'More and more girls are hitting the ball hard from ball one'

Jun 20, 2017: Bigger shots, bigger scores, faster innings, faster bodies, more diving, more catching - today's women's cricketers tell us how the game has evolved

Women's World Cup 2017

Sarah Taylor included in England's World Cup squad

May 22, 2017: Sarah Taylor has been named in England's World Cup squad following her break from the game to tackle anxiety

England women's news

Knight injury hits Women's World Cup preparations

May 4, 2017: Heather Knight, England women's captain, has suffered a stress fracture in her left foot that is expected to rule her out for five-to-six weeks

Women's World Cup 2017

'Managing expectation will be key to England's success' - Robinson

Mar 13, 2017: Mark Robinson, England Women's head coach, believes his squad has turned a corner from the nadir at the World T20 last year, but is keen they don't get ahead of themselves leading into the World Cup

Women's Ashes 2017-18

Women's Ashes to feature day-night Test

Mar 6, 2017: England's women will take on Australia in their first day-night Test match, as part of the 2017-18 Ashes schedule that has today been confirmed by the ECB and Cricket Australia

Women's Big Bash League 2016-17

Of half-point penalties, and Mooney's rise

Jan 12, 2017: This and more from last week at the Women's Big Bash League

Sri Lanka v England, 2nd women's ODI, Colombo

Hefty win clinches England Women's World Cup spot

Nov 12, 2016: England secured their qualification for next year's Women's World Cup with a comprehensive 122-run victory over Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka v England, 1st women's ODI, Colombo

Knight stars as England coast to victory

Nov 9, 2016: An unbroken 82-run partnership between Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver saw England to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Colombo

Western Storm v Loughborough Lightning, Semi-final, Chelmsford

Knight's fifty trumps Perry for final berth

Aug 21, 2016: England captain Heather Knight struck a perfectly-paced half-century to guide Western Storm into the Women's Super League final with a five-wicket victory over Loughborough Lightning

Western Storm v Southern Vipers, Women's Super League, Taunton

Taylor steers Storm to eight-wicket win

Aug 12, 2016: International captains Stafanie Taylor and Heather Knight moved Western Storm a significant step closer to Finals' Day in the Kia Super League

Loughborough Lightning v Western Storm, Women's Super League, Loughborough

Knight's effort comes up short in tight contest

Aug 5, 2016: England wicketkeeper Amy Jones and Australian star Ellyse Perry shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 83 as home side Loughborough Lightning beat Western Storm by five runs

Western Storm v Lancashire Thunder, Women's Super League, Taunton

Knight stars as Storm rumble Thunder

Jul 31, 2016: Western Storm reaped the benefit of some quite brilliant fielding at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton to kick off their Kia Super League season with a four-wicket victory

'I'll always try and remain a player first and a captain second'

Jul 24, 2016: Heather Knight talks about taking over the England captaincy from Charlotte Edwards, charity work in Rwanda, and her early years

England v Pakistan, 1st women's ODI, Grace Road

Knight takes pride in memorable start to captaincy

Jun 21, 2016: Heather Knight admitted to nerves ahead of her first match since succeeding Charlotte Edwards as England captain

England v Pakistan, 1st women's ODI, Grace Road

All-round Knight shines at start of new era

Jun 21, 2016: A new era for the England women's cricket team began on a successful note as Heather Knight marked her first match as successor to Charlotte Edwards as captain with a victory over Pakistan at Leicester

England news

England 'don't have enough belief' - Robinson

Jun 3, 2016: Learning to cope under pressure will be top of the agenda as England Women embark on a new era under the captaincy of Heather Knight

England news

Heather Knight to captain England Women

Jun 3, 2016: The ECB has appointed Heather Knight as captain of the England women's team in all three formats

England news

Captaincy would be 'massive honour' - Knight

May 17, 2016: Heather Knight has said she would be honoured to take on the challenge of leading England into a 'new chapter' following the retirement of Charlotte Edwards

Ind v Eng, Women's World T20

Exciting finish does not make up for dud pitches

Mar 22, 2016: England women scraped an agonising win against India, but the excitement of the finish could not disguise that dead pitches are sucking the life out of the tournament

India v England, Women's World T20 2016, Group B, Dharamsala

England Women survive spin scare to chase 91

Mar 22, 2016: England Women huffed and puffed past India's spin attack to secure their second straight win at the Women's World T20, in Dharamsala