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The WHITE FERNS have arrived at their first training base in Derby after flying from Auckland to London via Singapore.
The players and support staff were transferred from London Heathrow airport to their hotel in Derby where they will be based for the first two weeks of the tour.
While COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in the UK, the WHITE FERNS players and staff will still be adhering to strict health protocols, including pre-departure vaccinations and COVID-19 tests, as well as day one and day three COVID-19 tests upon arrival.
All players and staff were required to complete a 24-hour isolation period in their rooms following the first arrival COVID-19 tests which were all returned negative.
While in England, the WHITE FERNS will operate in a ‘controlled team environment’ assisted by support from the ECB, to limit outside contact and risk of transmission. Players will complete daily self-reported health assessments and will only be able to leave the team hotel for training sessions and matches.
A 50-over intra-squad warm-up match is planned on Monday August 23. The tour officially gets underway with the first of three T20 internationals against England on Wednesday September 1 at the CouldFM County Ground in Chelmsford.
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WHITE FERNS squad for England tour
Sophie Devine (c)
Suzie Bates
Lauren Down
Claudia Green
Maddy Green
Brooke Halliday
Hayley Jensen
Jess Kerr
Leigh Kasperek
Katey Martin
Jess McFadyen
Thamsyn Newton
Molly Penfold
Hannah Rowe
Amy Satterthwaite
Lea Tahuhu
WHITE FERNS England tour
1st T20I, The CouldFM County Ground, Chelmsford – Wednesday September 1
2nd T20I, The 1st Central Ground, Brighton – Saturday September 4
3rd T20I, The Cooper’s Associates County Ground, Taunton – Thursday September 9
1st ODI, The Bristol County Ground, Bristol – Thursday September 16
2nd ODI, New Road, Worcester – Sunday September 19
3rd ODI, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester – Tuesday September 21
4th ODI, The Incora County Ground, Derby – Thursday September 23
5th ODI, The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence – Sunday September 26
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The New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, made their Test debut in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth nation to play Test cricket. After waiting 26 years for their first Test win against the West Indies in 1956, they also played their first ODI in 1972–73 against Pakistan. New Zealand are the inaugural World Test Championship champions (2021) and have won the ICC Champions Trophy (2000). They have reached the Cricket World Cup final twice and the T20 World Cup final once.
