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Semi-finalist guide: England

Story so far Charlotte Edwards’ first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup as England head coach has gone impressively so far. Her team has carried their momentum from their warm-up wins over India and Australia into their opening tournament match, bundling South Africa out for just 69 and knocking off the runs without losing a wicket.

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Jones leads England into semi-finals on a winning note

England ensured they will enter the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 semi-finals on a winning note after beating New Zealand by eight wickets and leapfrogging their last four opponents South Africa into second in the group stage standings. Linsey Smith took three wickets as New Zealand were dismissed for 168 in Visakhapatnam, Georgia Plimmer

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RWC Retrospective – Part Five

A look at the final, before and during The Top Tier Regular readers will know I had severe doubts about filling that third and top tier of the stadium. It’s a huge tribute to the organisers that their ambition was proved fully justified. Indeed, we knew back on 19 August that every seat had been

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RWC Retrospective – Part Four

The Semi-finals Long before the semis hove into view everyone knew the tenth RWC was an overwhelming success. In the week between the last eight and the last four the number of previews mushroomed. Every fashionable method of opinion-giving was used to the full. There were pundits everywhere you looked. A few critics moaned at

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