It was inevitable: no sooner had John Mitchell and his staff picked a large squad to start preparations for the Six Nations in March than three of the elect had to forfeit their place. For one of them, Amber Reid, this was the old old story – yet another injury to interrupt her England career.
John Mitchell has named 38 players to attend initial training sessions for the coming international season. They start next week. The full list comes below. First the numbers: not so long ago Simon Middleton included well over 40 players at this stage. That gave him plenty of options at combined and specialist sessions. But it
Hosts secure 347-run win England Women suffered a 347-run defeat in their Test match against India at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. India declared before the start of play, setting England 479 to win but Heather Knight’s side fell to 131 all out inside 27.3 overs. Openers Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley started well before
India Women took control of their Test match with England after impressing on a 19-wicket day at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. England fell to 136 all out in reply to India’s first-innings of 428. Off-spinner Deepti Sharma took 5-7, with Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 59 a significant contribution for England. India decided against the the follow-on,
India Women finished on 410-7 against England on day one of the Test match at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. Four India batters recorded half-centuries including debutants Jemimah Rodrigues and Satheesh Shubha as England’s bowlers fought hard on a batter-friendly pitch. England started brightly as Lauren Bell and Kate Cross removed openers Smriti Mandhana and
The first question we have to ask is: how serious are national boards and the ICC about increasing the number of tests? While you hear that wish expressed on all sides, the effects at ground level are far harder to perceive. For example, the coming test at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai is
Team Bath Netball’s Jayda Pechova helped England secure a hard-earned Vitality Netball International Series victory over South Africa. It was a first Vitality Roses senior appearance on home soil for the 19-year-old defender, who came off the bench in all three matches as England eventually came out on top 2-1 overall. Pechova, a University of Bath
England Women ended their IT20 series against India with a five-wicket defeat at Wankhede Stadium. England headed into the match having sealed the series following victories in the first two meetings. They made four changes from last night’s fixture, Maia Bouchier, Danielle Gibson, Bess Heath and Mahika Gaur coming into the XI. Captain Heather Knight’s
England Women secured an IT20 series victory against India, winning by four wickets at Wankhede Stadium. Heather Knight made one change to the side who won the opening IT20 on Wednesday, Charlie Dean coming in for Mahika Gaur. Player of the match Dean opened the bowling and made an instant impact, taking a wicket with
Emma Lamb has been withdrawn from the England Women Test squad to play India due to a back problem. Lamb has returned home to the UK where she will see a spinal surgeon to determine next steps. Maia Bouchier has been called up to the Test squad while Kirstie Gordon also links up with Heather
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