White Ferns focus on bridging gap with India before big pay talks loom MARK GEENTYPHOTOSPORT Amelia Kerr and Amy Satterthwaite celebrate a wicket against India in the third ODI. Better pay, a release to play the big Twenty20 leagues around the world and more investment in the development of emerging White Ferns. The current Master Agreement expires on July 31 and negotiations with New Zealand Cricket on the new one are expected to start within a month. Recent White Ferns matches against the Big Three - Australia, England and India - showed the gap getting wider on the field as the powerhouse nations invest heavily in women's cricket. "The question then is, what do we do with the players who aren't in those overseas competitions but are playing all the time for the White Ferns?

Source: Stuff February 05, 2019 15:56 UTC