middle order

If wicketkeeper Jamie Smith is to remain in the middle order when he returns from paternity leave, the status quo of Stokes at six and Smith at seven feels the right fit.

Glenn then ripped through South Africa's middle order, removing Faye Tunnicliffe, Annerie Dercksen and Nondumiso Shangase - the latter two with consecutive balls - to reduce South Africa to 86-5 and remove any urgency from the game.

After opting to move Steve Smith back to four in the absence of Cameron Green in the middle order, they had a four-way shootout for the vacant openers spot in a warm-up game against India A.

Warner has offered to come out of retirement for the series, with Australia needing an opener after Steve Smith's move back to the middle order.

Regular wickets had heaped the pressure on the middle order, with Melie Kerr, Maddy Green and Rosemary Mair departing for single-figure scores to Dottin but Izzy Gaze's 20 not out provided a late flurry for New Zealand to reach their eventual match-winning total.