Alex Ross and Sam Billings lead Sydney Thunder to handsome opening win

Their spinners were excellent last season while there are high hopes for import Tom Abell

National team's white-ball success and players' availability behind influx of Englishmen

Legspinner takes the best WBBL figures of all-time to end Brisbane Heat's season

Wolvaardt and van Niekerk help Strikers beat Thunder; Sixers' Gardner scores 86 not out in a losing cause against Heat

A recap of the latest action from the WBBL with six teams again in action on Sunday

Lanning's 82 powers Stars to victory in a rain-hit clash; Renegades post second-highest total in WBBL history to defeat Heat

A recap of the latest action from the WBBL with four matches taking place on Saturday

Jess Jonassen thumps 19 from the final over before Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris and Poonam Yadav strangle Scorchers

Right-hander signs with Heat after a great season with Somerset in the Blast, when he scored 295 runs in 6 innings