The composition of the eight regional franchises on 2 July 2023 was particularly interesting. The England squad had just completed an exhausting and unsuccessful test match at Trent Bridge. On that same 2 July the England A squad (of 12) was battling equally unsuccessfully against the Aussies in an ODI. Who was left over to
England Women and England Men to play concurrent white-ball series against Pakistan to open the international summer. England Women return to high-capacity venues including Edgbaston, Headingley, The Ageas Bowl, The Kia Oval and Lord’s following record ticket sales this summer. England Men host Pakistan Men in four IT20s before flying out to defend their ICC
Sunrisers vs Southern Vipers – at Chelmsford, (The Cloud County Ground, Essex) on 2 July 2023 (10h30) Sunrisers staged an ‘astonishing performance’ beating a depleted Vipers side. Sunrisers chalked-up their second ever win at 50 overs under their ex-Scots coach; and their first win under international superstar Dane van Niekerk’s captaincy. Commentators lauded batting performances by England
Question: What’s the last time England fielded two captains against Australia on the same day, when both top-scored, both were left-hand bats and right-arm bowlers? A pause for thought. The answer was 2 July 2023. The honoured pair were Ben Stokes and Grace Scrivens. One of my continuing weaknesses is the inability to be in
South East Stars vs Northern Diamonds – at Beckenham (The County Ground, Kent) on 2 July 2023 (10h30) Defending champions Diamonds leap-frogged Stars into second place, beating Stars home-and-away in both fifth and sixth rounds. With both sides depleted by England ‘call-up,’ acting skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill (pictured) had told reporters that she was making a ‘conscious
England ‘A’ v Australia ‘A’ – Third ODI Teams: the two staffs agreed to include 12 each, but only 11 on the field at a time. Australia: Tahlia Wilson, Maddie Darke, Heather Graham (captain), Charli Knott, Tess Flintoff, Courtney Webb, Nicole Faltum (wk), Maitlan Brown, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Courtney Sippel, Lauren Cheatle England: Bryony Smith (vice-captain),
Now we see Jon Lewis being thoroughly progressive. He and his fellow selectors have had the three T20s at Loughborough to ponder over, and they have made some interesting calls. First and foremost, it’s the squad for the first match only (see below). Second, the captaincy is given to Grace Scrivens. That is a signal
Who to choose for the rest of the Ashes Series On the first of next month England and Australia switch from the sublime, a five-day test match, to ..(ahem), a T20 blast/thump/smash/bash. But this will still form part of the ongoing Ashes series. After their loss at Trent Bridge, it presents England with a near
England Women have named their Vitality IT20 Women’s Ashes squad for their forthcoming fixtures against Australia. Western Storm all-rounder Danielle Gibson receives her first full IT20 call-up after travelling to the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup as a travelling reserve in February and being named in England’s Ashes Test squad earlier this month. Maia
The question should really be: what can the England selectors and coaching staff learn? Jon Lewis’ response after a loss by 85 runs was for the players to go harder. An interesting response after the intense efforts they put in. I would prefer him to have said: ‘I must think harder’. In one sense there
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