Kent's Lydia Greenway and Yorkshire's Dani Hazell preview the Royal London Women's One-Day Cup
By Women's Cricket
Friday 2 May 2014 09:22, UK
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England women's Lydia Greenway and Dani Hazell are back on the silverware trail - but this time on opposing teams as the Royal London Women's One-Day Cup gets underway on Sunday.
Unlike in previous seasons there will be no play-off final this year, the title going to whichever of the nine teams accumulates most points.
Each county will again play eight 50-over games but both Hazell and Greenway said they would support the introduction of longer games if more Test cricket was introduced into future international programmes.
"The county set-up isn't professional, so players would have to take time off work which could be a problem," said Greenway. "But from a cricketing point of view it would be helpful to play longer games if there was a move to introduce more Test cricket internationally, otherwise we won't be as well prepared as we could be."
Hazell added: "Test cricket is a totally different game with multiple innings and long days out in the field; it's something that you've got to get used to preparing for and playing so I'm sure it's something that those in charge of the game will look at, if needs be."
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