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England got home with one wicket to spare. Photo: Getty Images/ICC

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

Knight and Ecclestone were there at the end. Photo: Getty Images

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 sealed the win in the final over. Photo: Getty Images/ICC

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.

Cross (27) and Ecclestone (33*) nearly saw England home. Photo: Getty Images

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

Sciver scored her fourth ODI ton. Photo: Getty Images

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

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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

Sophia Dunkley during last year's IT20 series against India. Photo: Getty Images

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

The team fly to New Zealand today. Photo: Getty Images

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

There's one match left in the Women's Ashes. Photo: Getty Images

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 have retained the Women's Ashes. Photo: Getty Images

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

Sciver made 58 but England couldn't get over the line. Photo: Getty Images

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

Tammy Beaumont caught Rachael Haynes at short leg to leave Australia 12-2. Photo: Getty Images

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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