tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post5375688213214587673..comments2023-06-01T15:03:21.635+01:00Comments on Women's Cricket Blog: England all ready to go in New ZealandMartin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-35981813560330169502015-02-11T01:12:04.856+00:002015-02-11T01:12:04.856+00:00Well good predictions on the team selection! Dead ...Well good predictions on the team selection! Dead on. Although, why Cross is not in the side baffles me. Shrubsole looks out of form and needs some kind of step change to get her consistency back in order. Training and match bowling alone does not seem to be helping, a shame. Disappointed in NZ's coverage of this series, shocking lack of focus on their national side, they really should be live streaming. Although the Black Caps WC campaign is no doubt interfering. Some people, like me, would be willing to pay to see all live international women's cricket, if only it were offered...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952597754091672288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-11345481831342394062015-02-10T21:51:52.540+00:002015-02-10T21:51:52.540+00:00Watching Lottie dish out the 1st cap to Becks rais...Watching Lottie dish out the 1st cap to Becks raised an interesting question - how many times has Lottie given out a cap on a player's ODI debut.<br />The answer seems to be 17.<br />The ones she's missed (since she was first captain) from the current squad are Wyatt and Knight and the only case is Charlie Russell. <br />Since she first captained England in an ODI she has only missed 4 of the 110 ODI matches played since - and she's captained in all the 106 she has played in since that first occasion.<br /><br />EL Donnison might have had the hardest job given she was captaining England for their match against Netherlands on 19th July 1999 when no fewer 9 news caps (including Donnison herself) played. Whether caps were actually given out I'll leave in the air given there is some dispute about whether these Women's European Championship matches were full blown ODIs.The Clangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760786835721279059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-7413062612476412172015-02-10T19:09:31.656+00:002015-02-10T19:09:31.656+00:00I suspect your 'Twittered' prediction that...I suspect your 'Twittered' prediction that 'Wyatt, Marsh, Jones & Cross may miss it' will be accurate.<br />From the last ODI we played that means Brunt replaces Cross and Grundy replaces Beaumont. It would be Grundy's first ODI cap - albeit the team would have a combined 640 caps !<br />The Clangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760786835721279059noreply@blogger.com