England 396-6 dec drew with India 231 & 344-8 (f/o)
India Women held on to draw the LV= Insurance Test at Bristol.
With the visitors reduced to 199-7 ahead of tea on the final day, the most likely outcome seemed to be an England win, but Sneh Rana and Taniya Bhatia dug in to put on 104 for the ninth wicket to secure the draw and see the points shared.
It means the multi-format series
India 83-1 and 231 trail England 396-9 dec by 82 runs
England Women were frustrated by a combination of rain and Shafali Verma on day three of the LV= Insurance Test.
India trail by 82 runs going into the final day, having been asked to follow on, with 108 overs due to be bowled tomorrow.
Earlier Sophie Ecclestone had taken 4-88 to close the visitors’ first innings on 231.
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India 187-5 (England 396-9 dec)
England Women took five late wickets across a dramatic final hour on day two of the LV= Insurance Test at Bristol.
Shafali Verma (96) and Smriti Mandhana (78) had taken their team to 167-0 but the late flurry of wickets saw the visitors close on 187-5, 209 in arrears.
Sophia Dunkley had earlier made a maiden Test half-century on debut - and Anya Shrubsole r
England Women 269-6
England Women’s captain Heather Knight fell agonisingly short of a second Test century – on the day she made her 100th appearance as England skipper – as the hosts ended day one of the LV= Insurance Test on 269-6.
Four Indian wickets in the final session saw the visitors wrestle back some momentum to leave the game evenly poised heading into day two.
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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 the squad will be trimmed ahead of the Test match to
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced the England Women Central Contracts for 2021-22.
Seventeen contracts have been awarded, with Sophia Dunkley receiving her first Central Contract.
The contracts run from May 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022 in order to align with the professional contracts at the eight Regional teams.
Tammy Beaumont (Lightning)
Katherine Brunt (Norther
Men’s Ashes Test Series will commence in Brisbane on 8 December 2021
The fifth Men’s Ashes Test will take place at Optus Stadium, Perth on 14 January 2022
Women’s Ashes will start on 27 January 2022 in Canberra
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) have confirmed the Men’s and Women’s Ashes schedule for 2021-22 to be staged in Australia.
Men’s Ashes Tes
England cricketers Chris Woakes and Sophie Ecclestone, who are also set to play in The Hundred this summer, have written a letter to more than 150,000 kids and their parents around the country about the positive role cricket can play in their lives The two international players visited their old primary schools to read the letters to pupils Exacerbated by the pandemic, a recent survey has reveal
England Women will host India and New Zealand in 2021.
England Women will host India and New Zealand in 2021.
Lifebuoy becomes Official Hygiene Partner of England Cricket, incorporating men’s, women’s, and disability teams at an elite level ECB and Lifebuoy to provide all recreational cricket clubs with a free ECB Hygiene Bundle The world’s number one hygiene soap1 brand is also providing tens of thousands of cricket-playing children with hand sanitiser packs through involvement with All Stars Cricket &
England Women beat New Zealand by 32 runs
England Women won the final IT20 in New Zealand to secure a 3-0 series victory.
Important contributions from Sophia Dunkley - batting at No.4 in the absence of injured captain Heather Knight - and Fran Wilson took stand-in skipper Nat Sciver's side to 129-9.
In reply the wickets were shared around but Katherine Brunt set the tone with two wickets
