Australia news

Fields retires from international cricket

Jun 12, 2014: Jodie Fields, the Australia captain, has announced her retirement from international cricket at the age of 29

England v Australia, Only Women's Test, Wormsley, 4th day

Fields shines but Test is drawn

Aug 14, 2013: Having been in danger of following-on two days ago, England were content to settle for two points for a draw in the Ashes Test after declining to make an attempt at a target of 249 in 45 overs at Wormsley

England v Australia, Women's Ashes Test, Wormsley

Fields injury doubt as Ashes loom

Aug 10, 2013: Both teams have one or two selection questions to ponder as they prepare for the transition to a rare Test outing at the start of the points-based Ashes

Australia v WI, Women's World Cup final, Mumbai

Attack key to Fields' glory

Feb 17, 2013: Most captains would have rested their two star bowlers after making the initial breakthroughs in a World Cup final. But Jodie Fields isn't like most captains

Women's World Cup 2013, Final

Australia eye sixth World Cup title

Feb 16, 2013: Australia have been doing what many Australian sides have done at many World Cups as they prepare for their sixth World Cup title

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

West Indies' best yet to come - Aguilleira

Feb 13, 2013: Despite beating Australia for the first time, and qualifying for their maiden World Cup final, West Indies captain Merissa Aguilleira said her team hadn't produced its best

Australia v England, Final, Women's World T20, Colombo

Fields admits to stressful finish

Oct 7, 2012: Jodie Fields, Australia's captain, savoured her team's back-to-back Twenty20 titles after they beat England by four runs

Women's World Twenty20 2012

Australia relish pressure of defending title - Fields

Sep 25, 2012: Australia Women are looking forward to the challenge of defending their title of World Twenty20 champions, at the tournament that begins on Wednesday, according to captain Jodie Fields

India v Australia, 1st women's ODI, Motera

Fields shines in Australia win

Mar 12, 2012: A run-a-ball 64 from Jodie Fields was followed up by a tight bowling performance to give Australia Women victory in the first ODI on their tour of India

Australia v New Zealand, 4th Women's T20, Sydney

Broadmore, Bates give New Zealand first win

Feb 1, 2012: After three straight defeats, New Zealand Women finally claimed their first win, coasting home by six wickets in a low-scoring game in Sydney's Stadium Australia

Australia Women's news

Australia Women squad for Rose Bowl series named

Dec 20, 2011: Jodie Fields will lead Australia Women in the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand, while Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry and Julie Hunter return to the squad

NatWest Women's Quadrangular Series

Women prepare to battle for No. 1 spot

Jun 22, 2011: The battle to be crowned No. 1 women's team in the world begins this week when England, India, New Zealand and Australia compete in the Natwest Twenty20 and 50-over quadrangular tournament

Australia Women v New Zealand Women

Rose Bowl resumes after earthquake

Jun 10, 2011: Australia and New Zealand's Rose Bowl Series recommences on Sunday, four months after it was dramatically halted when the sides were caught up in the fatal Christchurch earthquake

Women's World Twenty20 2010

Jodie Fields misses World T20 with hamstring injury

Apr 23, 2010: Australia have suffered a setback after their captain Jodie Fields was ruled out of the World Twenty20 with a hamstring injury

Rose Bowl Series 2009-10

Alyssa Healy set for international debut

Jan 20, 2010: The teenage wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy will make her international debut in next month's Rose Bowl series after Australia's captain Jodie Fields was ruled out with a serious hamstring injury

England v Australia, women's Test, Worcester, 2nd day

Gunn and Morgan defy Australia

Jul 11, 2009: Australia's remarkable turnaround in this match was briefly halted by Beth Morgan and Jenny Gunn, as England's sixth-wicket pairing at last dug deep for the home side, putting on a stabilising stand of 57 on the second day of the Test at Worcester

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

Australia women's cricket

Rolton to step down as captain after World Twenty20

May 5, 2009: Karen Rolton will step down as captain of the Australian women's team after the World Twenty20 in England this June

Australia v West Indies, Women's World Cup, Group A, Sydney

Australia sweep past West Indies

Mar 12, 2009: Australia's World Cup recovery continued as they held off West Indies to record a 47-run victory at Drummoyne Oval in Sydney

New Zealand v Australia, Rose Bowl, 1st ODI, Whangarei

Satterthwaite saves New Zealand with match-winning 49

Feb 1, 2009: New Zealand struck first in the five-match Rose Bowl Series with a tight two-wicket success over Australia in Whangarei