Editor's note

England and India will meet in the women’s world cup cricket final at Lord’s on Sunday. And it’s a sellout, smashing stereotypes that women aren’t big hitters and can’t draw crowds with ball and bat. In fact, a third of the tickets to the final have been sold to under-16s, suggesting the female game is giving cricket a bright future.

Women are taking centre stage elsewhere, too. While men moan that all the stories have already been told, television series I Love Dick has found a fresh way to spin a yarn – by telling the tale from the perspective of a realistic woman.

It’s also good news for Jane Austen, who has taken pride of place on the new £10 note. Not only is it the bicentenary of her death, but Austen also had curiously close family ties to the world of banking.

But what have you got planned for the weekend? Why not try a spot of surfing? Not only is it great fun but it will also help you to develop ‘grit’ – a trait that enables you to better persevere with a whole range of everyday tasks.

Otherwise, why not curl up with a good book? It’s the 70th anniversary of Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano and it still has the power to enthral new generations of readers today.

Matt Warren

Executive Editor

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