Rain frustrates England after fab Filer fires

By Taha Hashim

AFTER bowling Sri Lanka out for 106 at Chester-le-Street, England’s bowlers were dominant once again. The visitors were reduced to the self-same score, 106-9 inside 31 overs at Northampton, but this time rain got in the way of a result, forcing an abandonment of the second ODI. Lauren Filer excelled once again, taking 2-25 in eight overs to build on her three-for on debut, but there were a couple of new faces who contributed too. Off-spinner Charlie Dean returned to the XI to pick up a couple of wickets herself while Alice Davidson-Richards, playing her firs...

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