Emma Sampson

One of the world's fastest women bowlers is raring to get going at her first World Cup

Australia levelled the Rose Bowl Series after four matches when their third-highest total in history ensured a satisfying 44-run victory in Hamilton

New Zealand struck first in the five-match Rose Bowl Series with a tight two-wicket success over Australia in Whangarei

Australia women's young fast bowlers had India on the mat in the first ODI that the hosts won comfortably by eight wickets at Hurstville Oval in Sydney. Alex Blackwell and Lisa Sthalekar scored half-centuries in chasing the modest 184

Napier gets a call from Elton John, Queensland players get PlayStations, and a chauvinist gets put in his place

Emma Sampson's five-wicket haul put Australia on track for a tight success that sent the Rose Bowl to a deciding fifth game in Lincoln on Sunday

A preview of the women's state final

South Australia did the double in the weekend before Christmas, as did New South Wales who are unbeaten this season

Kris Britt, Emma Sampson and Clea Smith have been included in Australia's team for their Twenty20 match against the New Zealand women at Darwin

Interview with Cathryn Fitzpatrick

Australia have signalled their intention to focus on the 2009 World Cup, with five new faces included in the women's squad for 2007-08

The uncapped Emma Sampson has received her first call-up to the Australia team for the four-nation one-day tournament starting in India next month

Cricket Australia today announced that the women's national selection panel has chosen a 13-player squad to take on New Zealand in the first leg of the six-match Rose Bowl series beginning in Auckland on 11 February

The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) today announced the Australian women's youth team, the Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars, to play England in a two-day match at Allan Border Field in Queensland next month (12-13 February).