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Who’s in your England team?

Lisa Keightley’s options for Chelmsford Tomorrow, Wednesday, England will complete their multi-format series against India. If India win the third T20 at Chelmsford, they will draw 8-8. That would be a huge setback for England. We will learn a lot about English structures of command and policy from the side that is picked. This is

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If you want tension…

England v India Second T20 Hove England failed to reproduce their best form, allowing India to creep within two points of them in the multi-format series. Where did it all go wrong? Heather Knight did her job, winning the toss and asking the visitors to bat first. One surprise was to see Nat Sciver given

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Gunning for Victory

Charlotte Edwards Cup – Round Three Western Storm v Northern Diamonds The one nail-biter over came at Taunton where Jenny Gunn was needed once more to pull the trigger at the end of a fraught game. Storm’s total of 106 looked barely adequate; Linsey Smith put the visitors on top right at the start, pinning

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England Women Out-score India in Rain-Affected Match

Sciver Strikes Match-Winning Fifty At Two Runs-per-ball England Women v India Women 1st T20I Northampton on Friday 9th July As heard on radio Sports Xtra, the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method was applied to a rain-affected match awarding England Women a convincing win – having scored at a faster rate  *All Rounder Natalie Sciver’s match-winning half-century was top score for the match with

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England v India – First T20

England dominated the first of three T20 games at Northampton before the rain set in. It gives them an unassailable series lead 8-4 with 4 more points available. Tammy Beaumont and Danni Wyatt are a knowing opening pair; they played tip-and-run at the start, but only Wyatt was able to get things moving fast, setting

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