Live: Diamonds play Constellation Cup on home soil
Australia is trailing New Zealand in the Constellation Cup 2-0 and fighting to keep hold of the coveted trophy in game three in Sydney. Follow for live updates.
AUSTRALIA
Australia has two players out with Jamie-Lee Price nursing a calf injury and Matilda Garrett scratched from the game with concussion so this 12 is literally the only 12 players left in their Constellation Cup squad.
One of the Diamonds' strengths is the squad's depth, so that's taken a hit. As has its confidence. It'll be interesting to see how they fare without this pair.
Thankfully there is some good news and that is that Kate Moloney is back fighting fight after suffering a nasty finger laceration at training. She missed the first outing but was stitched up and appeared on Wednesday night.
"The finger is fine. I had a few more stitches put in after the game, but the finger is good to go," Moloney told the ABC.
NEW ZEALAND
Head coach Noeline Taurua has made a single change to her team for game three and it's caught us by surprise.
In Auckland, Kimiora Poi started the match in WA and put on a solid performance.
She was replaced in the team by Peta Toeava for the Christchurch game, who went from outside the side into the starting line-up, taking hold of that WA bib.
She was phenomenal and really hard to shut down. Now there's been a direct swap again. Poi in for Toeava.
Keeping us on our toes! Both offer such different styles of wing attack. Maybe this is their trial for the sport for next year's World Cup?
