Valkerie Baynes

1 week ago | espn.in | Valkerie Baynes

Fitness never fails to land as a touchy topic in sport. Charlotte Edwards doesn't even like saying it anymore, instead referring to "the F-word" as new head coach of an England Women's squad who found this side of their game called into question after repeated failures on the big stage.

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Valkerie Baynes

Charlotte Edwards is ready to drop "the F-word" from conversations about her England Women's team as they seek to change their image and banish doubts about their fitness ahead of a home T20 World Cup next year. A month to the day after her appointment as successor to Jon Lewis, who was sacked as head coach after the team's poor showings at the last T20 World Cup and Ashes, Edwards gave some insight into the changes she has looked to implement already.

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Valkerie Baynes

Lord's will host the final of the next ICC Women's T20 World Cup on July 5, 2026. Organisers confirmed another six venues for the expanded 12-team tournament on Thursday, featuring 33 matches in 24 days. Those venues are Old Trafford, Headingley, Edgbaston, Hampshire Bowl, The Oval and Bristol County Ground. Lord's staged the final of the 50-over World Cup in 2017, when England defeated India for the title.

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Valkerie Baynes

Lauren Winfield-Hill has joined Essex on loan from Yorkshire for the upcoming Women's Vitality Blast. Winfield-Hill is captain of Yorkshire, currently competing in Tier 2 of the new women's domestic competitions, and a move to Essex offers the chance to play in the top tier for the T20 competition starting on May 29. Essex will play their first match the following day, away to Hampshire.

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Valkerie Baynes

Nat Sciver-Brunt has the chance to paint a 'back in business' sign on the England Women's team HQ, as opposed to occasionally flipping the hastily scribbled 'back soon' note with which she has had to work in her previous appearances as captain. By all accounts, Sciver-Brunt's transition to the role as full-time skipper, announced on Tuesday, will be as subtle and straightforward as that.