England are rolling on through the Commonwealth Games, with enough momentum behind them, now, to have absolutely flattened New Zealand on the way to the semi-finals. They won by seven wickets at Edgbaston on Thursday evening, in 11.4 overs.
The sun was out, and a crowd was in. There were 10,892 there, the biggest audience the team have had since the World Cup final at Lord’s back in 2017. Around half of them were in the Hollies Stand, and the sight of them all, standing, singing, dancing, in celebration of England’s victory felt like another step forward for women’s sport in a summer full of them.
