Funny Is Better Than Good

Funny Is Better Than Good

Cricket 🏏

Women’s World Cup - Australia v England Report Card

Featuring professional captaincy, tortoise shells, Sophie Ecclesti and ignoring Kim Garth

Dan Liebke
Oct 22, 2025
∙ Paid

Professional Captaincy
Grade: B

Perhaps inspired by the relentless pre-series chat about the upcoming men’s Ashes, the Australia and England women’s team decided they’d play a match in this here World Cup.

It is also possible that the match was a result of the pre-determined tournament schedule, but does that explain why Alyssa Healy decided to go full cap…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Funny Is Better Than Good to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Dan Liebke · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture