England spinners Linsey Smith and Charlie Dean impressed as the 2009 champions beat Bangladesh by 21 runs in their opening ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 match. Smith claimed two for 11 and Dean two for 22 as Bangladesh struggled in pursuit of England’s 118 for seven, in which Danni Wyatt-Hodge top scored with 41.
The England Women U19 squad for the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup 2025 in Malaysia has been named. Spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman impressed domestically and produced some stand-out performances for Southern Brave in this year’s edition of The Hundred and is selected while Davina Perrin, who featured in the 2023 edition of the ICC Women’s U19
Round Two of WXV1 sees the old foes meet up again. They met barely three weeks ago in outer London, the hosts winning 24-12. John Mitchell has announced his team: 15 KILDUNNE 14 DOW 13 ROWLAND 12 HEARD 11 BREACH 10 AITCHISON 9 HUNT 1 BOTTERMAN 2 COKAYNE 3 MUIR 4 ALDCROFT 5 WARD 6
WXV1 – USA v England BC Place, Vancouver Hors d’Oeuvre (for your main course, please scroll down the menu) USA rugby is in a mess. It faces two RWCs (men’s and women’s) in the early 2030s and suffers from underfunding and lack of focus. The one bright spot is the success of the women’s 7s
Sensible choices made I’m absolutely delighted to see who John Mitchell has chosen to face USA in the first match of the campaign in Vancouver. The squad: 15 Ellie Kildunne 14 Bo Westcombe-Evans, 13 Emily Scarratt, 12 Phoebe Murray, 11 Jess Breach; 10 Zoe Harrison, 9 Lucy Packer, 1 Mackenzie Carson, 2 Lark Atkin-Davies, 3
Two uncapped additions These are the 30 Red Roses who will fly to Vancouver for the 2024 WXV1 tournament: Sarah Bern, Hannah Botterman, Mackenzie Carson, Kelsey Clifford, Amy Cokayne, Lark Atkin-Davies, Connie Powell, Maud Muir, Zoe Aldcroft, Rosie Galligan, Lilli Ives Campion, Abbie Ward, Georgia Brock, Maddie Feaunati, Alex Matthews, Marlie Packer, Morwenna Talling, Natasha
Nervy England come out on top “The biggest challenge in women’s rugby” (NZR) Both sides looked nervous in the opening phases, the Black Ferns justifiably, the Red Roses less so. The game rarely developed into well-structured spells of possession, but England had the sharper edge, winning the try battle 4-2. The first dangerous attack came
Can a Royal Hug make the Difference? The Black Ferns were invited to Buckingham Palace. The Red Roses became so many Cinderellas not invited to the ball. The decisive factor? Here are the teams the two Kiwi head coaches have conjured up: England 15 Ellie Kildunne 14 Abby Dow 13 Emily Scarratt 12 Tatyana Heard
Ireland v England – Third ODI Let’s put a few building-blocks in place first. Ireland were reappearing after a disastrous performance two days earlier, 45 all out. England were 2-0 up. A few changes: Davis and Wong out for England; Macdonald-Gay and Baker in. For Ireland Alana Dalzell replaced Arlene Kelly. The weather was a
John Mitchell has his own way of producing a match-day squad. I hope his players approve of it. Once again he lists a large group from whom a final selection will be made (see below). This time it’s 35-strong, so a round dozen are going to be disappointed on the big occasion. If I’m anything
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