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  • England Women win thriller at Eden Park

    England Women 204-9 beat New Zealand Women 203 by one wicket
    England Women scraped over the line in a thriller at Eden Park to win their second of four must-win games and maintain their hopes of reaching the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup semi-finals.
    Up against hosts New Zealand at Eden Park, they were well placed at the interval after the bowlers combined brilliantly to bowl out Sophie Devi

  • England Women on the board after victory over India

    England Women 136-6 beat India Women 134 by four wickets
    England Women kept their ICC Women's World Cup hopes alive with a four-wicket win over India in Mount Maunganui.
    Needing to win all four of their remaining games to be in with a chance of making the semi-finals, Heather Knight's bowlers stood up to bowl India out for just 134.
    Anya Shrubsole got her team going in a much improved per

  • South Africa overcome England in Mount Maunganui

    South Africa Women 236-7 beat England Women 235-9 by three wickets
    South Africa Women got over the line in another nervy World Cup encounter to consign England Women to their third defeat from three games.
    With four games left, Heather Knight's team are still able to qualify for the semi-finals but in all likelihood will need to win all four games and rely on other results going their way.

  • England Women lose to West Indies in Dunedin

    West Indies Women 225-6 beat England Women 216 by 7 runs
    England Women fell to another narrow defeat in their second ICC Women's World Cup match, losing to West Indies by 7 runs in Dunedin.
    In a topsy-turvy encounter, Heather Knight's side were indebted to Sophie Ecclestone - with both bat and ball - and the young left-arm spinner nearly won it for her team after a fine ninth-wicket partner

  • England Women fall short despite Sciver century

    Australia Women 310-3 beat England Women 298-8 by 12 runs 
    England Women narrowly lost their ICC Women's World Cup opener against Australia Women in Hamilton despite a brave chase.
    Set a record 311 to win, Tammy Beaumont (74) and Nat Sciver (109*) took England to 298-8 but with 16 needed from the final over it wasn't quite enough, with Heather Knight's team falling 12 runs short.
    Sciver h

  • UNDER EMBARGO (7:30am FRIDAY 4 MARCH 2022): ECB LAUNCHES NEW WOMEN’S & GIRLS’ PLATFORM WE GOT GAME TO TURBOCHARGE THE PROFILE OF WOMEN’S CRICKET

    UNDER EMBARGO (7:30am FRIDAY 4 MARCH 2022): LINK TO ALL ASSETS AND CONTENT - https://we.tl/t-A2VHsHME5D

    As the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 kicks off in New Zealand, and England Women look to defend their title, We Got Game goes live with a standalone Instagram channel and content inspired by both professional and grassroots players

    We Got Game is a new platform designed to e

  • England Women to host South Africa and India in 2022

    England Women will host South Africa and India in the summer of 2022, with visits to Lord's and the Riverside Ground.
    South Africa will be the first visitors from June-July, competing in a multi-format series which takes in an LV= Insurance Test match, three Royal London Internationals and three Vitality IT20s.
    After the Commonwealth Games and The Hundred, India will be the opponents for thr

  • England Women announce ICC Women's World Cup Squad

    England Women have announced their squad for the ICC Women’s World Cup in New Zealand.
    Fifteen players have been chosen to try and retain the trophy that Heather Knight’s team lifted at Lord’s in 2017, alongside two travelling reserves.
    England Women’s Squad
    Heather Knight (Western Storm, cap)
    Tammy Beaumont (Lightning)
    Katherine Brunt (Northern Diamonds)
    Freya Davies (South Eas

  • Australia Women win Ashes outright after ODI victory

    Australia Women 131-5 beat England Women 129 by five wickets
    Australia Women won the second ODI to win the Women's Ashes outright after a disappointing performance from England Women in Melbourne.
    The hosts bowled out Heather Knight's team for 129 and chased the total down for the loss of five wickets.
    The result means Australia Women go 10-4 up in the multi-format series with one match l

  • Australia Women retain the Women's Ashes with ODI win

    Australia Women 205-9 beat England Women 178 by 27 runs
    Australia Women won the first Women's Ashes ODI by 27 runs to go 8-4 up in the multi-format series and retain the Women's Ashes.
    At the half-way stage England looked well set to be in the game after bowling brilliantly to restrict the hosts to 205-9, but Darcie Brown (4-34) and the Australian bowlers took wickets consistently to take th

  • England Women and Australia Women draw thrilling Test

    England Women (297 and 245-9) drew with Australia Women (337-9 dec and 217-7 dec)
    England Women and Australia Women played out a thrilling draw in the Commonwealth Bank Women's Ashes Test match.
    Set an improbable 257 to win in 48 overs, Heather Knight and her team went about pulling off a record chase and with balls ticking away the visitors appeared to have become the favourites - after Kni

  • Rain interrupts intriguingly poised Test at Canberra

    Australia Women (337-9 dec and 12-2) lead England Women (297) by 52 runs
    Katherine Brunt took two early wickets in Australia's second innings before the rain intervened to interrupt an intriguingly poised Test match at Canberra.
    Australia Women will resume on 12-2 on the final morning, leading by 52 runs.
    Before the rain came Heather Knight had continued her fine innings to end on 168 not

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