Following comprehensive bashing by Australia in the Women's Ashes, right-hand batter Heather Knight stepped down as the England skipper on Saturday after serving in the capacity for nine long years, according to the ICC website.
Both the Men's and Women's teams of Spain have arrived together at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Monday as they gear up for the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 matches in India, as stated in a release from Hockey India.
The world number seven side will face the hosts India and current world number one Netherlands in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 India leg, scheduled to take place in Bhubaneswar from February 15-25.
After having secured a 270-run lead over the tourists, Australia bowlers followed it up with a clinical bowling display and won the one-off Ashes Test in Melbourne by an innings and 122 runs to clean-sweep the Women's Ashes by a historic 16-0 margin.
Spinner Alana King, and seamers Kim Gart and Darcie Brown displayed good performance as Australia restricted England to 170 runs on the first day of the only Test match in Women's Ashes 2025 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday.
The one-off women's Ashes Test will take place at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday and will be a pink-ball affair. It will be the first women's Test in 76 years at the venue. England is heading into the match with a prospect of being whitewashed in the series, with Australia walkin
England will miss the services of right-arm seamer Kate Cross or the one-off Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), while two important Australian players make a comeback in the squad in order to seek a series whitewash, as per the ICC official website.
The home side won all three of the One Day Internationals at the start of the Ashes, and they continued that impressive form into the T20s, racking up a huge total when batting first in Sydney.
Australia captain Alyssa Healy's availability in the rest of the Women's Ashes 2025 is in doubt after the 34-year-old developed "mid-foot soreness", as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
England's spin all-rounder Charlie Dean has been named as Sophie Molineux's replacement in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad for the 2025 edition of the Women's Premier League
Wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy rejoined the national team as Australia prepares themselves to face England for the first ODI of the Women's Ashes on Sunday in Sydney.