England Women and New Zealand Women will clash in a one-day international at Chester-le-Street, the first of three 50-over fixtures.
Heather Knight's England team are 2/7 to win in Durham, with the White Ferns an 11/4 chance.
The three one-day matches will be followed by five T20 internationals.
You can watch England Women v New Zealand Women on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.
England Women v New Zealand Women starts at 13:00 BST on Wednesday 26th June at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, Durham.
England Women have won 11 and lost just two of their last 13 completed one-day internationals. One of those losses was by seven wickets against New Zealand in Hamilton in April. England won the series 2-1.
New Zealand Women have won only four of their last 10 one-day matches.
England Women wins | 43 |
Ties | 1 |
New Zealand Women wins | 37 |
*H2H stats refer to One-Day internationals
Sophia Dunkley is back in the England squad and battling Maia Bouchier for a start at the top of the order. All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt will have her bowling workload managed throughout the series.
Batter Lauren Down is in the mix five months after giving birth for the first time. Pace bowler Rosemary Mair is still out with a back injury while seamer Lea Tahuhu is on maternity leave.