England beat India in ICC Women's World Cup: Women cricketers hit sixes too

Lack of sixes, slower bowling has been attributed to alleged lack of strength, physicality in women

The England women’s cricket team will be met by a sell-out crowd of 26,500 people as they walk through the Long Room and out onto the pitch at Lord’s for their World Cup final clash against India on July 23. The last time England won this competition on home soil, in 1993, the players had to receive special permission to make the same walk through the pavilion, which did not officially open its doors to women until 1999.

This record attendance for an international women’s cricket game in England and Wales is testament to the