Maple Leafs v Wallaroos Ottawa, July 14 This had the makings of one of the few tight match-ups in the final series of Pacific 4 matches. The Wallaroos had shown enormous improvement in their previous games, beating the Eagles with ease. The Maple Leafs knew they couldn’t take things lightly (as if they ever would).
England v Australia First ODI Bristol, 12 July 2023 Have you studied sports psychology? No? Nor have I. So how do we explain how this game turned out the way it did? England won an extraordinary third match on the trot against an Australian eleven that is quite unused to reverses. In Australia’s innings England
After the Trent Bridge test match Jon Lewis has made two changes for his ODI squad to face Australia in the final trio of games in the 2023 Ashes. Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Filer reappear at the expense of Alice Davidson-Richards and Emma Lamb. Heather Knight (captain, Western Storm) Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze) Lauren Bell
England v Australia – Third T20 Lord’s – Attendance 21,610! England achieved the impossible by beating the world champions for the second time in three, to inflict a first series defeat on the Aussies for six years. Gold shirts were spotted leaving the ground before the final action. For most of the Australian innings the
Pacific Four Series, Ottawa The Wallaroos demolished the Eagles, to gain their first win over them for two decades. The rest of the world must sit up and take notice. For a squad so lacking international contests, most of the opposition coming from relentless Kiwis, their standard of play reached remarkable heights. From the first,
Three-match We Got Game ODI Series in the Metro Bank Women’s Ashes Series officially a sell-out Vitality IT20 Series sets two consecutive record attendances, ticket sales approaching 20,000 for Lord’s Over 94,000 tickets sold for the Metro Bank Women’s Ashes Series The We Got Game ODI Series between England Women and Australia Women in the
England v Australia – T20 The Oval Teams: England Heather Knight (captain), Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt Australia Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy (captain), Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Grace Harris, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Darcie
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
Australia v New Zealand, Brisbane To all you 34-year-old management consultants out there, here’s your role model! Kate Henwood, who had never been part of a representative rugby squad till last February, finds herself vaulted into the Black Ferns’ side to face the Wallaroos in the first of two traditional cross-Tasman tests. Her two children
Trent Bridge The call for 5-day tests was justified. This was a great game of cricket. Whatever England achieved – and it was plenty – the Australians found an answer, as they nearly always do. The final turning point came late yesterday, when the heart of England’s batting was shredded. That third Innings After a
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