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The old guard see England comfortably into the final
Knight and Sciver-Brunt show class and experience to steer unsteady England to Lord’s showdown Old enemy Australia await England on Sunday Coach Edwards vindicated after 15 months of sticking with the core of the team who failed at the last World Cup. When Charlotte Edwards became England coach in the Spring of 2025 after a T20 World Cup group stage exit and an Ashes whitewash, she had 15 months to prepare a team for a home World Cup at which they were expected to compete str
Richard Starkie
12 minutes ago4 min read
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The old guard see England comfortably into the final
Knight and Sciver-Brunt show class and experience to steer unsteady England to Lord’s showdown Old enemy Australia await England on Sunday Coach Edwards vindicated after 15 months of sticking with the core of the team who failed at the last World Cup. When Charlotte Edwards became England coach in the Spring of 2025 after a T20 World Cup group stage exit and an Ashes whitewash, she had 15 months to prepare a team for a home World Cup at which they were expected to compete str
Richard Starkie
12 minutes ago4 min read
Returning Sciver-Brunt heroic as England reach T20 World Cup Final
England reached their home T20 World Cup final with a 40-run win over serial finalists South Africa. After a shaky start, slipping to 23/3, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight motored a game-changing 133-run partnership to boost England’s hopes. Clinical fielding and poor shots from South Africa put England back in control of the game, the serial chokers crumbling at the hands of the hosts. “When you see a home World Cup in the diary, you sort of imagine yourself there at the
Polly Starkie
19 minutes ago4 min read
Merciless Australia rapidly end West Indies’ World Cup dream
Australia (127/2) beat West Indies (125/7) by 8 wickets with 42 balls remaining West Indies crawl along to set an inadequate 125/7 Cameo by Dottin fails to take total much past a run a ball Gardner’s exceptional bowling a highlight for Australia Australia knock off the runs with 42 balls to spare Frustrated Matthews bemoans lack of investment by West Indies cricket. As Australia clinically pulverised the West Indies in today’s World Cup semi-final at The Oval, the stadium so
Richard Starkie
2 days ago4 min read
Experienced Aussies end India's T20 World Cup hopes
“Australia have this in the bag” is what Laura Wolvaardt said in the post-match press conference after her South Africa side beat Bangladesh in a shaky win at Lord’s. Wolvaardt’s prediction, or hope, came to fruition as Australia secured a six wicket victory to knock India out of the T20 World Cup and put South Africa through to a semi-final. Thousands of blue shirts filled up the stands as the morning game progressed. There was more interest from the patches of blue at the I
Polly Starkie
4 days ago2 min read
Jittery South Africa look a long way from lifting the trophy
South Africa (118/6) beat Bangladesh (117/5) by 4 wickets with 4 balls to spare Bangladesh set an under-par 117/5 Kapp and Ismail restrict Bangladesh batters with fiery bowling Joty’s rapid 32 from 20 adds gloss to a poor batting display South Africa make heavy weather of chasing a modest target South Africa await result of India-Australia to find out if they qualify “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does
Richard Starkie
4 days ago3 min read
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