Seth Nobes

England Women deserve to have played at Lord’s a lot more than they have. The fans also deserve it, given their unwavering support from start to finish in their thrilling five-wicket T20 win against reigning world champions Australia to keep the Ashes alive. It is a travesty that the side have only taken part in two matches (including today’s fixture against Australia) at the so-called home of cricket since their famous win against India in the World Cup final in 2017.

England fast bowler Lauren Bell believes back-to-back victories in the Ashes show they are closing the gap to Australia after condemning the away side to a first defeat in a white-ball series for six years. A five-wicket win in a rain-affected match at Lord’s in front of a record crowd backed up a three-run triumph at the Oval on Wednesday to leave the multi-format series 6-4 in Australia’s favour before the three one-day internationals.

If I learned one thing from my time covering the Charlotte Edwards Cup, it is that there are two train stations in Worcester. Let me explain… After attending the rain-affected final at New Road, Worcester, I made my way back to the train station to catch the last train of the day back to London. Upon arrival at Worcester Shrub Hill, I was alarmed to not see my train on the departure board.