Ellyse Perry

Australia set up a clash with their Ashes rivals in the final of the Women's World T20 after a semi-final victory over West Indies

The second women's semi-final is a contest between the reigning champions, Australia, taking on the most improved side in the women's game, West Indies

Ellyse Perry, the Australian allrounder, has quit her soccer club as she aims to continue playing both cricket and football at the elite level

Ellyse Perry, Australia's dual international cricketer and footballer, has been told by Canberra United to quit cricket in order to devote herself completely to the W-League football club

The 21-year-old Ellyse Perry is already women's cricket's poster girl. But with her continuing success, she could soon cross the gender divide and be just a cricket hero

Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry shone with bat and ball as Australia Women thrashed India Women by a record margin to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series

Australia Women retained the Rose Bowl after racing to a nine-wicket win in a low-scorer at Sydney's Blacktown Park Olympic Oval

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

England fought back well with the ball on the second day at the Bankstown Oval, running through Australia to put the value of Charlotte Edwards' unbeaten 114 into stark perspective

England captain Charlotte Edwards scored her first Ashes Test century to help her team limp to 8 for 181 on the first day at the Bankstown Oval in Sydney

Alex Blackwell posted the second-highest score in WNCL history to push the New South Wales Breakers to a record-breaking 5 for 395 against Tasmania

Australia's women staged a dramatic comeback to go one better than the men after holding their nerve in a low-scoring final

New Zealand took their winning streak over Australia to five with a 17-run success in the second Twenty20 in Christchurch

Leah Poulton's unbeaten century built on the five-wicket haul of Ellyse Perry as Australia took a 4-0 lead over New Zealand

In a breathless finish, Laura Marsh was dropped off the final ball as she hit the two runs needed to secure England their first one-day series win against Australia since 1976 with a two-wicket win at Stratford

Haidee Tiffen set the pace of New Zealand's 205 with a watchful half-century in the battle of the big guns

Cricinfo previews Australia's prospects for the women's World Cup 2009

The Australian players involved in promotional activities for this year's World Cup believe it is an excellent way to showcase women's cricket to the sports-loving public in the country

New South Wales' dominance of the Women's National Cricket League continued as they breezed to a six-wicket win over Victoria