Quite the newsy week this. The Ashes are coming. The Indian jersey will now don the famous three stripes. Nat Sciver-Brunt and Chloe Tryon keep smashing them in. Here’s your weekly round-up, with everything our girls have been up to, on and off the ground ..

Impossible Is Nothing for Kaptaan Kaur

The newest edition of the Indian blue is out, Harmanpreet Kaur looks dapper in the jersey in the commercial alongside fellow MI skip, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Smriti Mandhana and Jasprit Bumrah. Oh we cannot wait to watch her walk out and smash the ball around.

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Chloe continues her purple patch

Our dynamic all-rounder, Chloe Tryon, had another outstanding week at the office! Not only did she maintain her dominance with the ball in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint tournament, but her noticeable upward trend in the batting graph has further solidified her value on the team. Her cameo of 12*(7), including a maximum in the final over, and figures of 2/22 (4) played a vital role in Northern Diamonds' 35-run win over the Sunrisers at Leeds.

She further stepped up in tough conditions against The Blaze, delivering a crucial 20-run cameo. Later, she notched up figures of 1/29 (3.4). Against the Southern Vipers, she provided an early breakthrough and had more to contribute, but with the bat, scoring 30 runs in testing circumstances.

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Nat's back and straightaway at her best!

Nat Sciver-Brunt, our big-game specialist, celebrated her first marriage anniversary early last week, right after her incredible knock of 96*. She returned for The Blaze in the game against the Sunrisers, smashing a blistering 30-ball 58 (9x4, 1x6) to lay the platform for a strong finish. In a chase of 199, the Sunrisers were bowled out for 114. Nat played her part with the ball, taking 2 wickets, including that of Dane van Niekerk, while conceding 16 runs off her 2 overs.

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Record Ashes ticket sales, and Nat cannot keep calm

The Ashes, famously known as the career-defining series for an Australian and English player, is on the horizon. Ticket sales for the historic first-ever 5-day Women's Test match, the one-off Ashes Test have surpassed 70,000, with over 11,000 tickets sold for the opening day alone. Nat Sciver-Brunt expressed her thoughts on the series and the tremendous support.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Nat expressed, "We are getting ready as a side and it is getting close now and we are really excited. It is going to be a great series. It has been brilliant and to hear the numbers is just incredible. But it shows where women's sport is at the minute."