Dillon Pennington and Gus Atkinson face tough battle to prove they can replace country’s greatest Test bowlers
England smashed their highest Twenty20 score on home soil in six years at Southampton on Saturday – 197 for three – before restricting New Zealand to 138 for nine to win by 59 runs. With only three months to go until the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, this was a statement innings from an England side whose confidence is currently sky-high; admittedly against a team who are unlikely to be World Cup challengers in October, especially if they bat like they did at Southampton. First, Georgia Plimmer was unnecessarily run out for the third time in four matches – this time by a superb direct hit from Nat Sciver-Brunt on the ring.
The White Ferns collapse was sparked by Sarah Glenn, who took three wickets in one over.