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Australian XI: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ash Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown.
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England XI: Tammy Beaumont, Maia Bouchier, Heather Knight (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Amy Jones (wk), Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell.
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No Kate Cross, who hasn’t recovered from her back injury. England will miss her in the power play and it leaves an inexperienced pace bowling attack.
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Winning captain Alyssa Healy says. “I think there is always a little bit in it early, and though we’re starting a bit later than we would domestically, hopefully if we can get the job done early on and get a couple of wickets we can restrict them to something chaseable. I’m back out in the gloves today, its been a couple of months. No team changes from the last game in New Zealand.”
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\n 11 January: First ODI (11:30pm GMT), North Sydney Oval (2 points)
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13 January: Second ODI (11:05pm GMT), CitiPower Centre, Melbourne (2 points)
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15 January: Third ODI (11:05pm GMT), Ninja Stadium, Hobart (2 points)
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20 January: First T20 (08:40am GMT), Sydney Cricket Ground (2 points)
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23 January: Second T20 (08:40am GMT), Manuka Oval, Canberra (2 points)
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25 January: Third T20 (08:10am GMT), Adelaide Oval (2 points)
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30 January-2 February: One-off Test (03:30am GMT), Melbourne Cricket Ground (4 points)
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Hello! The clock has tocked. The gates are open. The limbs are stretched and the coin is polished. Welcome, from a snowy Manchester, to a sunny Sydney, where England and Australia are maneouvering into position in the first match of the Women’s Ashes – an ODI at the North Sydney Oval.
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It was eleven years ago that England last won the Ashes and, despite Australia falling before the final hurdle in the T20 World Cup earlier this year, the hosts remain the favourites. They greedily gobbled up both India and New Zealand in series earlier this summer, though England too arrive on the back of a succesful tour – theirs in South Africa before Christmas.
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A strong start will be vital because the entire Ashes, consisting of six white-ball games (three 50-over, three T20) and one Test, is being crammed into three weeks. Fall behind early and the series could slip out of reach – despite the multi-point Test being the last game of the series.
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Play starts at 10.30 at the ground, 11.30GMT. Do join us. The snacks are on the sidetable.
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main events
5th place Against: England 22-1 (Beaumont 2, Knight 9) Garth runs toward the giant fig tree and spreads his arms behind Healy. She started wide and finished the ball which Knight played in and missed. Meanwhile, Knight picked up a four with a thick edge that passed where the third slip might have been floating.
5th place Against: England 17-1 (Beaumont 2, Knight 5) Knight looked at Schutt's loose shot, accurately missed the target, and said, “Thank you.” The inside edge that finishes the over is a little less certain.
4th place Against: England 11-1 (Beaumont 1) It's time for Bouchier to reach a new boundary before Garth reaps the rewards for keeping up the pressure.
Wicket! Bouchier C Healy B Garth 9 (England 11-1)
That reprieve didn't last long. Bouchier's foot remains stuck in the crease while giving Healy an easy catch behind the stumps.
3 overs: England 7-0 (Beaumont 1, Boussier 5) She is also a maiden from Schutt. Beaumont and Boussier both look very motivated but have trouble putting their bats on the ball.
Day 2: England 7-0 (Beaumont 1, Boussier 5): Kim Garth comes flying in with her ponytail. Boussier played and missed the fourth pitch, fluttered unconvincingly on the fifth, and was struck out on the sixth after a late swing. maiden of song
“Drama version of God Save the Queen”? asks Mark Bendal. “I think the Queen died a few years ago.” Oh Mark, Charles, sorry if you're reading this. After 50 years of GSTQ, I have a bit of a mental block on this subject.
1 over: England 7-0 (Beaumont 1, Boussier 5): Just the wicket on the third delivery – overturned for a no-ball. What a drama! Maia Bouchier saved his life by dragging Schutt's inswinger into the stumps at number 0, but Schutt's boot was the only culprit. Boussier quickly lofted the next ball and threw it to Shade at No. 4.
The players line up for the national anthem. Britain wore a royal blue top and navy pants, while Australia wore the usual custard. After “Welcome to Country”, a dramatic version of god save the queen This caused choked laughter from some England players. advance australia fair It's more direct.
Ebony Rainford Brent She said she thought Australians had lost their mojo. “Australia in the past held all the trophies. They've lost the ruthless edge they had over Meg Lanning.” There's not much that Ebony is wrong about…
Australian team – unchanged
Australian Eleven: Alyssa Healy (c&wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Elise Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabelle Sutherland, Ash Gardner, Talia McGrath, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Shutt, Darcey Brown.
England team – without Kate Cross
England 11: Tammy Beaumont, Maia Bouchier, Heather Knight (c), Nat Cyber-Blunt, Danny Wyatt-Hodge, Amy Jones (wk), Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell.
There is no Kate Cross who is not recovering from a back injury. England will miss her in the powerplay, leaving them with an inexperienced pace bowling attack.
Australia wins the toss and bowls!
said winning captain Alyssa Healy. “I think you can always do a little bit early on and we’ve started a little bit later than domestically but if we can get the job done early and get a few wickets then hopefully we can limit it to what we can chase.” . For the first time in months, I'm wearing gloves and going outside today. There are no changes to the squad from the last match in New Zealand. ”
equipment
January 11th: First ODI (11:30pm GMT), North Sydney Oval (2 points)
January 13th: 2nd ODI (11:05pm GMT), Melbourne, City Power Center (2 points)
January 15th: 3rd ODI (11:05pm GMT), Ninja Stadium, Hobart (2 points)
January 20th: First T20 (8.40am BST), Sydney Cricket Ground (2 points)
January 23rd: 2nd T20 (8.40am BST), Manuka Oval, Canberra (2 points)
January 25th: 3rd place T20 (8:10am Japan time), Adelaide Oval (2 points)
January 30th – February 2nd: One-off Test (3:30am GMT), Melbourne Cricket Ground (4 points)
and we glimpse The first photo of the gorgeous North Sydney Oval, home of the North Sydney Bears rugby league team and famous for its giant Moreton Bay fig tree, 22 meters high and 45 meters in diameter. The sky is incredibly blue.
rough A large choir is warming up in the outfield, and word on the street is that ticket sales are very strong, with a near-capacity crowd (6,000 people) expected.
television coverage It won't start after 20 minutes, so I'm going to make a quick cup of coffee. Send me any thoughts, resolutions, or nightly ruminations. Please bring me some leftover Double Gloucester and cranberries. Let's solve it together.
lauren filer, wHo spoke to Ruff yesterday, saying he's got pulses racing all over the world and even roughed up Laura Wolvaardt, who coughed up phlegm in a recent test.
ruff nicholson
“Great sunshine this morning. Great weather forecast all week (no thunderstorms materialised), with a chance of showers later this afternoon. Good for her. She slipped and fell about four times while bowling here Thursday during the canceled Governor's 11th game.
Although it is not yet confirmed, Kate Cross is unlikely to feature for England and was minimally present in yesterday's warm-up. ”
our star reporter Raf Nicholson is on the ground and has already spotted Mitchell Starc, who may be sitting in the commentary box for the match. She also said it was a beautiful sunny day.
preamble
Hello! The clock moved its hands. The gate is open. Limbs grow and coins are polished. Welcome from snowy Manchester to sunny Sydney. There, England and Australia will be looking to qualify for the first match of the Women's Ashes, an ODI at North Sydney Oval.
England last won the Ashes 11 years ago and the hosts remain favorites despite Australia being eliminated before the final hurdle at the T20 World Cup earlier this year. They greedily won series against both India and New Zealand earlier this summer, while England also arrived after a successful tour of South Africa before Christmas.
With the entire Ashes, consisting of six white-ball games (three 50 overs, three T20s) and one Test, packed into three weeks, a strong start is essential. Even though the multi-point test is the last game of the series, falling behind early could put the series out of reach.
The match will begin at 11:30 a.m. local time and 10:30 a.m. local time. Please join us. Snacks are on the side table.
