Amy Jones Reveals Mental Refresh Key To Her 92 In England바카라�s Win Over New Zealand

Amy Jones revealed a mental refresh following a recent run drought lay behind her match-winning 92 not out for England as they battled back to beat New Zealand in Wellington. (More Cricket News)

England lurched to 79 for six after 17 overs chasing 208 in the first ODI but Jones and Charlie Dean put on an unbroken 130 as the tourists sealed a four-wicket victory with 52 balls to spare.

It was a spectacular return to form for Jones 바카라� who made just 23 runs in four innings in the T20 series, albeit helping England over the line in the final match on Friday with a brief cameo 바카라� while she was without an international fifty in 28 innings across all formats dating back to December 2022.

But the 30-year-old wicketkeeper-batter feels decluttering her mind and getting back to basics allowed her to shine as England moved into a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

바카라�Over the last week, I바카라�ve had some good reflections on areas that I want to improve in terms of being there at the end, it바카라�s something I feel like I바카라�ve fallen short at over some time,바카라� Jones said.

바카라�Recognising where my mind was going in those past situations there was definitely an element of feeling like I needed to force a boundary and get ahead of the rate.

바카라�I don바카라�t need to do that, I play at my best when I바카라�m reacting to the ball and that doesn바카라�t change depending on the situation.

바카라�Me and Deano were constantly saying 바카라�one ball at a time바카라� and 바카라�just react바카라�, which kept us in the moment. For that to pay off, (this inning) ranks quite highly I바카라�d say.바카라�

Dean took three for 57 en route to becoming the fastest woman to 50 ODI wickets as New Zealand crumbled from 90 without loss to 207 all out in the 49th over.

After England바카라�s top-order wobble, Dean proved a useful foil for Jones with an unbeaten 42 off 70 deliveries, contributing just one four, compared with 10 from Jones in a superb 83-ball innings.

But the pair dovetailed excellently as they put on the highest-ever partnership for the seventh wicket or lower in women바카라�s ODIs. The teams will now head to Hamilton for the remaining two ODIs.

바카라�Walking out, I just wanted to start my innings, as I would in any situation, trying to build a partnership but be positive, knowing that the required run rate wasn바카라�t high,바카라� Jones said.

바카라�To get that win was huge for us and under tricky circumstances, the whole batting group will get a lot of confidence from how we managed to get over the line."