Decoding Linsey Smith’s raging success as England’s go-to new ball spinner
Only three England spinners were handed the new ball in the Women’s ODI World Cup before the 2025 edition – Enid Bakewell (1982), Patsy Lovell (1988), and Carole Hodges (1993). Linsey Smith, bowling in subcontinental conditions in this edition, has gone well past her predecessors. The 30-year-old has taken 14 wickets in the tournament so…