“The middle-order didn’t compose itself well enough. The batters didn’t take their time and just hit the ball around… We’re bitterly disappointed. I’ve got a very sad changing room down there but we’re going to have to pick ourselves up, go back home and work really hard ahead of the series against New Zealand” – Skipper Charlotte Edward reflects on England Women’s exit from the ICC World Twenty20 after a collapse against the West Indies.
Does Andrew Strauss’ lack of personal success at last night’s Sports Personality awards mean The Ashes should be free to view on television? Or does Charlotte Edwards’ success in 2009 mean they should stay behind a paywall?
“Congratulations should go to the West Indian team for playing well today in front of their home crowd. They outplayed us and deserved to win but we’ll come back fighting tomorrow” – Charlotte Edwards after an unexpected defeat in the first of three ODIs.
“Captain Charlotte Edwards was presented with the Ashes trophy, a wooden ball containing the ashes of a miniature bat signed by both teams back in 1998, to cap off a remarkable four months in which her side have won the Women’s World Cup, the Women’s World Twenty20 and the ODI series against Australia” – The Telegraph reports on England Women’s Ashes retention – and the dearth of Test Cricket the team now faces.
Despite having been going through a period of horrid neglect recently, The Nurdler could not resist the opportunity to return for The Ashes – both Charlotte Edwards’ and Andrew Strauss’ version.
“The conditions seem to favour the batting side, as a hook shot quickly disappears over the rail and into the sea” – BBC Sport report on the England women’s team playing a match aboard a cross-channel ferry.