'I was upset, I was mad' - Frankie Mackay opens up on the shocking axing of Amy Satterthwaite

White Ferns' off-spinner Frankie Mackay has slammed New Zealand Cricket for axing former skipper and veteran middle-order batter Amy Satterthwaite from the central contract list.

Following yet another unsuccessful campaign in the ICC event earlier this year, NZC has made a whole host of changes as they overlooked the likes of Leigh Kasperek, Lea Tahuhu, Mackay herself and Satterthwaite from the central contrast list for the forthcoming season.

The decision left Satterthwaite shocked and disappointed, and she subsequently announced her retirement from international cricket.

Following her announcement, several White Ferns' cricketers have come out to slam the governing body for the unfair treatment meted out to one of the greatest servants of New Zealand cricket.

Mackay is the latest to join the bandwagon. The off-spinner recently told 1News that she feels embarrassed that her name is tagged to an organisation that chooses to treat its people like this.

For the 31-year-old cricketer, her sadness about not getting a contract was soon replaced by anger after learning about Sattherthwaite's axing.

"To have that taken away is pretty disappointing, but that was pretty quickly taken away. Sadness was replaced by anger pretty quickly when I found out about Amy, especially that it was going to be ending her career, her international retirement following up after that. There was a little pity party for myself for a little bit, but then after that, I was upset, I was mad. That's just not how legends of the game should be treated. It's just really frustrating. She deserves better, and she didn't get a chance to have that," Mackay told 1News.

She also went to term it as 'double standards' by citing Ross Taylor's example, who was allowed to retire on his own terms earlier this year.

"We've just watched the swansong of Ross Taylor throughout the summer. We've just seen him be able to have his sendoff, his farewell, his family and friends there for his last game and turn it into a real celebration, and Amy didn't get that chance. When you look at it from the outset, is it just because she's a woman? Possibly it is, and that's really disappointing, I think. To be involved in an organisation, I actually feel a bit embarrassed that my name is tagged to an organisation that chooses to treat its people like that. There's so many things we talk about, that it's a New Zealand Cricket family, that it's values-driven, we put people above results, and that's actually how you drive an organisation forward, and to find out that that's all been lip-service is highly disappointing," she said.

She signed off by stating that Satterthwaite was not blocking the place for youngsters.

"There's cricket coming up. There's no reason why that would impact on young players coming through. We recently had a World Cup where we picked a 17-year-old. If you're good enough in New Zealand, you are making that team anyway."

Satterthwaite represented New Zealand in 145 ODIs and 111 T20Is, scoring 4639 and 1784 runs, respectively, with the help of 7 hundreds and 28 half-centuries.