33 h. ago ‘We let her down’: Charlie Dean shocked by Heather Knight’s England captaincy sacking

Knight was relieved of her duties as skipper after a humiliating Women’s Ashes whitewash and Dean is in the frame as a potential replacement

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4 d. ago 'King Kong' goalkeeper facing England couldn't fit through door at Romford's Nando's

England ace Declan Rice will be reunited with former team-mate Rihards Matrevics - who is nicknamed King Kong in Latvia thanks to his size and apparently couldn't even fit into the Nando's in Romford

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6 d. ago Knight’s sacking exposes England’s failure to plan captaincy succession | Raf Nicholson

Now just eight weeks until their next series they must appoint a coach, a captain and try to show they are serious about cultural changeThey say in cricket that one brings two: something that has proved true in the case of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s post-Ashes review. On Friday, Jon Lewis was sacked as head coach and, 24 hours later, Heather Knight followed him out of the door.A 16-0 error-strewn Ashes whitewash required big change and the ECB has certainly delivered on that score. Lewis was always unlikely to survive after his infamous “Bondi-to-Coogee” interview, during which he blamed the defeat on Australia’s sunnier climes, made him a laughing stock. But firing Knight is a far more radical step – an admission that, despite the insistence to the contrary of Clare Connor, the managing director of women’s cricket, the ECB’s review has indeed uncovered evidence of a poor team culture. Why else would they end Knight’s reign at a point when she is a mere 15 months away fro...

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6 d. ago Heather Knight follows Jon Lewis out of England door in wake of Ashes rout

Knight leaves role as women’s captain after nine yearsThe 34-year-old guided team to 2017 World Cup gloryHeather Knight has left her role as England captain after almost nine years.The 34-year-old skippered England 199 times since 2016 and guided the team to World Cup glory in 2017 alongside two other finals. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Heather Knight to be replaced as England captain as Women’s Ashes fallout continues

Knight follows head coach Jon Lewis in leaving her role after the whitewash in Australia

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7 d. ago Who could take over as England Women coach following Jon Lewis sacking?

The likes of Charlotte Edwards and Matthew Mott could be under consideration.

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7 d. ago Jon Lewis leaves role as England Women head coach after disastrous Ashes tour

Replacement to be announced soon with World Cup-winning captain Charlotte Edwards linked with post

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7 d. ago Jon Lewis axed as England coach after Women’s Ashes disaster

The former seamer oversaw a whitewash Down Under and leaves after two-and-a-half years in the role

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1 week ago Scotland can't spoil France's Six Nations party as hosts shut the door on England to claim their crown

Gregor Townsend's men couldn't make a strong first half display count and the French had too much after the break in Paris

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2 w. ago Crazy to see growth – Dani Hazell proud of progress in English women’s cricket

Hazell, now 36 and with 146 international wickets on her CV, leads the way for her home county as Durham’s head coach.

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3 w. ago PCA says gender wage disparity in Hundred ‘cannot be allowed to continue’

The top salary band in the men’s squads is now £200,000 compared to £65,000 in the women’s game.

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3 w. ago Heather Knight, James Anderson and Rocky Flintoff among names for Hundred draft

More than 800 players have registered to vie for a place in this summer’s competition.

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