It was a great pity that the auld enemy, rain, brought an early end to another game, this time an ODI, at Northampton. Now it was England’s so-called ‘Development‘ side playing the tourists. The fascination for fans was to see the XI Jon Lewis selected, after leaving so many of his T20 squad unemployed. This
England v Pakistan – 3rd T20 Jon Lewis made only one change, resting Lauren Bell and introducing Lauren Filer to form the only fast bowling option in the team. That leaves us wondering who he sees replacing Amy Jones with the gloves, when the need arises. Danni Wyatt made it clear why selectors have gone
England v Pakistan – Second T20 Northampton England romped to an easy win, thus taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Jon Lewis made only one change to the Edgbaston side, Nat Sciver-Brunt replacing Freya Kemp as expected. Lauren Bell had assured us that the team would continue its aggressive approach to the
England v Pakistan Which view of the Edgbaston game do you take? Here are two contrasting responses to start: The performance of England’s top order leaves us wondering just how successful the team can be at World Cup level. The recovery started by Heather Knight and Amy Jones and ensured by the spinners restores our
England Women and England Men to play concurrent white-ball series against Pakistan to open the international summer. England Women return to high-capacity venues including Edgbaston, Headingley, The Ageas Bowl, The Kia Oval and Lord’s following record ticket sales this summer. England Men host Pakistan Men in four IT20s before flying out to defend their ICC
The two matches that completed the group stages of the T20 World Cup could scarcely have been more contrasting. England pushed Pakistan aside with the minimum effort. South Africa kept their large vociferous audience on tenterhooks before returning what looks on paper like a romp. It was far from it. England-Pakistan Jon Lewis answered his
Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 81 not out led England to a record score to defeat Pakistan by 114 runs and go unbeaten in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 group stages. The England vice-captain shared a 100-run partnership with Amy Jones as England posted 213 for five, becoming the first team to pass 200 runs in
England may have secured qualification for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 semi-finals but Amy Jones says her side are still searching for a ‘complete performance’ as they prepare to conclude their group stage against Pakistan. An 11-run victory against India at St George’s Park on Saturday made it three wins from three and
West Indies kept their slender semi-final hopes alive with a nail-biting three-run win over Pakistan that went down to the last ball. Bidding to build on their win over Ireland, Windies opted to bat and posted a below-par 116-6 at Boland Park in Paarl. Skipper Hayley Matthews took key Pakistan wickets early and late in
Jemimah Rodrigues’s ruthless late assault helped power India past rivals Pakistan at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Chasing a target of 150 to win, the Indian No.3 struck a brilliant 53 not out off just 38 deliveries to haul her team over the line with one over remaining. Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof helped anchor
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