The maiden international Women’s Big Bash League draft on Sunday will help deliver full-time cricketing careers,says Australian allrounder Ash Gardner.
Ellyse Perry continued her run-fest this northern summer,helping Australia to a formidable total,but did not field in Ireland’s innings as Australia marched to a comfortable win.
Australia had already retained the Ashes,but Tuesday’s heavy one-day defeat means they have drawn the series eight-all under the multi-format points system.
Ellyse Perry rescued the Australian innings before a Nat Sciver-Brunt century got England to within three runs of victory.
The loss means Australia’s lead in the multi-format series has disappeared. The scores are now locked at six points each with two ODIs,worth two points each,still to come.
England’s win at Lord’s was its second on the trot against the powerful Aussie line-up and kept the women’s Ashes series alive with three one-dayers to play.
Australia suffered their first loss to the old foe in more than three years when they fell by just three runs in London despite a late flurry from Ellyse Perry.
Beth Mooney has guided Australia to within one win of retaining the Ashes,but only after surviving a mighty scare in a last-over Twenty20 win over England at Edgbaston.
A stellar performance from Ashleigh Gardner led Australia to an 89-run Ashes Test victory at Trent Bridge,and she did it all with an injury to her spinning finger.
Ash Gardner ripped through the England top order during a tricky final session late on day four as Australia’s women took charge of the Trent Bridge Test.
For periods on Saturday,it appeared as England were going to build a big lead,before Tahlia McGrath took three quick wickets.