England V India: First Women’s Cricket Odi – Live

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The roadworthy to nan World Cup starts here*. In 76 days’ time, India will statesman nan title – their title – against nan co-hosts Sri Lanka successful Bengaluru. England meet South Africa connected nan aforesaid crushed 3 days later.

Both teams should participate nan World Cup successful a battle-hardened state. England person this three-match bid against India, past warm-ups against India and Australia conscionable earlier nan title starts. India’s mentation is moreover tougher: ODI bid against England and Australia, who betwixt them person won 11 of nan 12 World Cups, followed by warm-ups against England and nan reigning T20 champions, New Zealand.

These warm-up bid are usually astir performances, workloads, T-crossing and I-dotting arsenic overmuch arsenic results. But connected this juncture England could do pinch a bid successful to boost their vulnerable assurance going into nan World Cup. They were beaten 3-2 by India successful nan T20 series, a scoreline that astir apt flattered them. And while England’s wide grounds since nan past 50-over World Cup is terrific, it looks different erstwhile you put connected nan reference glasses and commencement squinting.

• v Australia and India W2 L7 (win percentage: 22)

• v nan rest W22 L3 (win percentage: 88)

This is simply a quickfire series, pinch 3 games successful 7 days astatine Southampton, Lord’s and Chester-le-Street. By adjacent Wednesday, we should person a amended thought of some teams’ chances of winning nan games that really matter.

• Toss 12.30pm

• First shot 1pm

* Okay, okay, strictly speaking it continues here, having started arsenic soon arsenic nan past 1 ended, but what benignant of income transportation is that?