2021–22 Women's Ashes series should not be confused with English cricket team in Australia in 2021–22.
| Team1 Image: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Team1 Name: | Australia women |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of England.svg |
| Team2 Name: | England women |
| From Date: | 20 January |
| To Date: | 8 February 2022 |
| Team1 Captain: | Meg Lanning |
| Team2 Captain: | Heather Knight |
| No Of Tests: | 1 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Meg Lanning (105) |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Heather Knight (216) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Annabel Sutherland (5) |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Katherine Brunt (8) |
| No Of Odis: | 3 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 3 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Alyssa Healy (91) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Nat Sciver (99) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Tahlia McGrath (6) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Kate Cross (5) |
| No Of Twenty20s: | 3 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
| Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Tahlia McGrath (91) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Danni Wyatt (84) |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Tahlia McGrath (3) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Sophie Ecclestone (1) |
| Player Of Series: | Tahlia McGrath (Aus) |
| Points Header: | Total Ashes points |
| Team1 Points: | 12 |
| Team2 Points: | 4 |
The England women's cricket team played against Australia women's cricket team in January and February 2022 to contest the Women's Ashes.[1] [2] The tour consisted of one Women's Test match, three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).[3] [4] A points-based system was used across all three formats of the tour.[5] Australia were the defending champions, after they won the previous series 12–4 in the points-based system.[6] On 17 January 2022, it was announced that the Decision Review System (DRS) would be used for the first time in the Women's Ashes.[7]
As well as the international matches, the respective A teams also played three 20-over and three limited overs matches against each other.[8] On 21 July 2021, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the A team matches.[9] [10] It was the first time that the England A women's team toured Australia with the England women's team.[11] On 6 January 2022, the tour schedule was brought forward by one week,[12] due to the quarantine requirements in New Zealand for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup.[13]
Australia won the opening WT20I match by nine wickets, with Tahlia McGrath making an unbeaten 91 runs and taking three wickets.[14] The next two WT20I matches were both impacted by the weather, with only 4.1 overs being bowled in the second match,[15] and no play at all taking place in the third.[16] Therefore, Australia took a 4–2 lead in the points-based system going into the one-off Women's Test match.[17]
The one-off Test match was drawn, after England were set a target of 257 from 48 overs to win on the final day.[18] Described as one of the best Test matches in women's cricket,[19] [20] England required 45 runs to win from ten overs with seven wickets remaining.[21] England finished the match with 245 runs for the loss of nine wickets, just twelve runs short of victory.[22] England captain Heather Knight was named the player of the match for her century in the first innings and match aggregate of 216 runs,[23] with Australia leading the points-based system 6–4 heading into the WODI matches.[24]
Australia won the first WODI match by 27 runs, taking an unassailable lead in the points-based system and retaining the Women's Ashes.[25] Australia won the final two WODI matches, to remain unbeaten during the series,[26] and finished the tour 12–4 winners on points.[27] Australia's Tahlia McGrath was named the Player of the Series,[28] after scoring 225 runs and taking 11 wickets.[29]
Ahead of the series, Australia's Beth Mooney suffered a fractured jaw in a training session.[34] As a result, Grace Harris was added to the Australia's Ashes squad,[35] and Courtney Webb was added to the Australia A squad.[36] For the opening A team match, Ashes squad members Hannah Darlington represented Australia A, and Charlie Dean, Tash Farrant, Anya Shrubsole and Mady Villiers all represented England A.[37] On 23 January 2022, Australia's Tayla Vlaeminck was ruled out of the rest of the series due to a stress fracture in her right foot.[38] Two days later, as a result of Vlaeminck's injury, Stella Campbell was added to Australia's squad ahead of the one-off Test match.[39] On the same day, Lauren Bell was added to England's squad for the Test match.[40] Emma Lamb was added to England's WODI squad from the A Team for the final match of the tour.[41]
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