scotland�*s women have made it into the world cup play—off final, after two of their rivals withdrew. they�*ll take on kazakhstan or colombia in a one—off match in dubai on 25th february, with hong kong and samoa unable to play due to covid—19 travel restrictions. the winners willjoin group a, along with australia, wales and hosts new zealand for of the delayed tournament, now starting on the 8th of october. cricket now and the chief executive of leicestershire says making the county game smaller in an effort to improve the fortunes of the england men�*s test team is a "ridiculous" idea. seanjarvis has been speaking to the sports desk podcast this week, with the current 18—team county structure under scrutiny following england�*s 4—0 ashes defeat. everybody is talking about reducing, i would like to see 20 teams, i would like to see shropshire or devon or lincolnshire actually come into the equation and maybe have two divisions of ten and grow it in that