Amy Jones hit an unbeaten 92 as England Women began their ODI series with a four-wicket victory against New Zealand at the Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington. Heather Knight’s side needed 208 to win and were 79-6 before a record unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 130 between Jones and Charlie Dean sealed victory. A fine bowling effort
England v Cymru Six Nations, Round Two – Ashton Gate, Bristol One of the greatest pleasures of the game was the quality and variety of the English passing. It created several of the eight tries they scored. Yet the game had parallels with last year’s. In both Wales were right on top at the start
England Women ended their IT20 series with a five-wicket victory against New Zealand at the Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington. Heather Knight made one change to the side who sealed the series in Wednesday’s match at the same venue, Lauren Filer coming in for Lauren Bell. Early wickets from Nat Sciver-Brunt saw Bernadine Bezuidenhout and Amelia
Round Two Saturday Games There are two Saturday games this weekend Scotland v France, The Hive, Edinburgh; KO 14.15 Teams Scotland 15 Meryl Smith 14 Rhona Lloyd 13 Emma Orr 12 Lisa Thomson 11 Coreen Grant 10 Helen Nelson 9 Caity Mattinson 1 Leah Bartlett 2 Elis Martin 3 Christine Belisle 4 Emma Wassell 5
Sophie Ellis-Bextor will take to the stage at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 20 April for the England (Red Roses) v Ireland Guinness Women’s Six Nations match. The British pop sensation will perform fan favourites at half-time, such as “Murder On The Dancefloor”, which is back in the charts for the first time in 20 years
England Women beat New Zealand by 47 runs at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington. Player of the Match Maia Bouchier impressed again, scoring 91 off 56 balls. The result means England win the series with a game to spare. The match saw the return of Women’s Premier League (WPL) quartet Alice Capsey, Sophie Ecclestone, Nat Sciver-Brunt
The schedule for England’s 2025 Women’s Ashes Series in Australia has been confirmed. Following a well-contested drawn and record-breaking Ashes series on home soil last year, Heather Knight’s outfit head down under to play a multi-format series to contest three ODIs in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Test will be a
Selection We knew one feature of John Mitchell’s selection policy for the opening round: to start with the returning stars, absent far too long with injury. That meant Emily Scarratt retaining the 12 shirt she uses for Lightning; Zoe Harrison at 10, which meant deciding what to do with Holly Aitchison; and Abbie Ward, which
Six Nations – Italy v England Not for the first time the final score hides a mass of detail. In less than twelve minutes of play Sarah Beckett’s involvement in this season’s Six Nations may have come to an end. She was found guilty of the so-called ‘croc-roll’, was shown a yellow card, then became
Maia Bouchier scored her first IT20 half century as England Women were beaten in their third encounter of a five-match series against New Zealand with the hosts winning by three runs at Saxton Oval, Nelson. The result means England lead the series by two games to one with two matches remaining. Heather Knight named an
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