It has been suggested, in a recent preview of England’s chances in the coming Six Nations tournament, that full-back and fly-half are positions where the Roses might be short of depth. However, you could point a finger in a different direction. Not for the first time England’s second row is short of numbers. With the
England Women have named their squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in what will be Lisa Keightley’s first tournament as Head Coach. The 15-strong group features one change from the squad that won the IT20 series 3-0 against Pakistan in December, with all-rounder Georgia Elwiss taking the place of Kirstie Gordon. Heather Knight (cap,
The 1st Central County Ground, Hove has further cemented its position as the home of women’s cricket in England and Wales after being chosen to host two England internationals this summer. The ground will welcome England for the fourth and final ODI of their Royal London Series against India (2pm) on Thursday 9th July and
Head coach Charlie Hayter has named his 13-player England women sevens travelling squad for the HSBC New Zealand Sevens [25-26 January]. The group are boosted by the return of Sydney Gregson and Ellie Kildunne following lengthy injury lay-offs and both are in line for their first appearances of the series. Meanwhile, Saracens’ Georgie Lingham also
Head Coach of the Vitality Roses Jess Thirlby has named her 14 strong squad that will compete in the highly anticipated Vitality Netball Nations Cup in January 2020. The England side, which will be captained by Natalie Haythornthwaite, will meet world champions New Zealand, Jamaica and South Africa during the series, which will take place
England Women won the final IT20 against Pakistan in Malaysia to secure a 3-0 series victory. Captain Heather Knight was top-scorer with 43 as her side posted 170/3, and while Pakistan made a decent fist of their reply, they ended on 144/5, 26 runs short of victory. Knight’s team featured a few changes, resting Katherine
England Women took an unassailable 2-0 lead in their IT20 series over Pakistan in Malaysia with a thumping 84-run victory. Amy Jones (89) was the team’s stand-out performer, while Danni Wyatt – making her 100th IT20 cap – made 55, Sophie Ecclestone recorded the impressive figures of 3-1-5-2 and Mady Villiers took two wickets on her first outing
A half-century from Amy Jones and three wickets for Sophie Ecclestone led England to a comfortable victory in the first IT20 against Pakistan in Kuala Lumpur. Jones’ 53 included ten fours and was the stand-out innings on a pitch that didn’t suit aggression. She was ably supported by Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver, while Katherine
Sarah Glenn took four wickets but England’s hopes of a series whitewash in Malaysia were dashed by rain, with the third ODI abandoned after just 37 overs. Glenn’s fine spell had swung the game back towards England after an impressive start by the Pakistani openers, and the hosts had fallen from 96/0 to 145/8 when the rain came.
Following the Vitality Netball World Cup which took place earlier this year in Liverpool, England Netball has recorded its fastest and highest grossing ticket sales to date across two of its upcoming competitions. Since the Vitality Roses; England’s elite netball team, won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and journeyed to bronze at a home
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