English women's cricket team
The England women's cricket team represents England and Wales in international women's cricket. Since 1998, they have been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by the Women's Cricket Associatio ...
toured Australia in early 2011, where they were defending the
Women's Ashes
The Women's Ashes is the perpetual trophy in women's international cricket series between England and Australia. The name derives from the historic precedent of the Ashes in male cricket and, until 2013, was similarly decided exclusively on the ...
. Australia won 2
one-day international
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s to England's 1, while England won 4
Twenty20
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matches to Australia's 1. The only
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played was won by Australia, who thus regained the Women's Ashes.
Squads
English women's squad
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Charlotte Edwards
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Kent
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Katherine Brunt
Katherine Helen Brunt (born 2 July 1985) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire Women cricket team, Yorkshire, Northern Diamonds, Trent Rockets and England women's cricket team, England. She plays as a right-arm Fast bowling, ...
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Yorkshire
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Holly Colvin
Holly Louise Colvin (born 7 September 1989) is an English former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in five Test matches, 72 One Day Internationals and 50 Twenty20 Internationals for ...
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Nottinghamshire
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Lydia Greenway
Lydia Sophie Greenway (born 6 August 1985) is an English former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and occasional right-arm off break bowler. She was also regarded as one of the best outfielders in the women's game. She appeared in 1 ...
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Kent
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Isa Guha
Isa Tara Guha (born 21 May 1985) is an English cricket commentator, television and radio cricket broadcaster, and a former England cricketer who played in the 2005 World Cup and the 2009 World Cup.Berkshire)
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Yorkshire
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Laura Marsh
Laura Alexandra Marsh (born 5 December 1986) is an English former cricketer. Born in Pembury, Kent, she began playing cricket at 11 and started her career as a medium pace bowler but found greater success when she switched to off spin. She playe ...
Middlesex
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Kent
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Claire Taylor
Samantha Claire Taylor (born 25 September 1975) is a former cricketer who represented England more than 150 times between 1998 and 2011. A top order batter,In women's cricket, "batsman" is commonly used, alongside "batter". Taylor was the f ...
Somerset
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Danni Wyatt
Danielle Nicole Wyatt (born 22 April 1991) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers, Southern Brave and England. She plays as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She made her England debut ...