As most club cricketers up and down the country prepare to get their season underway in two weeks’ time, most will be grateful to be back playing on grass under the sun after a long winter indoors.

YORK, England -- England climbed to the top of the Women's Six Nations table with a 38-5 win over Italy on Sunday. After a dominant first half, England struggled to maintain momentum in the second ...

An England penalty try was followed by Italy’s Laura Gurioli being sent to the sin-bin and the hosts secured a bonus point ahead of the interval when MacDonald caught Holly Aitchison’s kick to ...

Alex Davidson - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images England coach John Mitchell has picked five uncapped players in his squad for their Six Nations opener against Italy in York on Sunday.

Tries: Venner, Scarratt, penalty try, MacDonald, Cokayne, Sing Cons: Sing 3 Italy (5) 5 Try: Sgorbini England started their Women's Six Nations title defence with a comfortable victory over Italy ...

England started their Guinness Women's Six Nations campaign with a 38-5 bonus-point victory over Italy in York. Red Roses head coach John Mitchell selected an experimental line-up and watched full ...

The Women's Six Nations kicks into gear this weekend with England beginning their sixth title defence against Italy in York on Sunday. The tournament will have some extra spice this time around ...

One down, 12 more to go. One of the goals coach John Mitchell set before England's Women's Six Nations opener with Italy was to strive towards having the strength in depth required to win the next ...

That's about it for our live text coverage of England's Women's Six Nations opener against Italy - you can read Alastair Telfer's report from York here. Keep an eye out for more reaction across ...

Mitchell has appointed a new skipper in Zoe Aldcroft for this campaign as the England coach bids to keep standards high and continue to drive competition within his squad. Italy, meanwhile ...

England’s journey to the World Cup in the ... ball and take out Bowen resulting in a VAR penalty check. The wingers swapped sides at the start of the second half, but it made little difference ...

Snow will batter the North of England and Scotland on 31 March and 1 April, as rain engulfs the majority of the country. In just over 10 days' time, maps from WXCharts predict snow will sweep its ...