Australia and England’s women may be preparing to battle it out for the Ashes, but they are united in their call to make future series three Tests to avoid the one-off match become a ‘novelty’.
The Australian women’s cricket team is arguably the most successful of any sport and going into a blockbuster series players want their time in the spotlight.
Ellyse Perry has been an international cricketer for more than half of her life, but her career came close to ending three years ago. This is how she reclaimed her place among the world’s best.
The heroics of the seven-time World Cup winner, as well as those of her fellow female greats, are about to be celebrated in a special way.
She has done it all in cricket playing for her country, a world renowned broadcaster and even a Cricket Australia director, but there is one thing Mel Jones is yet to tick off her list that she’d love to do. DANIEL CHERNY speaks to her and provides a BBL player update.
Caoimhe Bray made a stunning WBBL debut at just 15 years, claiming a key wicket for the Sydney Sixers and striking the winning runs — before revealing how she’d like to celebrate.
A five-time World Cup-winning Australian cricketer has flagged her plan to retire, as a rising star faces a surgery setback.
She may be just 15 but Caoimhe Bray is following in the footsteps of Elysse Perry by combining an elite football career with the Junior Matildas with WBBL stardom.
Six of Brisbane Heat’s squad who made the WBBL Final last season have departed, including super star Amelia Kerr to arch rival Sydney Sixers, but Grace Harris is not concerned and backs the talent coming through to get the job done.
Australia’s budding superstar Phoebe Litchfield is confident the national team is still the best in the world despite failing to defend their T20 World Cup title.
They call her Shikhapedia but she once had to seek out someone who knew even more about the game to save her career. ROBERT CRADDOCK speaks to Brisbane Heat WBBL recruit Shikha Pandey.
Scottish sisters and an Indonesian pace bowler with an insane international record have been snapped up by clubs days before the WBBL begins.
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