In the Crosshairs: Kate targets World Cup success in Bangladesh

Kate Cross thinks England’s new mentality can help them challenge Australia. By Neil Goulding Kate Cross didn’t have far to look...

Transgender athletes banned from playing international women’s cricket by ICC

Transgender players who have been through male puberty will not be able to play international women’s cricket under new gender eligibility...

Australia skipper Meg Lanning calls time on glittering international career

Australia captain Meg Lanning has announced her retirement from international cricket. The 31-year-old made her international debut in December 2010 and...

Cricket among sports put forward for inclusion at the 2028 Olympics

Cricket is on the verge of returning to the Olympics for the first time in 128 years after the sport was...

Chamari’s changing the face of cricket

By Tawhid Qureshi Sri Lanka women’s cricket is currently riding the crest of a wave and their captain, 33-year-old Chamari Athapaththu,...

Sri Lanka give a glimpse of a very different future

View from Down Under THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN It’s been a marvellous summer for women’s cricket in England, with a hugely...

England put to sword by Athapaththu

By Taha Hashim Chamari Athapaththu struck 55 off just 31 balls as Sri Lanka pulled off a historic eight-wicket win over...

World Cup winner Alex Hartley to retire after The Hundred

Alex Hartley, part of the England side that won the 2017 Women’s World Cup on home soil, has announced she will...

Kaur: I have no regrets

By Tawhid Qureshi “I don’t regret anything, I just said what I felt and saw and witnessed.” Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur...

ENGLAND ODI SERIES PLAYER RATINGS

Heather Knight The skipper led from the front, recapturing her form with a matchdefining 75* at Bristol and a crucial 67...

Women’s Ashes is on fire!

Jo Harman on five big talking points from the greatest series of its kind in history 1 RECORD ATTENDANCES Speaking ahead...

AUSTRALIA ODI SERIES PLAYER RATINGS

Alyssa Healy Three low scores and oversaw a rare bilateral series defeat while deputising as skipper for Meg Lanning Rating: 3/10...

Have England closed the gap on Australia?

VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN "In terms of a gap it’s just that we’ve been really consistent.” “I...

Sciver-Brunt leads England to ODI series win as Ashes end all square

Nat Sciver-Brunt was the hero again as England claimed a Women’s Ashes series draw with a 69-run win over Australia on...

Australia retain Ashes as England fall short despite Sciver-Brunt century

Australia retained the Women’s Ashes after Nat Sciver-Brunt’s excellent innings of 111 not out could not prevent England suffering an agonising...

England win thriller to keep Ashes dream alive

By Georgie Heath England claimed a nail-biting three-run victory over Australia in the second T20I at The Oval on Wednesday to...

All-female team showcase career options

History was made at Edgbaston before a ball had even been bowled in the first T20I of the Women’s Ashes, with...

Sciver-Brunt expects Aussie reaction as England bid to extend Ashes fight

Nat Sciver-Brunt says England are expecting to face a fired-up Australia when they attempt to stay in the hunt for the...

Filer off to a flier

A few eyebrows were raised when England’s Test XI included uncapped 22-year-old Lauren Filer ahead of Issy Wong, the star of...

Now we’re five alive!

Georgie Heath celebrates the novelty of a fifth-day finish in the women’s Test at Trent Bridge The first five-day women’s Test...

Gardner on fire to leave England up against it

England have been left with a mountain to climb to regain the Women’s Ashes after Australia seized the upper hand in...

Aussies fend off Tammy double

By Taha Hashim England Women 463 (Beaumont 208, N.Sciver-Brunt 78, Knight 57) (Gardner 4-99, McGrath 3-24) Australia Women 473 (Sutherland 137*,...

‘I’m 82 but I still feel young’

Enid Bakewell, the trailblazing former England all-rounder, tells Jo Harman about how she had to sell potatoes to fund her career...

Five-day focus

The Women’s Ashes gets underway on June 22 with a five-day Test at Trent Bridge It was some game in Canberra....

Australia – gunning to retain the Ashes

The Cricket Paper looks at England women's opposition ahead of the hotly-anticipated series starting on Thursday Alyssa Healy Age: 33 Role:...