Time is a great healer - just don't tell Caroline Atkins who still bears the mental scars of missing out on the World Cup more than three years ago.
The line 'you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone' features in a number of famous songs and you could forgive Katherine Brunt for singing those lyrics after seeing her career flash before her eyes.
After spending time with her hands on the wheel of a SeaFrance ferry en route to Calais, Charlotte Edwards is now ready to steer England to more success over the next 12 months.
Members of the England women’s team today launched their busiest summer ever with a unique cricket match on the top deck of a return SeaFrance ferry from Dover to Calais.
Cricket fans are being urged to book their tickets for next summer's ICC World Twenty20 2009 which is being held in England. Tickets for the event went on sale at 10am on Monday and demand is expected to be huge.
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