Villiers and Ecclestone help England salvage some pride against Australia

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• England 139-5 Australia 122-8• Young bowling pair shine as England win final T20 by 17 runs
“Australia are producing 20-year-old superstars,” Tammy Beaumont had said as she bemoaned the disparity between the two sides after England’s defeat at Hove on Sunday. On Wednesday England finally showed some fight, courtesy of two 20-year-old stars of their own, Mady Villiers and Sophie Ecclestone, who between them took five wickets to reduce Australia to 122 for eight, after England had earlier put 139 on the board.
Introduced for the first time in the eighth over, the off-spinner Villiers – on her international debut – had initially put down a caught and bowled chance offered up by Alyssa Healy but got her revenge the following over when Healy sent up a catch straight to Ecclestone at mid-off after a dangerous looking 28 up top. Continue reading...

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