recalled for the first t20 at edgbaston on saturday, which is her home ground. australia lead the series 4 0 which means england must win five of the remaining six games to regain the ashes from australia. i ll be really special, fortunately enough to play here last summer, and it s one of those most special moments in england shirt, so to have an opportunity to walk out here, i use to come and watch the men s here when i was little. they were always pretty exciting occasions as a fan, so to be on the other side of it would be really specialfor so to be on the other side of it would be really special for me and my family, i think. let s switch to football now and us women s soccer star megan rapinoe says this summers world cup will be game changing for the sport. back in 2019 at the last world cup, the usa were in dispute with their federation over equal pay for the american men and and women s teams they eventually agreed to resolve it last year. rapinoe is again part of the squad a
points per win on offer. so england showing they can compete, the next match, a t20 at edgbaston on saturday. lots of tributes to the former scotland manager craig brown who has died at the age of 82 after a short illness. he was his country s longest serving manager, in charge for 71 games, and the last man to take scotland to a world cup finals at france 98. he also managed preston north end and motherwell before ending his managerial career at aberdeen in 2013. roy hodgson will remain as crystal palace manager next season. already the oldest premier league manager, he will turn 76 three days before palace s first game of the new season, when they take on newly promoted sheffield united. he previously left the club two years ago after four years in charge. his first manager s job was back in 1976. the build up to wimbledon continues, with liam broady and katie boulter in action later at eastbourne