AUS Women vs ENG Women, 1st ODI at Sydney, Jan 29 2000 - Match Result

England has more riding on its CricInfo Women's World Cup success than just winning the trophy when the tournament starts in two weeks time

With the English women's team suffering the embarrassment of losing to the NSW first XI and then the NSW second XI this week, the Australian team has also had its hiccups in the leadup to tomorrow's one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground

The English women's team got their tour of Australia and New Zealand off to a shaky start today with a five-wicket loss to Australian National League champions New South Wales at Old King's Oval, Parramatta, in western Sydney

In 1993 she was awarded the OBE for doing what Mike Brearley, Mike Gatting and Graham Gooch had been unable to achieve - leading an England cricket team to victory in a World Cup Final