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Keightley during the successful South Africa series this summer. Photo: Getty Images

Lisa Keightley to leave role as England Women’s Head Coach

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that England Women’s Head Coach Lisa Keightley is to leave her role at the end of the summer after informing the ECB she wouldn’t be seeking a contract extension.

Keightley has been in the role since January 2020, taking the team to the semi-final of the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and the final of the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup.

Team England's cricketers lost to New Zealand in the Bronze Medal match. Photo: Getty Images

New Zealand win bronze medal at Commonwealth Games

New Zealand 111-2 beat Team England 110-9 by eight wickets
Team England's cricketers missed out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games after New Zealand comfortably won the Bronze Medal match at Edgbaston by eight wickets.
Nat Sciver's side - who lost their semi-final to India yesterday - could only post 110-9 after choosing to bat first and New Zealand had few issues chasing it down, doing so

England will compete for bronze tomorrow. Photo: Getty Images

India win Commonwealth Games semi-final

India 164-5 beat Team England 161-6 by 4 runs
India won the Commonwealth Games semi-final to deny Team England's cricketers a place in the final and a shot at the gold medal.
In front of another massive Edgbaston crowd, India posted 164-5 - thanks in main to a fine innings of 61 from Smriti Mandhana - and England fell four runs short.
Nat Sciver's side will compete for the bronze medal to

Katherine Brunt continued her fine Commonwealth Games. Photo: Getty Images

Team England cricketers breeze into semi-final with resounding victory

Team England 72-3 beat New Zealand 71-9 by seven wickets
Team England's cricketers breezed into the semi-final of the Commonwealth Games with a resounding victory over New Zealand in front of a large and loud Edgbaston crowd.
Almost 11,000 were at Birmingham to see England's bowlers on top form. Katherine Brunt continued her excellent Commonwealth Games to help reduce New Zealand to 14-3, a

Katherine Brunt scored an unbeaten 38 and took 1-16. Photo: Getty Images

Brunt's all-round efforts earn Team England's cricketers a second win

Team England 167-5 beat South Africa 141-4 by 26 runs
Katherine Brunt was the star of the day for Team England's cricketers as they beat South Africa by 26 runs at Edgbaston to move one step nearer to the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games.
Brunt made an unbeaten 38 with the bat and put on a record sixth-wicket partnership of 73 with local girl Amy Jones to guide her team to 167-5.
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Birmingham local Issy Wong took 2-10. Photo: Getty Images

Team England's cricketers mark Commonwealth Games debut with victory

Team England 109-5 beat Sri Lanka 107-9 by five wickets
England Women kicked off their Commonwealth Games campaign with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in front of a large Edgbaston crowd.
With Heather Knight not yet recovered from her hip injury, Nat Sciver once again deputised as captain. Her team, in their all-red Team England kit, were asked to bowl first and restricted Sri Lanka to 106

Freya Kemp celebrates her first international wicket. Photo: Getty Images

England Women overcome South Africa to round off series

England Women 176-6 beat South Africa 138-6 by 38 runs
England Women won the final match of the multi-format series against South Africa at Derby to run out 14-2 winners in the multi-format series.
Freya Kemp made her debut - the second 17-year-old to make their England bow in a week - and took her maiden international wickets, while Alice Capsey shone on her first outing with the bat for he

Amy Jones and Maia Bouchier celebrate hitting the winning runs. Photo: Getty Images

England Women ease to Vitality IT20 victory in Worcester

England Women 151-4 beat South Africa 148-6 by six wickets
England Women won the second Vitality IT20 at Worcester to take a 12-2 lead in the multi-format series.
With Heather Knight nursing a hip injury, Nat Sciver took the reins. She won the toss and England's bowlers kept it tight to restrict South Africa to 148-6 on a good pitch.
Danni Wyatt and Sophia Dunkley continued their recent f

Dunkley made 59 from 39 balls. Photo: Getty Images

England Women clinch multi-format series with IT20 victory

England Women 114-4 beat South Africa 111/9 by six wickets
Katherine Brunt recorded her best IT20 figures and Sophia Dunkley made 59 as England Women won the first Vitality IT20 at Essex to confirm victory in the multi-format series against South Africa.
Brunt’s masterful 4-15 rolled back the years and restricted the visitors to 111-9. Dunkley - in a new role opening the innings - continued

Beaumont scored her ninth ODI hundred. Photo: Getty Images

Record-levelling Beaumont ton sees England to ODI clean-sweep

England 371-7 beat South Africa 262 by 109 runs
Tammy Beaumont scored her ninth ODI century to go level with Charlotte Edwards on the list of England Women’s top ODI centurions and guide her team to a clean-sweep in the Royal London Series.
Beaumont, who before the game celebrated becoming the eighth Englishwoman to pass 200 all-format appearances, put on 149 with Emma Lamb inside 23 overs,

Heather Knight will captain Team England in the Commonwealth Games. Photo: Getty Images

Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp selected in Commonwealth Games squad

England Women have picked their squad to represent Team England in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be hosted in Birmingham.

The 15 players will make history as the first cricketers to represent England in the Commonwealth Games.
There are first international call-ups for teenagers Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp, while Issy Wong will get a chance to represent her country in her home city – h

Sophia Dunkley celebrates her hundred in Bristol. Photo: Getty Images

Dunkley hundred leads England Women to victory in Bristol

England Women 337-5 beat South Africa Women 223 by 114 runs
Sophia Dunkley was the stand-out performer at Bristol as she scored her first international hundred to drive England Women towards a big total and a convincing victory over South Africa.
The 23-year-old - relishing the opportunity to bat at No.3 - put on 142 for the third wicket with Nat Sciver as the hosts amassed 337-5, their seve

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