I don’t think I have to tell you just how excited I am that tonight marks the start of the first stand-alone season of the WBBL. The fact that the women get their own window, with all games available to watch in some way (on Seven, Foxsports and Kayo as well as radio coverage) […]
While Australia forges forward, England languishes
(This blog post is in response to the latest Ladies Who Legspin podcast, which you can find here. If you haven’t listened to the podcast yet, get it in your ear holes. It has some great analysis of the women’s game and some wonderful interviews with players and other passionate cricket-lovers). I grew up on […]
Out of the group and into the round of 16
There’s nothing better than a player backing their words up with actions. And that’s exactly what Sam Kerr and the Matildas did against Jamaica, with Kerr scoring all four of the Matildas goals to send us to second in Group C, and a date with Norway on Sunday morning in the Round of 16. It […]
Suck on that one
(Or the one where Australia came back to beat Brazil 3-2) First, the recap. After the game against Italy, I was hoping for an improved back-line at the very least, and what we got was that, and a much-improved side overall. After a little bit of a shaky start, and still missing passes, we started […]
Women’s World Cup game recap – Italy 2 – Matildas 1
Not the start we were hoping for. The Matildas went into the World Cup as they always seem to in tournaments – full of hope and optimism and ‘this is our time’ hype. All teams do that, to some level, but this Matildas team was going to be different. We’ve got some of the best […]