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West Indies Women avoided a whitewash against England but took their full 20 overs to chase down 140 at Arundel.

ESPNcricinfo staff16-Sep-2012
ScorecardJuliana Nero held her nerve to get West Indies Women over the line•Getty Images

West Indies Women avoided a whitewash against England but took their full 20 overs to chase down 140 at Arundel. England had been a class apart in the opening four matches of the series but this victory sees West Indies travel to the World T20 with confidence.Deandra Dottin was the star with the bat for West Indies, clearing the ropes five times in a brutal innings of 62 from just 34 balls. But she was bowled with 17 still required from 20 balls. A tight over and another wicket from Danni Wyatt saw 11 needed from 12 balls and six from the final over. Juliana Nero kept her cool to guide West Indies over the line.England tinkered with their batting order with Tammy Beaumont and Wyatt opening the batting. But again it was Sarah Taylor at No. 3 that led the innings with 34 from 30 balls. Katherine Brunt also made a valuable contribution, top scoring with 35 but England’s 139 for 7 proved not enough as they lost their first fixture in 21 matches.”We were just undone by an unbelievable innings by Deandra Dottin, credit to her for a match winning performance,” England’s captain, Charlotte Edwards, conceded. “But we’ll be taking a huge amount of positives from the series; there have been key contributions from a lot of our players over the five matches which is always good with World Cups ahead. We’re going to Sri Lanka with confidence and are really looking forward to the next few weeks.”

The ICC vice-president Alan Isaac has backed the BCCI’s stance on the DRS, claiming he too isn’t convinced the technology works “well enough”

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Aug-2011The ICC vice-president Alan Isaac has backed the BCCI’s stance on the DRS, saying he too isn’t convinced the technology works “well enough”. The BCCI has expressed its reservations over the ball-tracking technology used for lbw decisions, saying it isn’t fool-proof and Isaac felt the Indian board was “right”. The BCCI, the other member boards and the ICC reached a compromise at the ICC’s annual conference in Hong Kong earlier this year, making the use of ball-tracking optional for each series while agreeing to use Hot Spot for every international game subject to availability.”In my experience they are very decent to work with,” Isaac was quoted as saying in the New Zealand newspaper . “Around the DRS [technology for umpires] for example the media have tended to give [India] the blame as to why the DRS is not being implemented, but it’s not only them. I personally am not convinced the technology works well enough, so we’ve got to do something about that.”Isaac also claimed the BCCI was right about many issues concerning cricket but divergent views in the media tend to give the impression that they are muscle-flexing and difficult to work with. “Often when [India] hold a view, they are right, but various parts of the media have a different view, whether you’re Geoff Boycott or whatever. So this perception has built up that A, [India] are hard to deal with and B, they control world cricket. But in fact they are good to work with and on the DRS I actually think they are right.”Cricket was hit by the spot-fixing controversy last year, plunging it into another crisis, and Isaac said a lot is being done to tackle the problem of corruption. “It is challenging. Allegedly there is a whole lot of money being spent betting on sport, not just on cricket and betting on sport in India is illegal so it’s not like you can manage it.”In New Zealand, Australia or Singapore it’s legalised betting and you can monitor more closely where bets might take place.”Part of what we are doing is making sure the education is there, making sure the sanctions are there, there’s a heck of a lot of monitoring that takes place. You will be aware that guys are not allowed to take their cell-phones into the dressing room environment and all those types of things. There’s a lot of surveillance in place.”Isaac, a former left-hand batsman who captained Wellington’s second team, took over as chairman of New Zealand Cricket in 2008 and was nominated for post of vice-president of the ICC two years later. He will succeed Sharad Pawar as ICC president next year.

Bad light ruled out what would have been an intriguing final two overs of the first one-dayer in Toronto, but Canada won’t be complaining as it secured them a surprise win

Cricinfo staff07-Sep-2010
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Canada’s captain Ashish Bagai once again made a key contribution•Bryan Vandenburg, Cricket Canada

Bad light ruled out what would have been an intriguing final two overs in the first one-dayer in Toronto, but Canada won’t be complaining as it secured them a surprise win over Ireland, the leading Associate nation, in a rain-shortened match.Canada needed 13 off two overs and had just lost two batsmen who had scored half-centuries, Ruvindu Gunasekera and captain Ashish Bagai, when play had to be called off due to bad light. The match had already been curtailed to a 35-over affair after rain had delayed the start by three and a half hours.Ireland had chosen to bat and despite none of their batsmen making a half-century, they posted a competitive total. Their top scorer was John Mooney, who came in at 78 for 4 and provided some stability with a brisk 47. Their only other batsman to make it past 20 was opener Paul Stirling as Canada’s disciplined bowlers, led by Lahore-born fast bowler Khurram Chohan, struck regularly.Canada’s chase got off to a poor start with both openers falling cheaply. Gunasekera, playing his first ODI in two years, and Bagai then put the home side on course for victory with a 140-run third-wicket stand, before both fell in the space of six deliveries, leaving Canada needing a run a ball for the final 16 deliveries. Zubin Surkari and Jimmy Hansra added three off four deliveries before the light was deemed too poor to continue, consigning Ireland to defeat.

Brook was dropped five times en route to his 171 that helped England take a substantial first-innings lead

Vithushan Ehantharajah30-Nov-2024″I had a lot of luck didn’t I? Jesus.” Harry Brook was under no illusions that his seventh Test century was riddled with fortune.But having been gifted five lives by New Zealand, Brook did not waste them with a hearty 171 that lifted England to 499. A score which, at this stage, puts them in the box seat, with New Zealand closing day three just four runs ahead and with only four second innings wickets remaining.Brook resumed day three on 132 not out – having bagged the accolade of being England’s second fastest batter to two thousand Test runs, in his 36th innings – adding 39 from 34 deliveries. A sixth-wicket stand with Ben Stokes (who finished with 80) took England past New Zealand’s first innings score of 348.Related

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That partnership would eventually be broken on 159, when Brook feathered an edge through to Tom Blundell off Matt Henry. The relief in the field was palpable, and not just because Brook had begun to free his arms, which included planting Tim Southee onto the roof of the Pavilion for his third six.New Zealand, who shelled eight chances in all, had dropped Brook four times on Friday (on 18, 41, 70 and 106) before another on 147 on Saturday morning. Brook looked to the heavens, as he did when he reached three figures, though he was laughing to himself this time.The last was the easiest of the lot; straight to Glenn Phillips at gully, who was also culpable for the costliest miss on 18. The Yorkshire batter did cede not all of his chances were straightforward – not least because of how hard he strikes the ball, as evidenced by most of his 18 boundaries.”That first drop, especially, I’m not sure many people are catching that to be honest,” Brook said. “I hit that very hard.”I do throw my hands at it quite hard sometimes and it is going to be a good catch if you catch one at gully there, especially with the viewing. Just go out there and watch the ball and try and hit it really.”Phillips had redeemed himself somewhat on Friday with a stunning effort diving full-length to his right to remove Ollie Pope for 77. Brook, who had been given three lives at that point, went over and apologised to Pope as he was walking off.Harry Brook went past 150 for the fourth time in Tests•Joe Allison/Getty Images

Nevertheless, it was still an innings of substance from Brook, his second of the winter after the blockbuster 317 against Pakistan at the start of October. He was out in the middle at the Hagley Oval for five hours 23 minutes, having arrived at the start of the second session of day two with his side reeling on 45 for 3.A charging lofted cover drive off Southee – from his 186th ball – took him past 150 for the fourth time. The career average is now a shade above 60, the average against New Zealand a crisp 100.00.Brook now has two centuries and two fifties in five innings against New Zealand – with the only failure a duck when he was run out without facing in the fourth innings of 2023’s famous Wellington Test.”I just think I’ve gone out there and just tried to play the ball, really,” Brook said, at a loss to explain why he found the hosts such amenable foes.”The pitches have been fairly good with a bit of pace and bounce, and if you get it past the infield most of the time it’s four. I’ve tried to use the pace, ride the bounce and had quite a bit of luck in there this week.”

Lahore and Multan to host a total of four matches; Colombo the other venue in Sri Lanka

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Rahul Dravid: Would be ‘fantastic’ if India meet Pakistan thrice in Asia Cup

The 2023 Asia Cup will kick off in Multan with Pakistan taking on Nepal on August 30, a day earlier than originally planned by the Asian Cricket Council. The first-round Pakistan-India game will be played in Kandy on September 2, and if both teams make it to the Super 4s, the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will be the host for that game.Lahore is the other venue in Pakistan that will host the matches. The final is scheduled in Colombo on September 17, with the provision of a reserve day.The original draft schedule, prepared by the PCB (the hosting board), went through several iterations, mainly because of the six-nation tournament being played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka based on the hybrid model approved by the ACC recently.As per the original draft, Pakistan were meant to host four matches in just one city. However, Multan was added as the second venue after a new PCB administration, under new chairman Zaka Ashraf, took over this month.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

In all, 13 matches will be played in the tournament across four venues. Pakistan are grouped with India and Nepal in Group A while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are in Group B. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 4s with the top two teams in this phase advancing to the final. The Asia Cup, which will be played in the 50-overs format this time, is essentially a preparation run for five of the six teams – barring Nepal – for the ODI World Cup, which begins on October 5 in India.Bangladesh are slotted to play Afghanistan on September 3 in Lahore followed by Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan at the Gaddafi Stadium on September 5. Regardless of where they finish in the first round, Pakistan will remain A1 and India A2, while Sri Lanka will be B1 and Bangladesh B2. In case Nepal and Afghanistan qualify for the Super 4s, they will take the slot of the team knocked out (Pakistan or India in Group A, and Sri Lanka or Bangladesh in Group B).The only Super 4s match listed to be played in Pakistan is on September 6 in Lahore, between A1 and B2.

Royals, meanwhile, will be hoping for a repeat of 2008, when they won the inaugural edition of the IPL

Shashank Kishore23-May-20221:47

Should either team look to make changes to their XI?

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And it’s over to Eden Gardens in Kolkata for Qualifier 1. Two teams with similar approaches will want to give themselves a few extra days of rest ahead of the grand finale. For Gujarat Titans, it’s the opportunity to play in front of a capacity home crowd in Ahmedabad. For Rajasthan Royals, this is a chance to pay a perfect tribute to Shane Warne, who led them to their only title in 2008.Royals have never finished in the top two since the playoffs came into existence in 2011. Meanwhile, Titans have exceeded expectations and pre-tournament billing to get here. Both sides have punted on their six-batters and five-bowler strategy to the hilt. Their unshakable faith in this core philosophy has brought them much success. That said, not everything is similar. Their approaches have varied. Titans have hit 69 sixes, the least for a team this season. Royals have hit 116, the most.

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Titans were written off by many even before a ball was bowled. Their auction strategy was scrutinised. They wondered if Hardik Pandya, fighting his own battles with form and injury, can inspire the new entrants. One of their openers pulled out of the tournament and their middle order had two rookie batters and an overseas batter who had racked up poor numbers season after season. Yet, nearly seven weeks later, they became the first team to enter the playoffs.Royals have traversed a slightly trickier path. The early pacesetters had a mid-season wobble but gathered their wits towards the end to seal the top two following a nervy win late last week against Lucknow Super Giants. Their spin base is covered by potentially two of India’s best, their top order has revolved around orange-cap holder Jos Buttler, whose late-season slump hasn’t affected dynamics much because the others have stepped up. Ashwin has played finisher and anchor all while delivering his overs tactfully, while the pace battery has been operating at the kind of level expected of them.David Miller has had his most productive IPL season since 2013•BCCI

Titans won the only outing between the two sides in the league phase. Hardik struck a bruising 87 to set up the game, before their pace battery of Yash Dayal and Lockie Ferguson snuffed out the Royals. It’s payback time now. But without too much pressure, because both sides know there is a second chance.Related

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Wriddhiman Saha tweaked his hamstring in the final league game and didn’t return to keep wickets. But the Titans have been given a major boost with the keeper-batter confirming his availability.

Likely XIs

Gujarat Titans: 1 Shubman Gill, 2 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 3 Matthew Wade, 4 Hardik Pandya (capt), 5 David Miller, 6 Rahul Tewatia, 7 Rashid Khan, 8 R Sai Kishore, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Lockie Ferguson, 11 Yash DayalRajasthan Royals: 1 Jos Buttler, 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3 Sanju Samson (capt, wk), 4 Devdutt Padikkal, 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Riyan Parag, 7 R Ashwin, 8 Trent Boult, 9 Obed McCoy, 10 Yuzvendra Chahal, 11 Prasidh KrishnaSanju Samson completed a stumping against Deepak Hooda•BCCI

Strategy punt

• Miller has had his most productive season since 2013. He averages 83.5 against spin, this season, but against Royals, he will have a challenge after having been dismissed by Chahal and Ashwin a combined five times. So Samson will do well to keep a few overs of both his trump cards for the back end.
• Buttler has been dismissed four times by Rashid Khan in seven innings, while managing a strike rate of 60 in the five overs he has played off him. Overall, he has struck at 131.16 in the powerplay but is coming into this game on the back of three single-digit scores. It may be worth playing on his ego and bringing in Rashid early to test the waters.

Stats that matter

• Titans have successfully chased down targets six times out of seven. The only instance where they missed out was when Daniel Sams defended nine off the final over for Mumbai Indians.
• Titans’ run rate of 11.6 between overs 16-20 in a chase is the highest this season. Essentially, it means they’ve backed themselves to score big in the final few overs. Royals run rate of 8.3 is the lowest.
• Saha missed the first five games, but since his entry into the season, only Buttler (357 runs) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (333) have scored more than his 312 runs.
• Royals are the only team to have three batters (Buttler, Samson, Hetmyer) to have hit 20 plus sixes this season.
• Samson’s eight wins after losing tosses is the most for a captain in a season.

India’s captain made 74 before his run-out opened the door for the hosts

Andrew McGlashan17-Dec-2020It was eagerly anticipated and the opening day in Adelaide delivered. When the Test has played out to a conclusion, it may be that a 20-minute period either side of the new ball being taken under lights becomes key. During this phase, Virat Kohli was run out having produced a masterful 74 and then the man involved in the mix-up, Ajinkya Rahane, who will take over the captaincy, departed to Mitchell Starc.Kohli, who may have been given out on 16 had Australia opted to review a glove off Nathan Lyon, and Rahane added 88 to take India to 188 for 3 at the brink of the second new ball, following a stand of 68 between Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara, Australia’s nemesis of the 2018-19 series, which repelled the attack until the ball become softer.Then, under the night sky, it became 206 for 6 through a mixture of India’s own mistakes, as Rahane sold out Kohli over a run to mid-off, and the expected threat of Australia’s quicks with a pink ball under lights. Starc and Josh Hazlewood made the incisions before Wriddhiman Saha, who was preferred over Rishabh Pant, and R Ashwin did well to remain intact, carrying India’s hopes of 300-plus with them.Australia’s frontline quicks were helped to be fresh for the second new ball by the nine overs sent down by debutant Cameron Green whose bowling restrictions were eased as he sent down a five-over spell in the afternoon – the first time he had bowled more than four in a burst this season. While he had a few issues with no-balls, there was plenty to be encouraged by with good pace, a challenging line and conceding under two runs an over.Both captains wanted to bat first and it was Kohli who had the choice, but Australia could not have wished for a better start when Starc, pre-empted by Ricky Ponting on commentary, found the sizeable gap between bat and pad into the stumps via an inside edge. One of India’s big pre-Test debates was Prithvi Shaw vs Shubman Gill and the second innings of this match may dictate how much that dominates the build-up to the second Test.The opening session (and most of the day) became the best of nip-and-tuck Test cricket as India managed just two boundaries in the first 25 overs. There were nervy moments along the way: Pujara edged just short of Tim Paine before he had scored, Mayank Agarwal might have been taken at short leg had Travis Head stayed lower, another Pujara edge didn’t reach third slip and he also clipped wide of leg gully.Australia’s pressure was rewarded when Pat Cummins produced a beauty that nipped back between bat and pad to remove Agarwal. After the first break, Cummins then hustled Kohli with the short delivery, India’s captain fending in front of short leg and then awkwardly playing a ball behind square. Cummins and Kohli. The best v the best. When Cummins was rested he had figures of 11-6-12-1.The contest with Lyon was no less compelling as Pujara, especially, was initially keen to try and attack the offspinner. It was in the 36th over when Hot Spot picked up the small flick of Kohli’s glove down the leg side through to Paine. Lyon barely appealed, Paine was interested but it was hardly a full-throated shout from the Australians.Nathan Lyon whips the bails off as Virat Kohli is left stranded mid-pitch•Getty Images

It was Lyon who did break through when Pujara, having started to rekindle memories of two years ago for the Australia bowlers, got a thick edge into his pad that looped to leg slip. It wasn’t given on-field but Pujara was almost walking and it was the simplest of reviews and decisions for the TV umpire.By the second break, India were still scoring at less than two an over but with the final session came the promise of things quickening and so it transpired. Firstly, that was Kohli and Rahane taking a little more advantage of an older ball even as the lights started to take over from day time. Kohli, who also took a painful blow on the glove from Starc, went to his fifty from 123 deliveries, the second slowest of his career, but there were a few crisp boundaries not least a pull off Starc through midwicket.Australia had managed to keep a hold of the run-rate throughout so the game never got away from them even during the two lengthy stands, but the gift they were handed when Rahane initially called his captain for a run before saying no could not have come at a better time.Rahane was then trapped plumb by Starc’s fourth delivery with the new ball – a bad period for him compounded by the wasted review – and India were no doubt left with a feeling of what might have been. However, there should be a few more twists and turns to come yet before we know if it really was decisive.

Tom Bailey’s second five-for this match keeps Lancashire’s unbeaten season intact

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Lancashire’s cricketers were able to celebrate the presentation of the Second Division Championship trophy in some style late on Thursday afternoon after they had completed a 104-run defeat of Middlesex at the end of the best game of four-day cricket seen at Emirates Old Trafford this season.Needing 270 to win, Middlesex were bowled out for 165 with Tom Bailey taking 5 for 41 in the innings to complete a match return of 10 for 119. But the visitors’ fine contribution to this game continued on the final day when Martin Andersson’s career-best 83, also his maiden first-class fifty, prolonged the contest almost an hour into the final session.Yet the visitors’ pursuit had begun atrociously when they lost three wickets for one run in eight balls and were thus 3 for 3 after 23 balls of their innings.The first batsman dismissed was Nick Gubbins, who was bowled for one playing no shot to Bailey, and Max Holden was leg before wicket to the medium-quick bowler’s next ball. Although Dawid Malan saved the hat-trick, the Middlesex captain collected a pair next over when his attempted clip to leg off Graham Onions only gave a catch to cover fielder Bailey off a leading edge.Saqib Mahmood conceded 16 runs, all in boundaries, when Andersson cashed in on four over-pitched deliveries but Onions restored Lancashire’s dominance when he had Sam Robson lbw for 14, leaving Middlesex on 55 for 4 at lunch.The only batsman dismissed in the afternoon session was John Simpson, who was leg before wicket to Matt Parkinson for five, and Middlesex entered the final session needing 144 off 36 overs, albeit with only five wickets in hand but with both Andersson and James Harris batting competently.However, any prospects of victory were ended in the five overs after the resumption. Predictably, Bailey struck the first blow when he had Harris caught behind by Dane Vilas for 38, thus ending his 81-run stand for the sixth wicket. Two overs later the same bowler had Toby Roland-Jones lbw for five and just five balls later Nathan Sowter was caught at slip by Keaton Jennings off Parkinson for a single.Bailey was not to be denied further success. His dismissal of Cummins, caught behind by Vilas for nine, completed the ninth five-wicket haul of his career, five of which have been secured against Middlesex. But the honour of taking the last wicket to fall at Old Trafford this season fell to Mahmood, who bowled Andersson when the batsman inside-edged the ball onto his stumps to end his 167-ball innings and preserve Lancashire’s unbeaten record.In the first 45 minutes of the day Lancashire had added 56 runs in 9.5 overs, Parkinson making a career-best 14 and Steven Croft contributing 40 off 67 balls before losing his middle stump to James Harris. Parkinson had earlier been caught behind by Simpson off Roland-Jones but Lancashire had found run-scoring relatively easy, especially when Miguel Cummins offered Croft several short balls.

After his match-winning performance in Harare, Maxwell said that he’s also set his sights on a return to Australia’s Test team

Liam Brickhill in Harare06-Jul-2018Glenn Maxwell has endured a topsy-turvy 2018, but after a half century punctuated by five sixes against Zimbabwe, he seems to be seeing the ball well again. ‘Watch the ball’ is a truism so simple it can sometimes get lost in cricket’s reams of jargon, but that is all Maxwell is concentrating on at the moment. When he reached fifty, he pointed to his eyes to show his teammates – and his coach – that he’s watching the ball.”I’ve been doing a lot of work with JL [Justin Langer] recently, making sure I’m watching the ball as hard as I can,” Maxwell said. “I’ve been doing a lot of work with that in the nets, making sure I’m really concentrating. That’s all I’m thinking about at the moment. So that was just a little gesture towards him.”Maxwell started 2018 well, striking an unbeaten 103 to overcome England in the T20I tri-series in Hobart, but he has endured a lean spell since. He was out of sorts at the IPL and didn’t look in the best touch in England. He was part of a weak middle-order effort in Australia’s last match against Pakistan, but some time in the middle has finally brought some reward. Maxwell passed fifty for the first time in seven innings.”It’s nice to spend a bit of time out in the middle and get a little bit of momentum with my batting,” Maxwell said. “I’ve been a little bit starved of opportunity, though I missed an opportunity to score some runs against Pakistan in the last game.”This match was a dead rubber in name only, with Zimbabwe finally turning up to produce what was the closest match of the tri-series so far. ‘Dead rubber’ is also a term you won’t find Maxwell using when talking about an international fixture and he said “there’s no such thing as a dead rubber when you’re representing your country.””It’s another game for your country,” he added. “Any time you get a chance to play for Australia is gold. Any time you get a chance to win a game for the country is something you have to take with both hands and never take for granted.”Australia don’t have any cricket scheduled between the Zimbabwe tri-series and their trip to the UAE in October, and Maxwell suggested that he would fill the months with training in an effort to nail down a spot in Australia’s touring squad. “I’ve got a lot of training [coming up],” he said. “There’s not going to be many games between now and the UAE, so it will just be training and making sure my body is right if I am picked for that tour.”Maxwell has also set his sights on a return to Australia’s Test squad for that tour. While circumstance has foisted a new era upon Australia, gaps in their batting order also mean opportunities for those on the fringe, and Maxwell is hoping that if he does get a chance he can hold onto a spot and add to the seven Tests he has played since making his red-ball debut five years ago.”I’d love the opportunity to play in the Test team again. I’ve had mixed opportunities with the Test side and probably haven’t completely grabbed it with both hands every time I have got an opportunity, so if I do get the opportunity I’ll hopefully take it with both hands this time.”A spot in the A-side squad for two unofficial Tests against India A in September might have helped him to press his claims, and Maxwell was hoping to be included there. “I was hoping to go on [that tour], but as they pointed out I’ve been to India I think over 16 or 17 times now, so there’s no real need for me to go over there and try and prove what I can do.”First, though, Australia have a tri-series final against Pakistan to look forward to.”This is the No.1 team we’re going up against in the final,” Maxwell said. “We’ve had a little bit of success recently in tri-series, with our win in Australia and New Zealand in March, and we really want to keep that winning culture within this side going forward. And if we can continue to win the tri-series, regardless of where it is and who is playing, it just breeds a good culture within the side.”

Fast bowler Rene Farrell has announced her retirement from ODIs

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Apr-2017Fast bowler Rene Farrell has announced her retirement from ODIs. She will, however, remain available for Australia’s Test and T20I teams and will continue playing domestic cricket for the NSW Breakers, the Sydney Thunder and the Surrey Stars.Farrell, who made her international debut in 2007, played 44 ODIs, taking 42 wickets at an average of 30.78. She has also played three Tests and 54 T20Is.”With preparations about to begin ahead of this year’s World Cup, the time felt right for me to retire from one-day cricket for Australia,” Farrell said. “I’ve had mixed fortunes in this format over the last few years and I no longer feel I can give what is required to compete at this level.”It was an honour to be a part of the ICC Women’s Championship and to be part of the inaugural winning side is something I regard as very special in my ODI career. I still have the desire to represent Australia in the T20 and Test arenas and look forward to spending more time with the NSW Breakers and taking on more of a mentoring role to help our up and coming players progress to the next level.”I’d like to wish all teams the very best of luck for the World Cup and I know that that those picked to represent Australia will do us proud.”