Sophie Ecclestone

Four Australians in ICC's Most Valuable Team of women's World Cup, no Indian makes cut

Four Australians made the team, including Player of the Tournament Alyssa Healy, the wicketkeeper-cum-opening batter who slammed a record 170 from just 138 balls in the final against England on Sunday.

Women's Cricket World Cup 2022: 'We can definitely beat Aussies on our day', says Sophie Ecclestone ahead of final

After losing three matches in a disastrous start to the tournament, England prevailed in five must-win games to earn the right to defend the title they won at home five years ago.

Women's World Cup 2022: West Indies stun defending champions England in thriller

The West Indies, who stunned hosts New Zealand in the tournament opener, defeated England by seven runs in a thriller at Dunedin's University Oval.

Shafali Verma jumps to top spot in ICC Women's T20I rankings for batters

Sophie Ecclestone of England leads the chart for best bowlers in T20Is.

England Women's Sophie Ecclestone, Black Caps' Devon Conway bag ICC Player of the Month awards for June

Left-arm spinner Ecclestone thus became the second English female to win the award after Tammy Beaumont, who was crowned in February.

India vs England: Danni Wyatt, Mady Villiers back in hosts' T20 squad

Wyatt along with Mady Villiers are back amongst the 14, while Kate Cross and Lauren Winfield-Hill return to play for their regional teams and will be available for this weekend's Charlotte Edwards Cup action.

India vs England: Mithali Raj leads from the front as visitors salvage pride with four-wicket win in third ODI

Chasing 220 to win in 47 overs, India earned a consolation win with three balls to spare with Mithali ending unbeaten at 75 off 86 balls.

India vs England: Mithali Raj and Co’s ODI series defeat highlights pressing need to address batting woes

Concerns around India’s batting (rotation of strike, pacing the innings and the right personnel for doing so) still persist, and with the World Cup looming, India would want to solve them as quickly as possible.

India vs England: Teenager Shafali Verma set for ODI debut as visitors aim for white-ball course correction

The 17-year-old batting sensation, who has taken world cricket by storm, has so far played 22 T20 Internationals but was inexplicably not picked for the last home series against South Africa women, with India witnessing disastrous consequences.

England vs India: Hosts' skipper Heather Knight hails one-off Test as "great advert" of women's game, backs five-day Tests

The Test ended in a draw after India recovered brilliantly from a middle-order batting collapse to score 344 for 8 in their second innings after being forced to follow-on.