a low-risk and when to play high-risk shots on this type of wicket,” Rahim said. "I hope they become more mature, but I'd be pleased if they can quickly take a lesson from here. It makes things difficult when the pressure comes upon us in big matches. If they start contributing, Bangladesh will become a stronger one-day team,” added the former skipper who has so far hit 209 runs in two innings.

Dates changed for third T20I between India and England Women

India Women would now play their last game of the tour against hosts England Women on July 14th instead of the originally decided July 15h due to broadcasts reason as confirmed by England and Wales Cricket Board. "For broadcast purposes, the third Vitality IT20 between England Women and India Women at the Cloudfm County Ground will now be played on Wednesday, 14 July," England Cricket tweeted about the news. Currently quarantining in Mumbai the India Women’s team would travel to England along with the Men’s on June 2. On the tour, they would play a one-off Test, three ODIs and three T20Is. The Test begins on June 16 at county ground Bristol. While most of the team would return back home, five members including T20I skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandana, Jemimah Rodriguez, Deepti Sharma and young sensation Shafali Verma will stay put after the tour for The Hundred’s fixtures. These five players are a part of five of the eight franchises in the league that begins on July 21.