NZ 236-9; Australia 241 | Australia win by five runsAustralia take 1-0 series leadAustralia overcame a major scare to beat New Zealand by five runs in their ODI women’s clash at the Waca Ground on Friday. Chasing 242 for victory, New Zealand were on tr…
Elyse Villani overlooked with hamstring strain Series against New Zealand begins on 22 FebruaryLauren Cheatle’s two-year wait to return to Australian colours is on the verge of being complete after she was called into the one-day squad for the three-ma…
Elyse Villani overlooked with hamstring strain Series against New Zealand begins on 22 FebruaryLauren Cheatle’s two-year wait to return to Australian colours is on the verge of being complete after she was called into the one-day squad for the three-ma…
Women’s side to face India in group stageMen’s side drawn with West Indies and PakistanAustralia’s world champion women’s team will again have to overcome India and New Zealand in the group stage of next year’s Twenty20 World Cup, while the men’s side …
From new teams and new leagues to record crowds, 2018 has been a bumper yearWith a new NRLW competition kicking off, new teams announced for AFLW and changes to the status quo in netball, it has been a big year in women’s sport. Following the recent fi…
Australia’s devastating win over England capped a glorious 12-day Caribbean carnival of cricket An outright success. That’s the overarching feeling of everyone who was fortunate to be part of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018. The first standalone Wo…
Australia’s devastating win over England capped a glorious 12-day Caribbean carnival of cricket An outright success. That’s the overarching feeling of everyone who was fortunate to be part of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018. The first standalone Wo…
Australia beat England by eight wickets in Antigua to claim their fourth Women’s World Twenty20 title.Captain Meg Lanning, who scored the winning run, said although it has been a ‘tough time’ for Australian cricket ‘we felt that we could really li…
Meg Lanning calls the thrashing of England her career best as her team helps put gloss on a terrible year for the Australian gameIt wasn’t the type of image that we are conditioned to seeing: Meg Lanning, legs splayed around the midriff of Ashleigh Gar…
‘We’ve got to get back home and reflect on where we go,’ says skipper after eight-wicket hammeringReflecting on England’s eight-wicket loss to Australia in the final of the World Twenty20 final, captain Heather Knight said her side were disappointed wi…
Australia 106-2 (15.1 overs) defeat England 105 (19.4)Southern Stars claim fourth World T20 titleTwo years ago, in the World Twenty20 semi-final in Delhi, England suffered a humiliation at the hands of Australia: a six-run loss, courtesy of a collapse …
Over-by-over updates from Antigua, 12am GMT startFour players who could decide the finalAnd why not email Niall or tweet @niallmcveigh 11.28pm GMT So it’s Saturday night in England, and Sunday morning in Australia. Who’s out there? Whether you’re in a …
Graduation to full-time opener with a brilliant cover drive makes Healy the main roadblock to England’s hopes of world T20 gloryHow is this for form: in every game that Alyssa Healy has batted in during this Women’s World Twenty20 campaign, Australia h…
• Australia likely to have unchanged lineup in intense duel• ‘Our chance to cement ourselves in history’ – Heather KnightAnother year, another World Cup final. Last year England were gearing up for the culmination of their 50-over campaign at Lord’s; n…
Latest updates from the match in AntiguaLanning hails ‘selfless’ Southern Stars before semi-finalFeel free to email Adam or to tweet: @collinsadam 7.48pm GMT Before you ask… the TMS commentary links. If you’re in the UK, tune in here. If you’re not i…
Ahead of a World T20 showdown with West Indies, Australia’s captain hails a shift in mentality They knew they had a problem. The talent was still there, but in the shortest form of the game, the wins stopped coming at the rate they once did for Austral…
Ahead of a World T20 showdown with West Indies, Australia’s captain hails a shift in mentality They knew they had a problem. The talent was still there, but in the shortest form of the game, the wins stopped coming at the rate they once did for Austral…
India 167-8; Australia 119 Alyssa Healy leaves field with concussion in first inningsAustralia fell to a heavy 48-run defeat to India in their last game before the finals at the women’s World Twenty20 in Guyana.With both teams already progressing, Aust…
Updates from the final Group B game in GuyanaAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 12.52pm GMT Australia versus India, the last of the pool matches for both these sides. They’ve each already qualified from Group B for the semi-finals, but there…
England 105-8; Australia 106-4
Australia win final by six wickets
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