By Jeremy Blackmore

Leading from the front: Captain Heather Knight led England to victory in their first one-dayer with New Zealand with a swashbuckling knock of 87
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KATHERINE Brunt says victory against New Zealand at Bristol on Thursday was a huge boost for an England side who have been haunted by losing opening games of one-day series in recent years.
The veteran all-rounder said that the win by 30 runs was too close for comfort as Amy Satterthwaite’s unbeaten 79 in partnership with the tail threatened to steer the White Ferns to victory from a perilous 143-8....