Australia's women have reclaimed the T20 World Cup, with Sophie Molineux's side hailed among the greatest ever after outclassing England at Lord's to win a record seventh title.

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT LORD'S: Set a below-par 151 to reclaim the title they lost to New Zealand two years ago, Sophie Molineux's side romped home with 17 balls to spare

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has complained that her side are facing disruption to their World Cup final preparations due to singer Rita Ora.

RICHARD GIBSON: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's ability to clear boundary ropes isn't just simply good amongst the world's up-and-coming players, it is already top amongst all-comers.

Bethell has not batted above No 4 in his previous 21 ODIs, but Daily Mail Sport understands he is to become Ben Duckett's fourth partner in the space of three series.

The former Big Bash League star has pleaded guilty to two counts of penetrative sexual abuse of a child and grooming with the intent of exposing a child to indecent material.

THERE aren't many Irishmen who would have Happy Birthday sung to them on TV by a nation's leading pop star.

The brave star made it back onto the pitch despite leaving the ground's medical room in a wheelchair.

As the great and the good lined up to high-five Ben Stokes at the end of the third Test in Nottingham, it felt almost rude to point out that England had suffered one of the worst defeats in their history.

After a first home defeat in a series of more than two Tests for 14 years, there are a whole host of questions for England to answer. Here, LAWRENCE BOOTH answers the key ones.

Revealing that doubts about his future first surfaced on the eve of the series against New Zealand, Stokes said: 'It's the best thing that I've been asked to do, captain this team, this country.'