England were overwhelming victors in the first Royal London ODI against India at Bristol. India must look closely at their tactics throughout the game. In neither innings did they present a positive and carefully conceived approach. When they batted, young Shafali Verma provided the aggressive intent you expect. After she got out to an undignified
England Women have announced a 16-strong squad for the Royal London Series against India. Sophia Dunkley is included, and could make her ODI debut when the series gets underway at Bristol on Sunday June 27. Freya Davies and Sarah Glenn, who returned to their regional teams during the LV= Insurance Test match, are back in
Faulty team selection costs England win A tremendous test match petered out into a tame draw after a day of lurching fortunes. England failed to complete the job – why? Pre-match I suggested Lisa Keightley could do worse than pick three spinners. I contend that the way the fourth day unfolded this view was correct.
The rain held off at the start of play. Sophie Ecclestone exploited the conditions to continue India’s collapse with three quick wickets.
England v India – 2nd Day ‘Fancy a game of the Hundred? The pay’s good.’ ‘No thanks, I think I’ll stick to test cricket.’ The second day at Bristol was totally astonishing. The teams took it in turns to be in total command, only to have their good intentions swept away in a spatter of
England weren’t able to pull away to a position of command despite a fine start Izzy Westbury’s prediction of England’s XI proved as unreliable as mine: no Mady Villiers; instead Sophia Dunkley won a highly deserved first cap and Georgia Elwiss was shunted down to No 7. The way the day evolved let you question
Another question: if it is true that someone at BCCI decided on an England-India test match, why had ECB not already invited the Indians to include one on the fixture-list? It means that no-one at the head of English cricket thought it a good idea. So what was the reasoning? England’s schedule is packed, with
First the Good News A test match will take place. The weather is set fine, for one day at least. DRS will be in operation. Then the other news Pitchgate News that the 4-day game will be played out on a pitch used for a previous T20 match caused uproar. The ECB eventually put out
The England Squad reduced by Two Lisa Keightley has omitted two of her seventeen players before they move from one isolation centre, Loughborough, to another, Bristol. Sarah Glenn and Freya Davies are the unlucky ones. Keightley will cull the squad a third time before the first ball is bowled. With players restricted to bubbles this
England Women have announced a 17-strong squad for the LV= Insurance Test match against India, starting June 16. There is a first international call-up for Central Sparks seamer Emily Arlott, fresh off a hat-trick in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at the weekend, while South East Stars captain Tash Farrant is also included. It’s expected
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