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NZ 45 England 49
Four quarter
England have come back from 10 goals down at halftime to take out the Taini Jamison Trophy - great turnaround, but a sobering result for the Ferns, despite their challenges.
15th minute - Wilson gets one back for NZ, but time is running out, they need a turnover desperately, ENG 48-45
Jury gets her finger tips to the ball, but it rolls over a third and back to England.
13th minute - Guthrie forces a turnover and that could clinch the series for England, ENG 46-43
NZ now four goals down and time running out, still working hard to find a way to the attack circle.
11th minute - Georgia Tong makes her Ferns debut and Peta Toeava comes on in the midcourt.
NZ are only one turnover behind, but Cardwell scores, ENG 44-42
Selby-Rickit finds Wilson with a nice bounce pass and the England defenders are warned for dissent, ENG 44-43
Ninth minute - Ferns are warming up their subs, trying to find a way to get back in the fight. Wilson scores, ENG 41-40
Seventh minute - Another NZ turnover and they're losing their grip on this match, ENG 38-37
Turnover for NZ, but they can't advance the ball out of their half, before giving it back, ENG 39-37
Wilson steadies the ship, ENG 40-39
Fifth minute - NZ throw the ball away and that could be costly. Cardwell scores, with centre pass to come, NZ 37-36
Third minute - Drakeford-Lewis scores and has the centre pass to come, NZ 36-33
NZ must score from this possession or they risk losing their lead. Selby-Rickit is on target, NZ 37-34
First minute - No changes to the Ferns, so they just need to suck it up. Poi has the centre pass... but Saunders floats an easy intercept for England.
Third quarter
Faultless shooting from England in that quarter and their defence turned the tables on the NZ midcourt, giving them more opportunities under goal.
Maybe the Ferns are wilting, but tough to bring a rookie off the bench under this pressure...
15th minute - Saunders finds Wilson, who nets, NZ 35-30
Mentor almost has an intercept, but deflects it out of bounds. Selby-Rickit scores, NZ 36-31
Long shot from Drakeford-Lewis, brings the deficit back to four goals after three quarters.
13th minute - Selby-Rickit misses, but Wilson snaffles the rebound to score, NZ 34-28
Cardwell on target again and England have centre pass, NZ 34-29
11th minute - Cardwell cuts the margin to four, Ferns show patience to eventually find their shooters, NZ 33-28
Ninth ninute - Poi replaces Kersten at centre and immediately finds Wilson underneath, NZ 30-25
Berger cuts off a feed into the circle, it's deflected back to England, but they turn it over.
Seventh minute - Wilson scores with centre pass to come, NZ 28-22
Mentor forces another turnover and England grab two more back, NZ 28-24
Selby-Rickit misses, but the rebound is deflected and back to Selby-Rickit, who scores, NZ 29-24
Fifth minute - England force another turnover on defence and are making a big run. Drakeford-Lewis scores, NZ 27-22
Bodies topple and England throw the ball out of bounds.
Third minute - NZ midcourt turn the ball over again, tough defence from England and Cardwell slots three straight, with centre pass to come, NZ 26-19
Selby-Rickit finds Wilson over the top to score the rot, NZ 27-20
First minute - No changes for NZ, but Fisher is replaced by Drakeford-Lewis at shooter.
Immediately, England win a turnover and have a chance to narrow the deficit. Cardwell scores, NZ 26-17
Second quarter
Incredible effort from the Ferns in that quarter, dominating 14-4, which reflects the sterling performance of circle defenders Kelly Jury and Karin Burger, who stifled the flow of ball into the England shooters.
The Roses committed 10 turnovers - NZ five - in that period and attempted only five shots on goal.
What changes with Taurua make to the Ferns line-up? Does she dare disrupt a line-up that is playing so well, with the trophy on the line?
15th minute - Ferns defenders have been formidable in this first half and force another turnover.
Wilson trickles a shot in, with centre pass to come, NZ 24-16
Wilson sprints across the baseline for the pass and scores, then another defensive turnover to NZ. Selby-Rickit takes a pass over the top to give them a 10-goal margin at halftime, NZ 26-16
13th minute - Defensive pressure at both ends, but Jury is again on hand to deflect for NZ.
Fisher gets one back for England, NZ 22-16
11th minute - Drakeford-Lewis and Guscoth are replaced by Cardwell and Williams for England.
Ninth minute - Jury and Fisher go sprawling to the floor, and NZ win a turnover. Selby-Rickit makes it six, NZ 20-14
Jury tips the ball away from Fisher and NZ races onto attack. Selby-Rickit slots, NZ 21-14
Seventh minute - Fisher is called for held bacll and Wilson extends the margin to four, with centre pass to come, NZ 18-14
Fifth minute - Jury and Berger worry the England shooters into error, Selby-Rickit slots a long attempt, NZ 15-13
NZ have established a two-goal buffer and Wilson makes it three, NZ 17-14
Third minute - Wilson slots another to give NZ a two-goal lead with centre pass, NZ 14-12
Wilson badly undershoots and England can bridge the margin...
First minute - Imogen Allison on at WD for Beth Cobden for England. Wilson puts NZ ahead and the Ferns get a turnover at the other end, NZ 13-12
First quarter
15th minute - Ferns called at the attack end again, but ball tipped away by the defence and Wilson draws level, 12-12
England turn the ball over in midcourt and it's whisked to Wilson, but she can't get a shot up before the buzzer to end the quarter.
13th minute - Saunders finds Wilson under goal, 10-10
Fisher is called for contact and NZ have another chance to impose themselves on the scoreboard, but turn the ball over at the attack end, ENG 11-10
11th minute - Wilson slots off the NZ centre pass and NZ have another steal, NZ 9-8
Selby-Rickit misses a long attempt and England come away with a chance to grab the lead back. Fisher scores, 9-9
Ninth minute - Ferns untidy in midcourt and Selby-Rickit barely retains possession for her team. She's under goal to score, ENG 8-5
Ferns defence snaffle the ball and they have a chance to bridge the gap. Wilson gets one back, ENG 8-7
Seventh minute - Guthrie floats a long pass towards Fisher, but Jury deflects it dead.
England controlling their lead, as the two sides go goal for goal, ENG 7-5
Fifth minute - Selby-Rickit misses a long attempt, but NZ get the ball back and she makes no mistake with her second shot, ENG 4-2
The Ferns defenders force a turnover, but their midcourt give it straight back for England to extend their lead, ENG 5-2
Third minute - Wilson goals first for NZ, but Drakeford-Lewis responds at the other end, ENG 2-1
Turnover under the NZ goal gives England first chance to build a margin and Fisher obliges, with centre pass to come, ENG 3-1
First minute - Guthrie has first centre pass for England and Drakeford-Lewis has her first shot blocked by Jury.
Fisher eventually coaxes the first goal through, ENG 1-0
6:42pm - Dame Noeline Taurua has named her starting line-up for tonight's series decider...
Silver Ferns: GS Maia Wilson, GA Te Paea Selby-Rickit, WA Shannon Saunders, C Claire Kersten, WD Sam Winders, GD Karin Burger, GK Kelly Jury
England: GS George Fisher, GA Sophie Drakeford-Lewis, WA Laura Malcolm, C Serena Guthrie, WD Beth Cobden, GD Layla Guscoth, GK Geva Mentor
Reasonably predictable sides to start the match, with Taurua opting for her most experienced players in a squad depleted by injury. Will be interesting to see how many replacements she makes tonight, with the series on the line.
For England, this was the line-up that propelled them to victory late on Wednesday, but they have some options off the bench, with Imogen Allison, Cleanor Cardwell and Jade Clarke.
Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's coverage of the third and deciding Taini Jamison Trophy test between New Zealand and England at Christchurch.
After their 48-42 victory in the series opener on Monday, the Silver Ferns wilted over the second half in the rematch, allowing the Roses to cruise to a 10-goal win.
Afterwards, coach Dame Noeline Taurua admitted she was just as intent on blooding new players at this level as winning the silverware and she'll have another chance to do that tonight, with captain Gina Crampton, vice-captain Sulu Fitzpatrick and rookie sensation Tiana Metuarau all sidelined by injury niggles.
Those casualties mean New Zealand will have their third captain in as many outings, with midcourt Sam Winders handed the role this time.
Goal attack Jamie Hume and defender Georgia Tong are in line for their Ferns debuts, while shooter Grace Nweke will hope for a smoother performance than her first at this level on Wednesday.
Shooters - Jamie Hume, Grace Nweke, Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Maia Wilson
Midcourters - Claire Kersten, Kimiora Poi, Shannon Saunders, Peta Toeava, Sam Winders (c)
Defenders - Karin Burger, Kelly Jury, Georgia Tong
TAB Odds: NZ $1.55, England $2.30
Developing combinations, new talent priority over results - Silver Ferns coach
Coach Dame Noeline Taurua has defended her decision to inject rookie shooter Grace Nweke into the Silver Ferns line-up at a critical stage of the second test loss against England.
With the contest in the balance entering the second half, Dame Noeline called on the 19-year-old Northern Mystics star to take the court for her highly anticipated debut.
Paired with the relative inexperience of Tiana Metuarau at goal attack and Peta Toeava at wing defence, Nweke struggled to find her range, as England - courtesy of counterpart George Fisher - took the game in their grasp to record a comfortable 55-45 win and send the Taini Jamison Trophy series to a decisive game three on Friday.
Nweke was one of a quartet of Aucklanders granted an exemption to join the team in Christchurch only late last week and the cauldron of international netball proved an understandably steep challenge.
But with the Birmingham Commonwealth Games looming in July, Dame Noeline says it's important to use these opportunities to get a glimpse of her new talent in the test arena.
"I know what it feels like," Dame Noeline says. "We've been there, done that, and unfortunately the only way you can learn is through the good times and the bad.
"This is definitely a massive learning curve, not only for [Nweke], but also others as well within our team, so that's how it goes."
The coach stresses the importance of using these tests to develop and discover new combinations, which she says can often come at the expense of victory.
"Obviously, we go for a win, but if someone can tell me what my strongest line is, I'll be really happy about that, because I feel like I've got quite a few [options]," she says.
"I've got to be really objective and not emotional, and stay focussed about what our long-term goal is, but also the opportunities that present and, unfortunately, sometimes you might only get one."
The Ferns played without star midcourt Gina Crampton, who succumbed to a hip abductor strain after the first-test win on Monday, and there's no certainty she'll be available for Friday's third test.
Adding to their injury woes was the loss of rookie revelation Metuarau, who suffered a strain in the second half, after another impressive display in her sophomore outing in the black dress. The severity of the injury is still unclear.
On the other side of the ledger, England coach Jess Thirby was full of praise for her side, singling her players' defensive effort as the driving force behind their bounceback win.
"I think we got more ball than them and I think it's been a long time since a Roses team has won more ball than the Silver Ferns, because we've normally got quite schooled on that defence," says Thirlby.
"This was the next level for us. Psychologically, we needed the win.
"I think the group are brilliant in terms of building each other up and supporting each other, but sometimes you just get to a point on the journey where you need to take a few scalps and we value this one in its own right."
