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Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Constellation Cup opener between Australia and New Zealand at Melbourne's John Cain Arena.
The Silver Ferns enter this four-game series after defeating a second-string England side for the Taini Jamison Trophy last month, after surprising dropping the opening fixture.
Coach Dame Noeline Taurua stuck to her starting line-up throughout that series-decider, exposing a relatively inexperienced midcourt and rookie shooter Amelia Walmsley to international competition.
After the disappointment of a fourth placing at the World Cup, Taurua must now turn her sights to rebuilding towards the next tournament in four years, but has only committed to the coaching job until January, while she reconsiders her own future.
Walmsley's emergence was a huge positive from the England series, after the Ferns could not overcome a knee injury to Grace Nweke at the World Cup. Nweke is expected back sometime during the Constellation Cup, posing a selection headache for Dame Noeline, as she finds the right combination to topple the new world champions.
Join us for the centre pass-off at 9:30pm.
