Katherine Brunt

England's World Cup-winning women cricketers, Natalie Sciver and Katherine Brunt, got married in a private ceremony on Sunday.

Experienced cricketers Sarah Taylor and Katherine Brunt have been named in England's women squad for the upcoming limited over series against India, starting February 22.

England pacer Katherine Brunt on Saturday announced her retirement from Test cricket, calling time on a career that spanned 17 years.

Fast bowler Katherine Brunt said trusting her skills reaped dividends as she returned with a five-wicket haul to help England register a two-wicket win over India in the third and final ODI here on Thursday.

Medium-pacer Katherine Brunt grabbed a five-for as India frittered away the platform laid by vice-captain Smriti Mandhana and Punam Raut to finish at 205 for 8 against England in the third and final ODI in Mumbai on Thursday.

India skipper Mithlai Raj on Sunday rued that her side "lacked intent" in all three departments of the game in the opening ODI and hinted that the team-combination could change in the second match against England.

A dogged half-century by Deepti Sharma kept alive India's hopes of forcing a draw in the one-off Test against England on Saturday.

Pacer Freya Davies and bowling all-rounder Sarah Glenn were on Friday released from the England women's squad for the one-off Test against India, starting June 16. England had announced a 17-member squad, earlier this week, for the fixture.

All-rounder Ellyse Perry became the first Australian woman to take 300 international wickets after she dismissed India's Pooja Vastrakar on day three of the four-day Pink Ball Test on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Back after the ODIs and pink-ball Test in Australia, India women's cricket team pacer Jhulan Goswami is looking forward to a break with her family in Chakdah before getting back to business.

Off-spinner Graeme Swann beat competition from his skipper Paul Collingwood among others to clinch the 'England Cricket of the Year' award at Lord's.

Riding on half-century from skipper Charlotte Edwards, England women outclassed Bangladesh by 36 runs in a group league encounter of the ICC World T20 on Thursday.

England skipper Heather Knight won the toss and opted to field against India in the second women's T20 International here on Sunday.

Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat against England in the cricket semi-final match of the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

Pacer Emily Arlott on Wednesday earned a maiden call-up to the England women's squad for the one-off Test against India starting on June 16.England have announced a 17-member squad which will be trimmed to allow non-selected players to take part in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy (RHFT).

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur struck an unbeaten 42 following a fine bowling performance to set up India's thrilling five-wicket win over England in the first match of the women's triangular T20 series here on Friday.

At 17 years and 150 days, Shafali Verma on Sunday became the youngest Indian cricketer to make her debut in all the three formats of the game as India went down by eight wickets to England in the first women's ODI at the Bristol County Ground.

Batting in regal fashion, Shafali Verma became the youngest woman cricketer ever to have scored fifties in both innings on her Test debut, crashing as many as 11 fours in a typically whirlwind, unbeaten 55 off just 68 balls, before rain arrived to wash out play till stumps and help India's cause further in salvaging a draw against England on Day Three of their one-off women's Test at the Bristol County ground on Friday.

The Indian women's cricket team suffered a five-wicket defeat to England in the second T20 International, surrendering the series with a sixth straight loss in the shortest format.

Focus would be trained on in-form openerSmriti Mandhana when she leads the Board President's XI in a warm-up match against the visiting England women's team on Monday.