posted Jul 13, 2009

well done, but really one test doesnt give either team a fair chance of showing what they are capable of

add comment | complain about this comment

posted Jul 13, 2009

Was Ian Bell playing for the Womans team

no thats y they won

add comment | complain about this comment

posted Jul 14, 2009

well done ladies !!!!

its a shame it was onlt a one match game maybe next time a best of 3 or 5

they should definatly be up for bbc sports team of the year

add comment | complain about this comment

posted Jul 14, 2009

@sisterkaren

According to an interview on 5 Live Sport Extra yesterday, the England Women's setup was up for a longer series, but the Aussie women (or their reps) felt that the tour was already a very long one and that multiple tests would have been too much.

It is a shame, but as long as it's their decision.

Fantastic achievements by the England lasses, it's been a pleasure following them this year. I hope the media coverage of the women's game continues to grow.

add comment | complain about this comment

posted Jul 14, 2009

Well played ladies

Maybe they should go to Lords on Thursday and give the lads a motivational speech, on what it's like to win

add comment | complain about this comment

posted Jul 14, 2009

Shame there is not another mini-series for them.

But they've earned a rest and the Team of the Year accolade.

Congratulations

add comment | complain about this comment

posted Jul 14, 2009

The team & staff are due at 10 Downing Street tonight (Tuesday) for a reception. Our inspirational captain, Charlotte Edwards, could well be called on to advise Gordon on long term strategy & short term tactics, since she is the undoubted master of both.

Flowers, applause, admiration and approbation to ALL in this squad, which has demonstrated to the world that for all the necessity of strong individual performance, team spirit is often the clinching factor. (Oh - And throw in a bit of shopping for Rosalie Birch! hehehehehe )

Time now for BBC cricket to get out and around the clubs and counties, bringing us news & opinion of what's going on in women's cricket now the international season has been put to bed for a while. YOUTH ESPECIALLY!

add comment | complain about this comment

posted Jul 15, 2009

The series was only one Test long because the Australians, some of which have jobs to get back to, were able to stay any longer - having arrived before the World Twenty 20 in early June.
Next year there will most likely be no Tests because its New Zealand and they don't play Tests. India, who England are due to tour this winter, are interested in playing Tests. The rest of the nations are proably not (yet) strong enough to play England in Tests.
It was remarkable, given how little multi-day cricket they play, that England and Australia managed to produce such a superb Test match.

England Women's cricket team for SPOTY Team Of Year - um, nice thought but the reality is that the men's team would (only) need to win the Ashes to win SPOTY. That, unfortunately, reflects how women's sport is treated.
SPOTY Team Of Year has run since 1960 and the ONLY case of a women's team winning it outright is in 1969 (Athletics). The Davies and Whiteman Cup teams shared it in 1978. Torvill shared it with Dean in 1982 and 1983. The 2000 Olympic and Paralympic teams contained women and the Showjumping Team winners of 1979 might have contained a women.

add comment | complain about this comment

posted Jul 15, 2009

"Have your say on their achievements - and what England's men could learn from their female counterparts..."
I'm sure the England women's team would be embarrassed at suggestion that they could teach the men's team anything. The men are all full time professionals and have to face upward of 8 countries at that level. The women are not all professional, in fact none are actually full time professional, and only Aus, NZ and India are real competition in tournements.
The women's team has done billiantly and deserve coverage and support. However, lets not get into the silly game of using their wonderful success as some sort of banner to wave in the faces of the men's team.

add comment | complain about this comment

posted Jul 17, 2009

Anyone else having problems downloading Alison Mitchell's latest blog? I've tried 4 times, but all I get is a page headed "access forbidden."

add comment | complain about this comment