Brief break after 10 games in a row for White Ferns

New Zealand's CLEAR White Ferns have been given a couple of days off from their CricInfo Women's World Cup campaign after the demolition job on England today.

Most of the side will return to their homes in a bid to freshen up for Wednesday's semi-final with India at BIL Oval.

Coach Mike Shrimpton said the result of New Zealand's strong finish to the round-robin side of the competition is a selection headache for the selectors as they ponder their middle and lower-order for the Indian game.

"That's always healthy," he said.

But in reviewing the competition he said he felt there was a degree of complacency today and in the game against India once the players felt the games were won.

"The wicket today was a 260-280 wicket and we were 100 in the 17th over but only 150 in the 31st over and two wickets down.

"For the earliest time in our starts in the competition we broke up the inner circle in the 20th over. But our batting strategy didn't change. We kept trying to hit boundaries instead of ones and twos. We weren't flexible enough and England bowled tidily.

"Helen Watson played a cameo innings at the end but 238 was possibly a little flattering for us," he said.

The loss of Debbie Hockley and Emily Drumm in successive overs had upset the momentum.

"We lost our way for a period of time," he said.

New Zealand's ground fielding was also less than what he wanted although he admitted that after 10 games, three of them before the World Cup, it had been a long campaign for the side. He felt sure the chance to have a couple of days off would be a help for the side.

From the overall tournament point of view he felt there had been a noticeable change in the standard of teams. He felt that was a reflection of sides being able to see each other play by staying in the same area for the tournament.

"You get the chance to watch the strategies of other teams. Previously when teams have been spread far and wide that hasn't provided the opportunities for teams to learn.

"We have watched some of the less-fancied teams making notable advances in their own games," he said.