Women's Ashes

[Andy Mellon]

Originally Posted by Kirsty

I heard an interview with Claire Conner on Sky earlier.

Oh, bad luck! Seriously though, I think that Claire Connor gets far too much of the attention. She was not the match winner on this occasion - Jenny Gunn and Katherine Brunt were the stars. Why weren't Sky talking to them?!?

[Zainub]

The captain of any sports side always gets more attention Andy. I guess they're suppose to get more attention.

[Andy Mellon]

Sure Zainub! But after the men's test, C4 spoke to Vaughan, but also the match winners - Flintoff, Giles and Hoggard! I think Claire Connor loves the camera too much after her stint on Channel 4 last year. Still no other bloke has contributed to this thread. Sad state of affairs I'm afraid.

[Zainub]

Sad indeed. I see this thread was viwed 70 times but got only 12 replies ...which actually suggests that people will have read this and still not bothered replying, which I find very, very strange indeed.

I'm little perplexed at your comments on Cornor, I obviously know preciously little things about her so connot comment, but I am sad to know she could be some one who wanted to steal the limelight away from other more deserving players.

[Moss]

Congratulations to the women.

15 year old Colvin was a ctually a pupil at a local school, but I didn't realise.
Also, Claire Connor teaches at a school where I've sent a scholarship pupil.

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It's great news - let's hope we do the double.

[Notts Exile]

Originally Posted by Andy Mellon

Still no other bloke has contributed to this thread. Sad state of affairs I'm afraid.

Great effort from the ladies. Katherine Blunt really deserved the limelight with 9 wickets and a fifty batting at number ten - that tenth wicket partnership of 80 plus really hurt the Aussies! I did see that at one point on Friday Jenny Gunn had figures of 17-16-4-2 (or something very close to that) which were quite remarkable. (random note: I used to watch her father playing full back for Nottingham Forest!)

[Cliff-UK]

Originally Posted by Zainub

Sad indeed. I see this thread was viwed 70 times but got only 12 replies ...which actually suggests that people will have read this and still not bothered replying.

I take the opposite view. I've seen this thread for a while and haven't written anything although I am interested in women's cricket I know nowt about it. Maybe that explains why people are looking but not writing. I have followed the women's ashes and have kept my daughters informed about it. they are getting into cricket and they were proud our women had beaten the aussies.