England ends series in style as Aussies retain Ashes
THE 2023 Women’s Ashes series concluded overnight, with the drawn result seeing Australia retain the trophy, despite England claiming a big win in the final ODI. The best the host nation could hope for coming into the match was a level series, given the Aussies won the previous match to earn Ashes retention at the […]
Wareham whacks Australia to Ashes retention
AUSTRALIA has retained the Women’s Ashes after winning the second One Dayer by three runs in a nail biting finish overnight. After the Australians made 7/282 from their 50 overs, the match ultimately went down to the final ball, with England falling agonisingly short. The Australians got off to a wobbly start in their batting […]
Penultimate day brings bowler’s paradise and an evenly poised Test
IT was certainly a fun day for the bowlers on day four of the Women’s Ashes Test, but the exploits of the likes of Sophie Ecclestone and Ash Gardner have left Australia with a slight advantage heading into the final day. The Aussies begun the day with a 92 run lead, but Beth Mooney and […]
Day of two halves sees brilliant batters succeed
DAY 2 of the Women’s Ashes Test was a day of two halves, with a couple of star batting performances ensuring both sides came away from the day pleased. Australia began the day seven wickets down, but continued to pile on the runs thanks to Annabel Sutherland and Alana King continuing where they left off […]
Perry and McGrath star as Aussies pile on Day 1 runs
AUSTRALIA has made a productive start to the sole test match of the 2023 Women’s Ashes Series. The Aussies finished day one on 7/328, highlights from an Australian perspective included Tahlia McGrath’s 61 and Ellyse Perry almost got herself a test century but heartbreakingly fell one short. Australia got off to a strong start to […]
History made at inaugural WPL Auction
HISTORY was made yesterday in India, with the inaugural auction for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) taking place, with some big names earning some big pay days. The WPL’s (female equivalent of the IPL) five inaugural franchises – Gujarat Giants, Royal Challengers Banglaore, UP Warriorz, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals – all went to the […]
2023 ICC T20 World Cup Preview: Australia
THE 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is just around the corner, and will see 10 teams from across the world battle it out in South Africa to be crowned World Champions for another three years. In the lead up to the tournament, we here at Rookie Me Central will be previewing the teams one by one, […]
Ruthless Aussies seal series with dominant display
AUSTRALIA’s dominance just keeps growing in the T20 format, after demolishing Pakistan to seal the best of three series. After a stellar display with the ball, the Australian batters did not have a tough task in the chase, ensuring the Aussies snared an eight-wicket win. Although the Pakistanis managed to bat out their full 20 […]
Bowlers shine to give Aussies big day at the office
After a strong start in the opening few overs for Pakistan, the Australians then kicked into gear and reeled in the momentum and with overs like Megan Schutt’s double wicket over saw the Pakistanis finish their powerplay at 3/32. Then Nida Dar and Omaima Sohail steadied the ship for a few overs before Dar fell […]
Youth dominates to help Australia go two-up
AUSTRALIA’s younger stars shone in game two of their series against Pakistan to help the Australians go two-up in their three match series. Darcie Brown, Annabel Sutherland, Phoebe Litchfield and Alana King all starred in the 10 wicket win, but it was not all the youth as Beth Mooney also starred with the bat in […]
