Valkerie Baynes

General editor. women's cricket

England's mental and physical resilience under scanner in Ashes inquest

Clare Connor says ECB "won't shy away from difficult conversations" around team's leadership

02-Feb-2025•Valkerie Baynes

White-WAshes demands inquest as England are exposed

Australia's ruthless performances across formats expose gulf between teams, despite England's pre-series optimism

01-Feb-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Jon Lewis: 'I haven't finished the job that I came here to do'

The leadership of the England team is likely to come under scrutiny following their 16-0 Ashes drubbing

01-Feb-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Heather Knight has point to prove as Women's Ashes reaches grandest stage

Hopes of a record attendance at MCG have been dented by one-sided nature of series

29-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Afghanistan women's match a big step on a path unknown

Thursday's fixture against Cricket Without Borders is their first as a team, what will that team look like in future?

29-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2024 Women's T20I bowling nominees: The Kerr twins

Two World Cup performances from the New Zealand allrounder feature on our shortlist

29-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2024 Women's T20I batting nominees: Bosch moves, Devine intervention

Also on the list: Harshitha Samarawickrama's Asia Cup-winning knock, Qiana Joseph's clutch performance and Laura Wolvaardt's first T20I hundred

29-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

England must use Ashes humiliation as fuel for better days

As a dispiriting tour plumbs new depths, lessons need to be learned if England are to move on

25-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Mooney 94*, England 90 all out; Australia make it 12-0

The visitors put in a woeful batting effort at Adelaide Oval as Australia secured the T20I series 3-0 to leave a whitewash on the cards

25-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Sophia Dunkley vows to keep fighting as Women's Ashes slips out of reach

Australia are eight points up after four games, with the trophy already secured on home soil

20-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Mooney and King help clinical Australia retain Ashes

With Australia now holding an eight-points-to-nil lead, the best England can hope for is to win both remaining T20s and the Test to draw the series

20-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

'We're going to imagine it's nil-nil' - Bell wants England to forget first ODI blues

Fast bowler is confident England can turn their fortunes around as the games begin to come thick and fast in the Women's Ashes

13-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Gardner makes early statement but wary of England fightback

The allrounder revealed she has been nursing an elbow problem after a matchwinning display to start the Ashes

12-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Healy and in-form Gardner give Australia opening points of Ashes battle

England were guilty of wasting starts with the bat and then dropped crucial chances in the field

11-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Knight to meet exiled Afghanistan women players during second Ashes ODI

"It's a complex situation with what's going on but the biggest positive can be that group of women being talked about," the England captain said

11-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Knight: 'Scarred' Australia will come out 'really hard'

Healy wants Australia to "throw the first punch" and "take the first two points" going into the Ashes

11-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Healy cleared to resume keeping but tight schedule could be a challenge

In-form Georgia Voll is likely to be kept out of the XI while England wait on the fitness of Kate Cross

11-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Kate Cross in Ashes fitness race after revealing disc bulge issue

Seam bowler desperate to resume rivalry with Australia as veteran of 2013-14 series win

10-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Two teams with points to prove provides ingredients for Ashes epic

Australia were left feeling "hollow' by how the 2023 series ended but it's still more than 10 years since England toppled them outright

10-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Georgia Voll's field of dreams boosts healthy crop of Australian talent

Young batter puts herself in Ashes frame with seamless move into the international ranks

09-Jan-2025•Valkerie Baynes

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