England v Ireland: first women’s cricket one-day international

England v Ireland: first women’s cricket one-day international – live

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Updates from the first ODI, 1pm BST start at Leicester
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Hello! It’s the first of September, which still counts as summer in the north of Europe, and it’s time for cricket. Been a long while since we had a women’s bilateral series in England this season, having come through the Hundred and before that the T20 World Cup, but we’re back now on the bread and butter of the international game.

Ireland had a disappointing World Cup, though they did finally get their first win at the tournament. Now it’s time to change format to the one-day game. England will be looking at this series as a chance to tune up in the middle format after a big focus on short-form hitting. There may be some teething problems for both sides.