Glenn’s all-round success

ENGLAND’S women moved into a 2-0 lead in their five-match T20 series against West Indies following crucial all-round interventions from Sarah glenn in her hometown of Derby.

First glenn top- scored from No 8 with a 19-ball 26 as England recovered from a perilous 96 for six to reach an imposing 151 for eight after being put in to bat.

Then her leg- breaks removed the dangerous duo of Deandra Dottin and captain Stafanie Taylor after the tourists had reached 72 for one in the 12th over.

They declined hopelessly to finish on 104 for eight as England replicated Monday’s 47-run victory.

Against opponents devoid of depth or confidence,

Heather Knight’s team ought to secure the series on Saturday.

A former junior hockey international, 21-year- old glenn has also played full back for Belper Town FC, and switched in her teens from seam to leg-spin after watching videos of Shane Warne and discovering that she bowled with a natural flick of the wrist.

At one point, she had figures of none for 20, but then looped a leg-break into the pads of Dottin to remove her lbw for 38, and had

Taylor — who had become the second woman to pass 3,000 runs in T20 internationals — stumped for 28. glenn finished with two for 24.

‘It was a good test for us today,’ she said after being named player of the match. ‘If you lose a few wickets early on, you can easily just push singles, so it was good to throw the first punch at the end of our innings and show some courage.

‘ I’m starting to bowl my variations in game situations too.’

Overall, though, it was a scrappy English performance. Tammy Beaumont made 21 and wicketkeeper Amy Jones 25 off 20 balls but only after glenn and Katherine Brunt put on 46 could they breathe easily.