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Women's Cricket World Cup: England win but miss out on final

By Stephan ShemiltBBC Sport in Mumbai

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England players look downcast
Women's World Cup, Mumbai (Brabourne Stadium):
England 266-6 (50 overs) beat New Zealand 251-9 (50 overs) by 15 runs
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Defending champions England have been knocked out of the Women's World Cup despite a 15-run win over New Zealand.

West Indies beat Australia earlier to render England's result meaningless and put the Caribbean side through to meet the Aussies in Sunday's final.

Sarah Taylor (88) helped England to 266-6 but the Kiwis looked well placed thanks to captain Suzie Bates (79) and Amy Satterthwaite (103) putting on 134.

However, England took late wickets to leave New Zealand short on 251-9.

England have paid the price for two narrow defeats, the one-wicket opening loss to Sri Lanka in the group stages and a two-run reverse against Australia in the Super Sixes.

West Indies' shock eight-run victory also ended New Zealand's hopes - and England will meet the Kiwis again in Friday's play-off for third place.

While Charlotte Edwards' England side can point to the fine margins, they will also know that dropped catches and poor batting cost them in both those games.

After that loss to Australia, England looked all but out, only for their hopes to be revived by a thumping win over South Africa and West Indies' surprise victory against New Zealand.

They still needed help from the Aussies and for long periods it looked as though Jodie Fields' side would keep their end of the bargain as they reached 130-4 in pursuit of 165.

However, a collapse of four wickets for 10 runs would eventually leave Australia eight short, handing West Indies their first win over the Southern Stars and a place in their maiden World Cup final.

England's fate had been sealed just after Taylor walked to the crease, replacing Danielle Wyatt, who had shared an opening stand of 59 with Edwards.

Taylor, who had been linked with a move to men's cricket before the tournament, would have registered a fourth successive duck had she not been dropped by Lucy Doolan at deep square leg.

But she showed the class that had deserted her in India, playing down the ground and in front of square on the leg side to hit 16 fours and one six in her 79-ball stay.

Even though Edwards slapped Nicola Browne to point to end a composed innings of 54, Taylor found an ally in Lydia Greenway for a third-wicket stand of 59.

The wicketkeeper had another slice of luck when caught off a no-ball, but her fortune ran out when she drove Browne to mid-off.

England looked to have lost their way, only for the late hitting of Jenny Gunn and Heather Knight to take 38 off the final four overs.

However, with England robbed of the services of ill opening bowler Anya Shrubsole, the Black Caps looked to be in charge as Bates and Satterthwaite built an impressive second-wicket partnership.

The key moment proved to be the wicket of Bates, the tournament's leading run-scorer, bowled around her legs by the impressive Gunn.

Wickets then fell at regular intervals, thanks largely to the catching that had previously let England down.

Satterthwaite was held by Edwards off Wyatt soon after completing a century, with Holly Colvin's 3-48 chipping through the middle order.

With the contest effectively over, the game meandered to a conclusion, with both sides set to return on Friday to do it all again.

South Africa and Sri Lanka also meet again on Friday for fifth place, the Proteas having secured a 110-run win in Cuttack.

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  • Comment posted by mcswaggerty, at 11:09 13 Feb 2013

    @2 Shoulder

    Are you not interested because it's a story about:

    A. Cricket

    or

    B. Womens cricket?

    If it's A; what are you doing reading and commenting on a cricket story if you have no interest?

    And if it's B; what are you doing on this planet? Sexism has about as much place in the modern world as you do at a mensa meeting.

  • Comment posted by Oles at the wheel, at 11:30 13 Feb 2013

    The real shock would have been if the Aussies had beaten the Windies. They had a straight choice who they wanted to play in the final and they chose not to play England

  • Comment posted by User0073346504, at 12:04 13 Feb 2013

    Blame the shoddy tournament set up rather than the Aussies.

    Scrap the meaningless play off matches for positions and at least add in semi finals for the top 4 in the super 6 stage.

  • Comment posted by know-it-all, at 11:12 13 Feb 2013

    You can't rely on others.. You need to do your own job.sadly it wasnt enough this time. The women have really improved in recent years. Oh and shoulder do everyone a favour and zip it. You whine like an old tramp with out a bottle whisky to keep him company..

  • Comment posted by User0990584382, at 16:39 13 Feb 2013

    If this had happened in the mens game there would be a chorus of boos and verbal abuse when they're here in the summer.

    Basically the women chickened out. Probably pushed into it by the mananger and trainers.

    Something I'm sure the Barmy Army won't forget.
    Go England!

  • Comment posted by GrouchoM, at 11:55 13 Feb 2013

    Doesnt it highlight the flawed tournament format? The Aussies can throw a match & select who they would rather play in the final.......not their fault, just milking the system to their advantage. England would have done the same given the opportunity.

  • Comment posted by itsallgammon, at 11:20 13 Feb 2013

    I'm with David Dunbar @7. I just wish that I didn't feel that way! Well played the Windies but regrettably it seems to me that the win at all costs mentality has spoiled some great cricket. Pity! This was one of the rare modern sporting contests that seemed honest. The skills and ability on display deserve better

  • Comment posted by Fisty, at 13:29 13 Feb 2013

    77 JohnM, What a fool you are!!!!
    You obviously know nothing of the history of Ladies Cricket. To say it isn't proper cricket does show your ignorance. The sport matches woman against woman. You wouldn't call a light weight boxing bout not proper boxing just because they are not heavy weights.
    They are not trying to match the men, they are trying to match themselves against other woman.

  • Comment posted by quicksesh, at 12:32 13 Feb 2013

    England lost this by losing to Sri Lanka, just proves that you have to be on your game for every match.

  • Comment posted by Complete and utter horse, at 14:16 13 Feb 2013

    I hear the Australian women gave in to their roid rage in the dressing room after the defeat; smashing up lockers and beating up the security guards.

  • Comment posted by User0362904173, at 11:11 13 Feb 2013

    A little bit suss, but England shouldn't have been in this position anyway...west indies to win now? Probably not, but England to win ashes back!!

  • Comment posted by Nick C, at 16:08 13 Feb 2013

    Surprise surprise Australia losing, just goes to show, the Aussies are scared of England. However England should have made sure by winning there games.

  • Comment posted by A R M Chair, at 11:21 13 Feb 2013

    @7 Suss?

    Don't get yourself into a position where other results affect yours and this England team should not have been in that position!

  • Comment posted by tis4tennis, at 12:28 13 Feb 2013

    47. umpteenth_time_user save 606
    9 MINUTES AGO

    I am sure that you will manage to present evidence that the Aussies are cheats?

  • Comment posted by Article1, at 12:28 13 Feb 2013

    Any sport which structures its competitions so that defeat is rewarded higher than a draw or victory has to seriously look at itself. In the Olympics Seb Coe and others criticised the badminton doubles match where both sides played to lose. Football, cricket, etc, have faced match fixing allegations. What is the difference between these issues and the Australian ladies cricket team's behaviour?

  • Comment posted by Junk Male, at 12:11 14 Feb 2013

    Lets face i don't who cares who wins womens cricket, it is a joke. What i care about is the fact that the aussies deliberately ran themselves out to lose the game, this is the opposite of what all sport is about. Cricket and womens cricket shamed its self yesterday if this goes ignored,womens cricket ceases the pretence of a sport. If it was unacceptable for the olympics badminton its not cricket.

  • Comment posted by hainba, at 11:24 13 Feb 2013

    In the T20 competition England genuinely dominated (even beating the Aussies) until the final. In this competition England never got any momentum - losing to SL in group and Aussies in S6s made every game a must win. Mark Lane & Lottie are not known for resting on their laurels places in the summer against the Aussies will be up for grabs. WI final place deserved in S6s

  • Comment posted by Chill out, at 14:27 13 Feb 2013

    Crikey ! Look at their faces, I pity anyone on the same plane as them on the way home.

    But shows they care !

  • Comment posted by User0717507751, at 19:14 13 Feb 2013

    @197
    You offer an Australian the chance to get one over on both NZ and England...

    Yes, I rather suspect there was a lot of that going on.

    I couldn't see Australia busting themselves to beat WI and in doing so getting themselves a much tougher opponent in the final.

    England thrashed WI and Aus couldn't beat them? Watch Aus thrash WI in the final now, the crafty so and so's...

  • Comment posted by Tykesabroad, at 16:19 13 Feb 2013

    161. If you cannot comment sensibly do not bother and save us the pain of having to read your drivel!

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