You're probably just about right about men's cricket still being more popular than women's football - but we all know, whether we're enthusiastic about women's football or not, that the BBC (and SSN just as much) have been pushing women's football for all they're worth this past two or three years - so I wouldn't entirely rule out a teensy-weensy bit of manipulation!If it's an even contest between two people (which it may have been between Stokes and Mead) then you expect the one playing the more popular sport to win; and I think men's cricket is still more popular than women's football. But if a bandwagon starts rolling, and Mead's supporters turn out in numbers while Stokes' don't, then she wins.