The return of Ecclestone, the world’s number one bowler in ODIs and ranked fourth in T20s, has dominated the build-up to the series as she returns to the England fold for the first time since the Ashes. The left-arm spinner made headlines for her off-field behaviour in Australia when she refused a TV interview with...
Fielding has been one of England’s biggest areas for improvement, with six drops seeing them prematurely knocked out in T20 World Cup group stage and seven on day one of the Ashes Test alone. They took 38 catches in this series but still dropped 13 chances, giving them a 75% catch efficiency. That is up...
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hits an unbeaten 57 off 33 balls to help England beat West Indies by nine wickets in the third One Day International and claim a 3-0 series win at Taunton. READ MORE: Ruthless England seal series clean sweep v Windies Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
England sealed a comprehensive one-day international series clean sweep over West Indies with a nine-wicket thrashing in a rain-affected encounter at Taunton. Set a target of just 106 in a match reduced to 21 overs a side, England cruised to victory in 10.5 overs with captain Nat Sciver-Brunt finishing unbeaten on 57 from 33 balls....
Theo was with Sciver-Brunt during the T20 series which concluded on Monday and the first one-day international on Friday in Derby, where Katherine was working as a commentator for the BBC. The matches were England’s first under the all-rounder and new coach Charlotte Edwards, who were appointed after Heather Knight and Jon Lewis were sacked...
England head coach Charlotte Edwards has confirmed that captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is unlikely to bowl this summer. All-rounder Sciver-Brunt, 32, has been recovering from a long-standing Achilles problem which worsened during England’s thrashing by Australia in the Women’s Ashes at the start of the year. She subsequently played a starring role in Mumbai Indians’ Women’s...
England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the T20 series with a dominant nine-wicket thrashing of West Indies at Hove. Chasing just 82 to win, England reached their target off 9.2 overs with new captain Nat Sciver-Brunt unbeaten on 55 from 31 balls and Sophia Dunkley scoring 24 not out. Danni Wyatt-Hodge fell to the...
“I first met Natalie when I was working at Loughborough University,” says former fast bowler Katherine. “She was trialling at the National Cricket Performance Centre there. “She came in with an arm brace on because her elbow hyper-extends. Mark Lane, the England coach at the time, was trying to wind me up saying she could...
There had been some worries regarding Sciver-Brunt’s workload with the captaincy, considering her importance as England’s best batter and one of their most experienced bowlers, but Edwards said she was confident that she could relieve some of the pressure and allow her to focus on the on-field matters. Another criticism of England’s set-up – and...
England have appointed all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt as their new captain. Sciver-Brunt, 32, replaces Heather Knight after nine years in the role and is just the fourth permanent women’s captain since 2000. Knight was sacked in March as a result of a review into the humiliating 16-0 Ashes defeat earlier in the year. Head coach Jon...
At her unveiling, Edwards said she wanted her captain to be “someone who leads from the front in everything they do, someone who has the respect of the current playing group”. Sciver-Brunt was part of the team that won the 2017 World Cup and has played 259 times for England across formats. She averages 46.47...
Nat Johnson has been called up to the Northern Ireland women’s squad for the Nations League double-header against Romania. The Nottingham Forest full-back replaces injured Rangers defender Laura Rafferty in Tanya Oxtoby’s 23-player squad. Johnson has won three caps for NI after making her debut in a 1-0 win against Croatia in the Euro play-off...
After winning the toss and batting first in the finals of the 2023 and 2024 WPLs – both of which they lost – Capitals skipper Lanning this time opted to bowl at the Brabourne Stadium when the coin came down in her favour. It seemed the right ploy when the Capitals squeezed their opponents early...