From the start of play the men's test was a dead rubber but the women had everything to play for including stopping the Australians taking home all six trophies across both the Open and Development divisions.
Three changes were made to the Blackjacks with Angela Boyd and Katelyn Inch being rested in the women's and Paul Girdler out in the men's.
Compared to the end of the previous day the third test began in a much more positive way for the Blackjacks winning three of the four opening games.
New Zealand had good wins in both the women's pairs and fours, both teams winning by the same margin 17-14. The men's triples sneaked in 19-18 showing the fight and big points performance that had been at times lacking on the previous two days.