2019 Women's Ashes series explained

Team1 Image:Flag_of_England.svg
Team1 Name:England women
Team2 Image:Flag_of_Australia.svg
Team2 Name:Australia women
From Date:26 June
To Date:31 July 2019
Team1 Captain:Heather Knight
Team2 Captain:Meg Lanning
No Of Tests:1
Team1 Tests Won:0
Team2 Tests Won:0
Team1 Tests Most Runs:Nat Sciver (88)
Team2 Tests Most Runs:Ellyse Perry (192)
Team1 Tests Most Wickets:Laura Marsh (4)
Team2 Tests Most Wickets:Sophie Molineux (4)
No Of Odis:3
Team1 Odis Won:0
Team2 Odis Won:3
Team1 Odis Most Runs:Tammy Beaumont (134)
Team2 Odis Most Runs:Alyssa Healy (143)
Team1 Odis Most Wickets:Anya Shrubsole (5)
Team2 Odis Most Wickets:Ellyse Perry (11)
No Of Twenty20s:3
Team1 Twenty20s Won:1
Team2 Twenty20s Won:2
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs:Lauren Winfield (71)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs:Meg Lanning (178)
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets:Sophie Ecclestone (6)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets:Megan Schutt (5)
Player Of Twenty20 Series:Ellyse Perry (Aus)
Points Header:Total Ashes points
Team1 Points:4
Team2 Points:12

The Australia women's cricket team toured England in June and July 2019 to play the England women's cricket team to contest the Women's Ashes.[1] The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), one Women's Test match and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).[2] A points-based system was used across all three formats of the tour.[3] [4] The Women's Ashes were held by Australia prior to the start of the series.[5] [6]

Australia women won the WODI series 3–0,[7] therefore taking a 6–0 lead in the points-based system.[8] The one-off Test match was drawn, giving Australia an unassailable 8–2 lead in the series, and therefore the team retained the Women's Ashes.[9] [10] Following the conclusion of the one-off Test, the question was raised about whether Women's Test matches should be played across five days, instead of four.[11]

During the second WT20I match, Australia's Ellyse Perry became the first player, male or female, to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in Twenty20 International cricket. She scored her 1,000th run in the match, after taking her 100th wicket in the final of the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in November 2018, also against England.[12]

Australia won the WT20I series 2–1, therefore retained the Ashes 12–4 in the points-based system.[13]

Squads

Sophie Molineux was added to Australia's squad for the one-off Test match and the WT20Is, after she had recovered from a shoulder injury.[20] [21] Ahead of the WT20I series, Jenny Gunn was ruled out of England's squad due to a side strain.[22] Sarah Taylor withdrew herself from England's WT20I squad, due to mental health issues.[23] She was replaced by Fran Wilson.[24]

Tour matches

Three-day match: England v Australia A

WODI series

3rd WODI

WT20I series

3rd WT20I

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England Women to take on Windies and Australia at home in 2019 . 26 November 2018 . International Cricket Council.
  2. Web site: England Women to host Australia and West Indies in 2019 . England and Wales Cricket Board . 26 November 2018.
  3. Web site: England women host West Indies ahead of 2019 Ashes . ESPN Cricinfo . 26 November 2018.
  4. News: Women's Ashes 2019: England ready for multi-format series with Australia . BBC Sport . 30 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Mooney leads Australia's surge to the Ashes . 17 November 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo. 17 November 2017 .
  6. News: Women's Ashes: Taunton to host Test of 2019 England v Australia series . BBC Sport . 28 November 2018.
  7. News: Women's Ashes 2019: Australia thrash England by 194 runs to go 6–0 up in series . BBC Sport . 7 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Perry's record 7/22 decimates England for 3-0 ODI sweep . International Cricket Council . 7 July 2019.
  9. News: Women's Ashes: England and Australia play out last day draw . BBC Sport . 21 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Ellyse Perry to the fore again as Australia retain Ashes in drawn Test with England . ESPN Cricinfo . 21 July 2019.
  11. Web site: Should women's Tests be played over five days? . ESPN Cricinfo . 23 July 2019.
  12. Web site: Ellyse Perry becomes first player to reach 1000 runs, 100 wickets in T20Is . ESPN Cricinfo . 28 July 2019.
  13. News: Women's Ashes: England beat Australia by 17 runs in third T20 . The Guardian . 31 July 2019 . 31 July 2019. Smyth . Rob .
  14. News: Women's Ashes: Kirstie Gordon & Katherine Brunt in England Test squad . BBC Sport . 16 July 2019.
  15. Web site: Australia name squad for Ashes defence . Cricket Australia . 4 June 2019.
  16. Web site: Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 June 2019.
  17. Web site: Molineux misses Ashes squad, Vlaeminck included . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 June 2019.
  18. Web site: Essex's Mady Villiers earns maiden England Women's call-up . ESPN Cricinfo . 23 July 2019.
  19. News: Tayla Vlaeminck beats injury to make Australian women's Ashes squad . The Guardian . 3 June 2019 . 4 June 2019.
  20. Web site: Sophie Molineux called into Australia Women's Ashes squad . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 July 2019.
  21. Web site: Aussies ready to press accelerator for T20 switch . Cricket Australia . 25 July 2019.
  22. News: Women's Ashes: Jenny Gunn withdraws from England squad with injury . BBC Sport . 26 July 2019.
  23. News: Women's Ashes: England's Sarah Taylor withdraws from Twenty20 series with Australia . BBC Sport . 26 July 2019.
  24. Web site: Sarah Taylor withdraws from England's T20 Ashes squad . ESPN Cricinfo . 26 July 2019.