England opening batter Tammy Beaumont has been voted the Women's Player of the Summer at the annual Professional Cricketers' Association dinner in London. Shortlisted along with ODI opening partner Lauren Winfield and powerful all-rounder Natalie Sciver, Beaumont was awarded the accolade after a break-through summer of international and domestic cricket. The award, which is voted for by the England squad, was awarded Beaumont after she scored back-to-back centuries, and a total of 342 runs, in the three match ODI series against Pakistan and 142 runs in the following three T20 matches.
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Uncapped bowlers Beth Langston and Sophie Ecclestone have been named in the England squad that will tour the West Indies next month. The fifteen player squad which was announced by the ECB today, will play a five match ODI series between 8th and 19th of October with the last three matches counting towards the ICC Women's Championship. Seventeen year old left-arm spinner Ecclestone makes the team after impressing in the recent Natwest T20 series against Pakistan, where she took three wickets. The Lancashire Thunder bowler played well during the KIA Super League, taking six wickets during the competition in a team that struggled without star internationals Sarah Taylor and Sarah Coyte.
New England coach Mark Robinson has today named his first squad ahead of the teams tour in South Africa. The team, lead by captain Charlotte Edwards, will three ODI's and three T20's during the trip which sees the newly appointed coach take charge for the first time. All but one of the 16 players announced took part in last summers Ashes, with Kent batsman Tammy Beaumont the only player not involved in the series loss against Australia. But there is no room in the squad for Middlesex batter Fran Wilson, who was awarded a central contract with the ECB in December, or Kent bowler Tash Farrant.
Fran Wilson has become the only new addition to the original group of 18 players who received a professional central contract by the ECB in 2014. The Middlesex batter has been in and out of the England squad since making her debut in 2010 and hasn't played for the full side since 2011, but has spent time playing for the Academy team. Wilson was called up to the England Ashes side for the Test match at Canterbury last summer after scoring highly for the Academy, but didn't play in the match having not made the team. Following the loss of the Ashes to Australia, England have appointed a new head coach amid calls for the team to be selected based on form not past successes or reputation.
England beat Australia by seven wickets to win the first of three Twenty 20 Internationals to keep alive the hopes of retaining the Ashes. Australia still lead the series 8-4 after earlier winning the test match and two out of three ODI's, with just two more T20's remaining (both worth two points). Needing to win all three T20's to draw the series and keep hold of the Ashes, England made the perfect start as Anya Shrubsole backed up a great first over from Katherine Brunt by dismissing opener Elyse Villani in the following over. That wicket brought Aussie captain Meg Lanning to the crease, joining Ellyse Perry who was opening, and the pair started to build a dangerous partnership. Danielle Hazell, recalled to the England squad for these T20 matches, struck in the tenth over having Lanning caught by Lydia Greenway inside the Cow Corner boundary.
England Women have added spinners Danielle Hazell and Danielle Wyatt to T20 Ashes squad. The three Twenty-20 matches, which take place in Chelmsford, Hove and Cardiff over the next week, make up the final games of this summers Women's Ashes series. Australia currently lead the series 8-2 after winning the stand alone test match in Canterbury after England's batting line-up collapsed.
Australia have extended their lead to 8-2 in the multi-format Women's Ashes series after bowling England out on the fourth and final day to win the one and only test match. The hosts were outplayed throughout the match at Canterbury and must now win all three of the remaining T20's to draw the series and retain the Ashes. With Australia resuming on 90-4 the main question was at what point they would declare and whether they would have enough time to bowl England out for the second time. The overnight lead was 196 runs with Jess Jonassen, hero from the first innings, and Alex Blackwell playing well in good batting conditions.
England face a big task to win the one and only test match in the Women's Ashes as Australia take a large lead into the final day at Canterbury. Day three started in similar fashion to day two, as rain delayed the start of play once again. When the teams eventually came out, it was England who came out flying lead by opening bowler Katherine Brunt. Brunt, who top scored for England yesterday with the bat, started aggressively and bowled Elyse Villani for a duck with just the fifth ball of the innings. And she didn't let up, having the new batsman Meg Lanning trapped in front lbw in the third over leaving Australia reeling on 2-2. But then the weather interrupted England's momentum, as the forecasted thunder storms arrived and forced the players off after just 30 minutes of play with the visitors on 15-2, a lead of 121 runs.
Australia hold a 106 run lead after a commanding display on day two of the Women's Ashes Test at Canterbury in which they bowled England out for 168. After rain earlier in the morning, the start was delayed and the teams came out with about 30 minutes to play before lunch. Jess Jonassen, who reached 95 over night, could only add a few singles to her total with the injury to partner Kristen Beams forcing slow running between the wickets. Sitting on 99, Jonassen then fell lbw to Katherine Brunt, who finished with figures of 2-60. Fast bowler, Holly Ferling was the final batter and she faced just the one ball before Australia declared on 274-9. Captain Meg Lanning later said, the visitors were looking to declare late on the first day but the 10th wicket partnership wasn't scoring quick enough and as Jonassen got closer to a debut century, they held of the declaration hoping she would reach the milestone.
Australian all-rounder Jess Jonassen was the star on the first day of the one and only test in Canterbury as she ended the day on 95 not out. The 22-year-old, playing in her test debut, helped the visitors fight back from 99-5 to be on 268-8 at close of play. The English bowlers started well with Katherine Brunt especially looking threatening. But Australian openers Elyse Villani and Nicole Bolton were able to weather the storm and then looked to play their shots, reaching the 50 mark after sixteen overs. But the hosts got the breakthrough, Anya Shrubsole having Villani caught by Heather Knight at first slip for a well made 33. That wicket brought captain Meg Lanning, who had been in great form having hit 104 and 85 in the last two ODI's, to the middle. But Shrubsole didn't let her settle and managed to get the prize wicket, out the same way as Villani, caught by Knight in the slips. Lunch was taken not long after and, although the two quick wickets give England the upper hand, Lanning was replaced by another in form batter, Ellyse Perry.
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