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  • Team England's cricketers lost to New Zealand in the Bronze Medal match. Photo: Getty Images

    New Zealand win bronze medal at Commonwealth Games

    New Zealand 111-2 beat Team England 110-9 by eight wickets
    Team England's cricketers missed out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games after New Zealand comfortably won the Bronze Medal match at Edgbaston by eight wickets.
    Nat Sciver's side - who lost their semi-final to India yesterday - could only post 110-9 after choosing to bat first and New Zealand had few issues chasing it down, doing so

  • England will compete for bronze tomorrow. Photo: Getty Images

    India win Commonwealth Games semi-final

    India 164-5 beat Team England 161-6 by 4 runs
    India won the Commonwealth Games semi-final to deny Team England's cricketers a place in the final and a shot at the gold medal.
    In front of another massive Edgbaston crowd, India posted 164-5 - thanks in main to a fine innings of 61 from Smriti Mandhana - and England fell four runs short.
    Nat Sciver's side will compete for the bronze medal to

  • Katherine Brunt continued her fine Commonwealth Games. Photo: Getty Images

    Team England cricketers breeze into semi-final with resounding victory

    Team England 72-3 beat New Zealand 71-9 by seven wickets
    Team England's cricketers breezed into the semi-final of the Commonwealth Games with a resounding victory over New Zealand in front of a large and loud Edgbaston crowd.
    Almost 11,000 were at Birmingham to see England's bowlers on top form. Katherine Brunt continued her excellent Commonwealth Games to help reduce New Zealand to 14-3, a

  • Katherine Brunt scored an unbeaten 38 and took 1-16. Photo: Getty Images

    Brunt's all-round efforts earn Team England's cricketers a second win

    Team England 167-5 beat South Africa 141-4 by 26 runs
    Katherine Brunt was the star of the day for Team England's cricketers as they beat South Africa by 26 runs at Edgbaston to move one step nearer to the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games.
    Brunt made an unbeaten 38 with the bat and put on a record sixth-wicket partnership of 73 with local girl Amy Jones to guide her team to 167-5.
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  • Birmingham local Issy Wong took 2-10. Photo: Getty Images

    Team England's cricketers mark Commonwealth Games debut with victory

    Team England 109-5 beat Sri Lanka 107-9 by five wickets
    England Women kicked off their Commonwealth Games campaign with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in front of a large Edgbaston crowd.
    With Heather Knight not yet recovered from her hip injury, Nat Sciver once again deputised as captain. Her team, in their all-red Team England kit, were asked to bowl first and restricted Sri Lanka to 106

  • Heather Knight will captain Team England in the Commonwealth Games. Photo: Getty Images

    Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp selected in Commonwealth Games squad

    England Women have picked their squad to represent Team England in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be hosted in Birmingham.

    The 15 players will make history as the first cricketers to represent England in the Commonwealth Games.
    There are first international call-ups for teenagers Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp, while Issy Wong will get a chance to represent her country in her home city – h