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The England Womens seamer looks forward to the very first Womens Cricket Week and what is in store... Every time I sit down to write about what is going on in the womens game, I seem to find myself talking about firsts. The first set of professional contracts, the first standalone sponsorship deal for England womens cricket, the inaugural Big Bash and Kia Super League this summer, the first time Sky have televised an entire Womens Ashes series, including a Womens Test match for the very first time…And here I go again, another first: this summer will see the first ever Sky Sports Womens Cricket Week! Everyone around the country will get the opportunity to join us and celebrate the womens game - from the grassroots all the way through to the international arena. At risk of repeating myself, its quite refreshing to take a step back from training and have a look at how the game has developed over the past couple of years. As a squad we are probably busier than ever preparing for an exciting 12 months of cricket.The near future sees us playing a home Royal London ODI & NatWest IT20 series against Pakistan, which will be the first time our new captain, Heather Knight, will lead us out into the arena (another first!). Following that, the back end of our summer sees the launch of the Kia Super League, a brand new six team competition with some of the very best womens cricketers from around the world coming together for a round-robin T20 competition in August. Our winter then sees us travel to the West Indies in October and then a trip to Sri Lanka in November. Lots of cricket and plenty to look forward to. All of this is evidence of just how far the womens game has come - overseas tours used to be few and far between - now we regularly have three or four on the bounce. The Sri Lanka tour will involve our final matches in the ICC Womens Championship, which ultimately decides qualification for the ICC Womens World Cup next summer, which by the way, is on home turf. Something else to put in the diary and look forward to. So, as you can see, we have a lot to celebrate during Sky Sports Womens Cricket Week!Girl PowerIts absolutely incredible that Sky Sports will be dedicating an entire week to promoting womens cricket, and hopefully we can inspire women and girls across the country to pick up a bat or ball and give cricket a go. There will be a lot going on around the country and plenty of activities to get involved in. As a Chance to Shine coaching ambassador, I still maintain that there is nothing better than when we get the opportunity to go into schools and give young children a chance to play a sport that we love. It really does take you back to the grassroots and to why you play the game. Before I start a coaching session I often ask how many of the girls play cricket outside of school, and more often than not, very few hands go up. After the session I then ask how many girls would consider going to their local clubs, and have a go there, and its amazing to see so many hands fly up.It is so inspiring and the girls now have so many more opportunities to play. When I was a youngster, there were barely any womens clubs that I could join and hence the reason why I grew up playing boys cricket. But now, there are so many clubs around, its hard to keep count!#WCW2016 Womens sport in general is snowballing in the UK and cricket is a big part of this. So between Saturday July 2 and Friday July 8 I would like to encourage everyone out there to come together and celebrate the womens game. 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Elias Kachunga broke the deadlock in the 71st, then Moritz Stoppelkamp sealed the result deep in injury time with an audacious goal from 83 metres for a Bundesliga record.I didnt know I could even shoot that far, said Stoppelkamp, who beat Greek defender Giorgos Tzavelas previous record on March 12, 2011 for Frankfurt against Schalke, by 10 metres.Mainz defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the late game, costing the visitors the chance to go top.Shinji Okazaki opened the scoring in the 66th when he slid in to convert Jairos cross from close range.Okazaki conceded a penalty three minutes later when Ciro Immobiles effort struck his arm, but Mainz keeper Loris Karius saved Immobiles spot kick.Matthias Ginters own goal made it 2-0 in the 74th, when he cut out Jairos cross for Dortmund loan player Jonas Hofmann, only to see the ball slip inside the left post.Dortmund substitute Henrikh Mkhitaryan struck the post in the last minute. Adrian Ramos, who missed a number of chances, struck it earlier.We didnt start badly. We had one or two chances, said Ginter, who lamented his stupid own goal.Hamburg coach Zinnbauer, who took over from the fired Mirko Slomka on Tuesday, earned the club its second point after its worst start to the Bundesliga in 51 years.Arjen Robben was due to start for Bayern but injured himself in the warm-up and was replaced by Thomas Mueller.The home side started well, closing down any space, and restricting Bayerns goal opportunities.With Hamburg in the ascendency after the break, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola sent on Xabi Alonso in the 53rd to assert control. The visitors then created their best chance of the game, when Jaroslav Drobny did well to save Philipp Lahms volleyy and David Alaba fired the rebound over.ddddddddddddGuardiola sent on Mario Goetze and Robert Lewandowski for a final offensive push with less than half an hour remaining but neither side could make the breakthrough.It wasnt easy to get into the game after the Champions League match against Manchester City, said Guardiola, referring to his sides late 1-0 win on Wednesday. It was a bit better in the second half but unfortunately we didnt take our chances. We have to keep working now. Theres a tough time ahead of us until December.It was Bayerns second draw from four games, while Hamburg has yet to score this season.Im proud of the team for pulling through the final 15 minutes, Zinnbauer said. So a compliment to Mirko Slomka, who kept the team top-fit.In Gelsenkirchen, Frankfurt midfielder Alexander Meier scored on the rebound from Ralf Faehrmanns save in the 15th and Marco Russ made it 2-0 when he eluded Schalke midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng and Christian Fuchs before shooting inside the far post.Eric Maxim Choupo-Motings calmly taken penalty gave Schalke a lifeline five minutes before the break. TV replays suggested it was a harsh decision, as Draxlers cross struck Slobodan Medojevics arm as the Frankfurt midfielder was falling.Draxler equalized five minutes after the restart.Boateng earned his second yellow card in the 61st, and 10 minutes later Draxlers birthday celebrations turned sour when he kicked out at Carlos Zambrano and earned his direct red card.Medojevics second yellow card a€” his first was for the penalty decision a€” eased the pressure on Schalke, which is still looking for its first win of the season.The way the team came back was brilliant, said Schalke coach Jens Keller, whose side also came back to claim a draw at Chelsea in the Champions League on Wednesday.Augsburg defeated Werder Bremen 4-2 and Hoffenheim won 2-0 at Stuttgart, which is bottom of the table after four games.Everyone in the stadium could see that the team fought, that they were better in previous games, Stuttgart coach Armin Veh said. ' ' '