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Bolton and Farrell earn Australia contracts

May 7, 2014: Nicole Bolton and Rene Farrell have both earned Cricket Australia contracts for 2014-15 after missing out on last year's list, while Rachael Haynes has been axed

Australia v West Indies, Women's World Cup final, Mumbai

Australia champions for the sixth time

Feb 17, 2013: On the day it mattered, every aspect of Australia's game came good to earn them their sixth Women's World Cup

Women's World Cup 2013, Super Sixes

Australia march into final

Feb 10, 2013: Australia entered the Women's World Cup final with their fifth successive win in the tournament, completing a nine-wicket demolition of Sri Lanka with 27.4 overs to spare

Australia v South Africa, Women's World Cup 2013, Cuttack

Australia prevail over South Africa

Feb 3, 2013: Australia Women sealed their spot in the Super Six stage of the ICC Women's World Cup with a three-wicket win over South Africa in Cuttack on Sunday

Australia v NZ, 2nd Women's ODI, Sydney

Australia chase 288 to draw level

Dec 14, 2012: Australia Women's openers scored quick half-centuries that laid a platform which helped their team chase New Zealand's formidable total with 20 balls to spare

New South Wales v Victoria, WNCL final, Sydney

New South Wales take sixth straight WNCL title

Feb 12, 2011: The New South Wales captain Alex Blackwell helped ensured her team continued its stranglehold on the Women's National Cricket League title, winning a record-equalling sixth consecutive trophy

New South Wales v Victoria, Women's Twenty20 final, Adelaide

Lanning drives Victoria to Twenty20 title

Feb 5, 2011: The teenager Meg Lanning starred with the bat and in the field to help Victoria clinch their second consecutive Twenty20 Cup in a thrilling final against their rivals New South Wales

New Zealand v Australia, 1st women's T20, Wellington

In-form New Zealand thrash Australia

Feb 26, 2010: New Zealand's Twenty20 expertise was too much for an overpowered Australia again as the hosts secured a 59-run victory

Australia v New Zealand, 5th women's ODI, Melbourne

Haynes helps Australia to fifth win

Feb 18, 2010: Rachael Haynes and Shelley Nitschke helped Australia continue their winning run in the Rose Bowl series as they set up a 102-run victory in the fifth ODI

Australia v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Rose Bowl Series, Adelaide

Australia trounce New Zealand by 115 runs

Feb 10, 2010: Australia began their Rose Bowl defence in the best possible way by demolishing New Zealand by 115 runs at the Adelaide Oval

England v Australia, women's Test, Worcester, 1st day

Fields and Haynes rescue Australia

Jul 10, 2009: Australia started poorly, slipping to 28 for 5, before they were rescued by Jodie Fields and Rachael Haynes in Worcester

Australian women's squads 2009-10

Cameron and Osborne picked in national outfit

Apr 6, 2009: World Cup representatives Jessica Cameron and Erin Osborne have been elevated into the Australian women's squad for 2009-10

New South Wales v Victoria, WNCL final, SCG

Jones and Co try to keep up with major rivals

Jan 23, 2009: The Victoria batsman Mel Jones says the side holds no fear of their big-name opponents in Sunday's WNCL final at the SCG

Australia Under-21 v England, women's warm-up, Melbourne

Edgy England's woes worsen

Jan 28, 2008: England's tour of Australia lurched into further trouble in the second warm-up match, this time with a defeat at the hands of Australia Under-21s

Victoria v England, women's warm-up, Melbourne

England's Ashes tour off to horror start

Jan 25, 2008: England arrived in Australia full of hope and expectation but fell to a thumping nine-wicket defeat to Victoria in the first warm-up

Victoria Women v New South Wales Women, 2nd final, Melbourne

Fitzpatrick hat-trick sets up Victoria win

Jan 27, 2007: Cathryn Fitzpatrick starred with a six-wicket haul including a hat-trick as Victoria Spirit levelled the best-of-three finals series with a comfortable win over New South Wales Breakers at Melbourne