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ECB bypassed Rooney Rule to appoint Charlotte Edwards

NICK HOWSON AT LORD'S: Clare Connor confirms the policy of interviewing one applicant from black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds for available coaching roles did not take place

A new captain, blank slate and the "inspire and entertain" mantra - Charlotte Edwards outlines her priorities as England Women's head coach

NICK HOWSON AT LORD'S: Edwards has swapped multiple coaching roles for one and, from next week, will hit the ground running in an effort to ensure the team is ready for the Cricket World Cup

Lancashire re-sign Australian batter for women's county season

Katie Mack is returning to Emirates Old Trafford, having represented Thunder last summer

Hampshire keep their secret, but hard work begins to replace vital Charlotte Edwards

OSCAR RESS: Just over three hours before she was announced as head coach of England Women, Edwards was posing for the pre-season photograph at the club's media day

England A win women's tour opener against Australia

Paige Scholfield top-scored as England won for the first time this year in Australia, having been whitewashed in the Women's Ashes in January and February

Essex sign "exciting and dynamic" allrounder as overseas for T20 Blast

Maddie Penna, who has spent the last five Women's Big Bash seasons at Adelaide Strikers, is the club's first overseas signing

Established deputy or leftfield alternative: How will England Women replace Heather Knight as captain?

NICK FRIEND: Nat Sciver-Brunt seems the likeliest replacement for Knight, who has left her role after the Women's Ashes whitewash, but where else might a new head coach go?

England A captains unveiled as Danielle Gibson's injury heartache continues

Grace Scrivens and Hollie Armitage, who will captain Essex and Durham this season, will lead in the T20 and 50-over series, respectively, against Australia A

"I think she'd be brilliant": How Charlotte Edwards emerged as frontrunner for England Women's job

NICK FRIEND: There was a sense when Lisa Keightley left her role with England in 2022 that the job had come at the wrong time for Edwards, still young in her coaching journey; now, as the standout coach in the women's game, this feels like her moment

Heather Knight to leave role as England Women captain

Knight, who captained her country to World Cup glory in 2017, led England 199 times across formats and is set to remain available for selection under a new head coach following Jon Lewis' departure from his role on Friday

It was inevitable, but Jon Lewis' departure only acknowledges one of England's problems

NICK FRIEND: It was announced on Friday that Lewis was no longer England Women's head coach, the result of a disastrous winter that began with a premature exit from the T20 World Cup and ended with an Ashes whitewash

Jon Lewis: "Unfortunately I won't be able to finish this incredibly challenging but enjoyable job"

A turbulent winter, which included an Ashes series whitewash and a group-stage exit at the T20 World Cup has seen Lewis' tenure as England Women's head coach cut short

Surrey bring in big-hitting Australian for inaugural Women's T20 Blast

Ashes winner Grace Harris is the club's first women's overseas player in the professional era of domestic cricket

No overseas players to feature in Women's T20 County Cup

NICK FRIEND: The regulations for the FA Cup-style tournament, involving all first-class and National counties, prevent tier-one clubs' designated overseas players from taking part in the knockout competition

Nat Sciver-Brunt a major exception to England's quiet WPL campaign

OSCAR RESS: The Mumbai Indians allrounder finished as player of the tournament for the champions, and Sophie Ecclestone took nine wickets, but their compatriots struggled to make their mark