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BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
England thrash India to set up ODI series decider
Second one-day international, Lord'sIndia 143-8 (29 overs): Mandhana 42 (51); Ecclestone 3-27England 116-2 (21 overs): Jones 46* (57), Beaumont 34 (35)England won by eight wickets (DLS method); series level 1-1Scorecard England levelled the one-day international series by thrashing India in a rain-affected encounter at Lord's. The match was initially reduced to 29 overs a side, with India trudging to a below-par 144-8 after being put into were 102-1 in reply before another rain delay revised their target to 115 from 24 overs, which the hosts reached with 18 balls to spare, winning by eight wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Jones finished 46 not out, having added 54 for the first wicket with Tammy Beaumont and 48 for the second with captain Nat Sciver-Brunt. After heavy rain in the morning delayed the start until 15:00 BST, India's batters struggled for fluency on a slow surface as they slipped to 72-5 inside 16 failed to punish another inconsistent effort in the field from England, who dropped four catches and misjudged a couple more potential chances.A crucial opportunity came in the fifth over when Lauren Bell dropped Smriti Mandhana in her follow-through on two, and the opener looked to be anchoring the innings despite wickets tumbling around her. But the pressure told on Mandhana in the 21st over as she holed out to Charlie Dean off Linsey Smith for 42 from 51 balls, as only Deepti Sharma's unbeaten 30 helped give the innings a glimmer of spinners bowled brilliantly in tandem throughout the innings, giving little away in miserly spells of 3-27 from Sophie Ecclestone, 2-28 for Smith and 1-31 for series decider - which will be England's final competitive ODI before the autumn's World Cup - takes place at Chester-le-Street on to follow.
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
Give England time after Ashes 'scarring'
England need to be given time to rebuild and recover from the Ashes "scarring" at the beginning of the year, says seamer Kate Cross. Cross, 33, was in the Ashes one-day international and Test squads but did not play as she struggled with a back injury, with England eventually losing 16-0 in the points-based series. After strong media criticism surrounding the performances and their attitude, England replaced then-coach Jon Lewis and captain Heather Knight with Charlotte Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt respectively, and they comfortably won all six white-ball matches against West Indies in their first series in charge at the beginning of this the team is once again facing scrutiny after a 3-2 T20 series defeat by India and a four-wicket defeat in the first ODI, but Cross says that expectations need to be managed."Nobody is happy with that scoreline, but it feels like so much was learned from it and the conversations that were had," Cross said on the No Balls podcast, which she hosts with former team-mate and now BBC Test Match Special pundit Alex Hartley. "We're not going to win every game of cricket that we play, so maybe it is about adjusting the expectations about what it all looks like at the minute."There's a lot going on and there's a lot of scarring from that Ashes series and we just need some time to get things right." The episode was recorded before the opening ODI but Cross also expanded on comments made during the T20 series by Edwards and stand-in captain Tammy Beaumont, who deputised for the injured Sciver-Brunt, regarding the team being "in transition". Cross said the comments were misinterpreted, and that Beaumont was most likely referring to the new coach, captain and style as opposed to a transition of new players coming through."I'm reading between the lines here because I haven't spoken to Tammy about it, but I think the transition is that we have changed our leadership roles, we've got a new captain, then we had a stand-in captain during the T20s."We're not silly – we know that we should be a better team than we are right now but also, we are still learning. Maybe I'm just asking people to give us a bit more time."We are under scrutiny, we know that. We are an international team. But we are still just working a lot of things out as a 'new' group." These three ODIs are England's last before the 50-over World Cup starts in India at the end of September, though Sciver-Brunt's side will play the hosts and defending champions Australia in two warm-up matches. England's first match of the tournament is on 3 October against South Africa in Bengaluru. Hartley, a World Cup winner in 2017, agreed that expectations need to be tempered regarding England's chances in the tournament considering the recent turnaround in leadership, and that improvement would "not come overnight" after Edwards' appointment. She added that the 2026 T20 World Cup, which is being hosted in England, will be the right time to "expect bigger things" from the group. England's fielding has been subject to criticism throughout the series as a significant area for improvement but Cross added that some of the "narrative" from the press was not fair. "It's always what we have wanted. More media attention means more bums on seats, more ticket sales, more money into the game," Cross said."But it's really difficult to replicate the pressure you're under in a match, to a training session – no matter how hard you try, it will never feel the same as doing it in front of 10,000 people at Old Trafford or wherever."It's just not quite transitioning from training on to the pitch yet but I really don't feel like we are that far away from it looking a whole lot better. "The narrative is that we have to be perfect. No cricket team out there is ever going to have the perfect game, even when Australia are playing at their best they still fumble or bowl bad balls. It feels a bit like we are suddenly expected to be perfect and that doesn't feel very fair to me."
Telegraph
6 days ago
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- Telegraph
England women will not start winning unless they score much quicker than this
India (262/6) beat England (258/6) by four wickets England Women's shortcomings at the top of the order ultimately proved too costly as they slipped to a narrow four-wicket defeat in their opening ODI against India. The batting was always going to be under the spotlight, with Nat Sciver-Brunt missing most of the preceding T20 series through injury and Heather Knight ruled out for the summer. It was also an ideal chance for some of those on the fringes to step up and cement their place with a 50-over World Cup on the horizon in the subcontinent this autumn. But even as India dropped five catches in the field, they were able to secure their second-best ever chase in women's ODIs, bringing England's unbeaten home run (stretching back to 2023) to an end. In the last few years, in the absence of Knight and Sciver-Brunt, England have struggled to dominate with bat in hand, and the contest in Southampton started off in exactly the same fashion. Amy Jones had been successful at the top of the order against West Indies with back-to-back centuries, and in domestic cricket this year, but made just one run off seven deliveries. Tammy Beaumont made five, while Emma Lamb took the time to get herself in and set a platform with 39 from 50, but was unable to push on – something that is almost inexcusable with a strike rate of just 78. Alice Davidson-Richards and Sophia Dunkley put on 106 runs for the fifth wicket, but they did so slowly, taking more than 20 overs to do so – and crucially neither were able to push on and inflict a match-winning score on India. Dunkley brought up her half-century from 68 balls, with Davidson-Richards a touch slower, bringing up her milestone from 70 deliveries. England's acceleration did come, but it was only in the final few overs of the innings, and their first innings total of 258 looked under-par on a good batting surface with a quick outfield. Dunkley even admitted that despite her own 83, England were '20 runs short' on the day. It was not a game for the ages, but instead a slightly low-scoring and at times scrappy affair in Southampton. With India 214 for four, and needing another 44 runs, Lauren Filer made the crucial breakthrough to stem India's momentum, with the ball just scratching Jemimah Rodrigues' glove on the way through to Jones. Richa Ghosh had looked settled, but fell for just 10 leaving India 229 for six as England started to gain the upper hand. India may look at their shot choices and question whether a ramp and a charge down the track were necessary given the circumstances, but it was because of the pressure England – and Filer – had built up so successfully. However even in the second innings there were questions raised and issues that England will have to address. When India needed 50 from the final 60 deliveries, Deepti Sharma was struck on the pad by Lauren Bell, who did appeal but not with great conviction. Ball tracking later showed the delivery would have crashed into leg stump, and the ball also went away for four leg-byes. Should England have made the decision to review, it could have changed the course of the final run chase. But India won with 10 balls to spare when Beaumont dived over the ball and let it go for four. Charlotte Edwards insisted when she took over that what mattered was winning matches. Yet again her side fell short.
BBC News
6 days ago
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- BBC News
Sciver-Brunt leads England rebuild after openers fall cheaply
Update: Date: 13:38 BST Title: Post Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Test Match Special That stayed slightly low, but Nat Sciver-Brunt loves to play off the back foot. It just misses the off stump as it nips back a little bit. The previous ball it misses the stumps, but then Sciver-Brunt always capitalises on half a chance. Update: Date: 7 overs Title: Eng 33-2 Content: A first four for Nat Sciver-Brunt, timing Amajot Kaur nicely through long-off. She came close to edging behind from the previous delivery, as Amanjot's delivery kept low and beat the England captain's bat. Update: Date: 6 overs Title: Eng 28-2 Content: Nat Sciver-Brunt starts her innings by facing five dot balls from Kranti Goud then gets off the mark with a single to mid-wicket. Goud, who is just 21, is playing in her third match for India today - she made her ODI debut against Sri Lanka in May, then played her first T20 international in the dead rubber at Edgbaston on Sunday. She failed to take a wicket in either match, so Jones and Beaumont become her first international victims. Update: Date: 13:29 BST Title: How's stat?! Content: Rufus BulloughCricViz analyst Both of these teams are absolute powerhouses with the bat in the powerplay. Amongst all sides globally since the start of 2024, India and England are the fastest scoring and highest averaging teams in the first phase of the innings: Update: Date: 13:29 BST Title: Post Content: Ebony Rainford-BrentFormer England batter on Test Match Special Emma Lamb is looking good today. She is just punching and trying not to over hit. She has come off some good form from the T20s. She is in touch and in good domestic form. Update: Date: 5 overs Title: Eng 27-2 Content: England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt comes to the middle with her side already in trouble. She doesn't get to face any of Amanjot Kaur's third over, as Emma Lamb pulls the game's first boundary through mid-wicket. Update: Date: 13:26 BST Title: Post Content: Phil LongBBC Test Match Special statistician Kranti Goud has only played once before in ODIs for India. Those two wickets today are her first wickets for India in an ODI. Update: Date: 13:24 BST Title: Post Content: Ebony Rainford-BrentFormer England batter on Test Match Special Kranti Goud is a very interesting bowler. The batters are expecting the wide ones to go away and then one will just jag back on the surface. This is very impressive from the youngster. You can see the real value in her. A real exciting talent. Update: Date: 4 overs Title: WICKET Content: Beaumont lbw b Goud 5 (Eng 20-2) No bat on that! A fair stride from Tammy Beaumont and the ball hits pad, with the ball tracking saying there'll be a strike on middle and off stumps. Sue Redfearn reverses her decision, up goes the finger. England openers, both scorers of twin hundreds against the West Indies, are back in the pavilion for single digit scores today. Update: Date: 4 overs Title: India review Content: Another wicket for Kranti Goud? She thinks she's trapped Tammy Beaumont in front of her wicket. Nothing from umpire Sue Redfearn - there's a possible inside edge there, but India are going to take a look... Update: Date: 3 overs Title: Eng 17-1 Content: A good stop from Jemimah Rodrigues, tipping Emma Lamb's drive away from the cover ropes as England's batters run three. Tammy Beaumont then knocks Amanjot Kaur into mid-wicket and takes two. Like Amy Jones, Beaumont made twin hundreds in the first two ODIs against the West Indies, scoring 107 and 106 before missing the third game in the series. Update: Date: 2 overs Title: Eng 12-1 Content: Emma Lamb walks out for England and immediately takes two into the covers. Goud sends down another wide but it isn't followed by a wicket on this occasion. Update: Date: 13:13 BST Title: Post Content: Ebony Rainford-BrentFormer England batter on Test Match Special I have a feeling that's why Kranti Goud is in this team! She has struggled to hold the line, but this time it was a scrambled seam - it nipped and came back. That was brilliant. If the gameplan is to get Kranti Goud ready for the 50-over World Cup or beyond, then they will let her have four or maybe five overs. She is finding her radar and, more importantly, finding her confidence. Update: Date: 1.2 overs Title: WICKET Content: Jones b Goud 1 (Eng 8-1) Wide, wide, wide... wicket? Maybe Kranti Goud can claim that was the strategy! The India seamer sends down three consecutive out-swingers that are called wide down the off side, then follows up with one that nips in a bit and bowls Amy Jones through the gate. Jones, who made scores of 122 and 129 in the ODI series against the West Indies, departs for one today. Update: Date: 1 over Title: Eng 5-0 Content: Tammy Beaumont tips Amanjot Kaur's first delivery round the corner and runs three, with the ball chased down at fine leg. Amanjot follows with a wide, but then sends down four dot balls to Amy Jones before the England wicketkeeper turns the final ball of the over through backward square to retain the strike. Update: Date: 13:01 BST Title: Post Content: England's openers Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones have walked out to the middle. Amanjot Kaur has the ball in hand for India. We're ready to go in sunny Southampton. Update: Date: 12:59 BST Title: Post Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Test Match Special A team in transition for us in the media is almost like we've got some young faces and we've got some new people, but that's not the case. England are the second most capped team to have played a T20 international in the last game they have played. Yes, they are more or less the same team, but the way they want to play they are transitioning. Update: Date: 12:57 BST Title: Line-ups Content: England: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (wk), Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Alice Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Kranti Goud Update: Date: 12:50 BST Title: Post Content: Alex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Test Match Special On England's victory over India at Edgbaston... It probably got a bit closer than England would have liked. The loss of Amy Jones gave India a sniff of winning that game. It went right down to the wire. Update: Date: 12:44 BST Title: 'It's a very good opportunity' Content: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: "I think we are ready to go. "The T20 series was very good for us, we want to carry that on. "It's a very good opportunity for us to get used to the conditions for the World Cup next year. We're playing also playing one of the best teams in the world in England."
BBC News
11-07-2025
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- BBC News
Renegades to face Heat in opening WBBL fixture
Defending champions Melbourne Renegades will face Brisbane Heat in the opening game of the 2025-26 Women's Big Bash on 9 December. The tournament will begin one week after the Women's 50-over World Cup concludes in opening day will also see Sydney Thunder host Hobart Hurricanes and Perth Scorchers entertain Sydney 40-match group stage will run until 7 December, with the top four teams progressing to the play-offs. The final is due to take place on Sunday, 13 December - the day before the men's competition gets under way. A host of England players are due to feature in the tournament including captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, spinner Sophie Ecclestone and batter Sophia Dunkley, who was the number one pick in the draft. Full Women's Big Bash 2025-26 schedule, external
