Cricket: White Ferns cricketers 'safe, well', after bomb threats deemed 'not credible'

The third one-day international between the White Ferns and England seems likely to go ahead, despite a security threat made against the New Zealand women.

NZ Cricket has confirmed the players are "safe and well", but says the threats were not directed specifically at the team.

The England & Wales Cricket Board is understood to have received a threatening email relating to NZ Cricket, with Cricinfo reporting a bomb would be planted inside the team's hotel.

The White Ferns currently trail 2-0 in a five-match one-day international series against England.

Despite reports the team cancelled training and locked themselves in their hotel, NZC says those reports were false and the team was scheduled for travel, although security around the squad has been boosted.

"As has been reported, the ECB has received a threatening email relating to NZC," says NZC.

"Although this did not specifically reference the White Ferns, it was treated seriously, investigated and deemed not credible.

"The White Ferns have now arrived in Leicester and, as a precaution, security around them has been boosted. Reports their training has been cancelled are false.

"They were not scheduled to train today, as it was a travelling day." 

Both countries have cancelled respective tours to Pakistan in the last five days, with England's cricket board withdrawing both their men and women from limited-overs tours next month.

After Tuesday night's game at Leicester, the last two games are at Derby and Kent over the weekend.