Jenny Gunn became England Women’s all-time leading wicket taker in the first of three NatWest Women’s International matches in the Women’s Ashes Series at Lord’s today.

England selectors today announced a 14-man squad for the two match NatWest International T20 series against Australia commencing Thursday 29 August at the Ageas Bowl and concluding on Saturday 31 August at the Emirates Durham ICG.

Michael Carberry is the only member of the squad yet to play a T20 for England. The 32 year old Hampshire batsman averaged 56 in this season’s Friends Life t20 competition including an unbeaten century against Lancashire in the quarter finals. Two players involved in the current Investec Ashes series have been included in the squad, captain Stuart Broad and pace bowler Steven Finn.

The 5th and final Ashes Test will be played at The Oval from the 21st of August and while the outcome of this Test will not do anything to change the outcome of the series, it will be a very important match from the point of view of the Australians as they would like to end their miserable run of 3 defeats against their arch-rivals. England, on the other hand, will look to continue their dominance in the longer version of the game by extending their unbeaten streak to 13 matches.

The Cricket Australia National Selection Panel (NSP) has today announced an 18-man squad for the limited overs component of the VB Tour of England, as well as the ODI against Scotland.

Commenting on the squad, National Selector John Inverarity said: “The NSP today announced an 18-man squad for the two T20s against England, the ODI against Scotland in Edinburgh and the five ODIs against England to be played from 29 August to 16 September. The NSP will reduce the squad, probably to 15, after the T20 matches.

England Women ended the Women’s Ashes Test match with a draw after Australia declared on 231 for five, one hour into the afternoon session, setting England a target of 249 from 45 overs.

Heather Knight and Laura Marsh wrote their names into the record books as England posted 314 all out to trail by just 17 runs on first innings in the Women’s Ashes Test at Wormsley.

Australia has lost the fourth Ashes Test to England by 74 runs today in Durham, and now trail 3-0 in the series with one match to play. Australia dismissed England for 330 in their second innings, leaving a chase of 299 to win the match.

Things were going well when the tourists were 149-1 on the back of a 109 run opening partnership between Chris Rogers 49 and David Warner. However, the tide turned quickly with Australia losing 9-75 to be all out for 224 despite Warner top scoring with a fine counter attacking 71 against the moving ball in touch conditions. Stuart Broad took 6-50 in a devastating spell that tore through the visitors in a man-of-the-match performance.