*Official* Women's Ashes 2025

[Molehill]

It's almost gone unnoticed that this is starting in less than 48 hours. Australia must start as massive favourites, but are they as strong as they used to be? In batting, almost certainly, but not sure they have such a strong pace attack these days. England have fitness issues over Cross who seems unlikely to play in the opening ODI.

It should be high quality and competitive, but hard to see England winning on foreign soil.

Timings of matches not great for viewing in England, surprised they couldn't make the ODI's D/N games, but I guess that would clash with the BBL Circus.

 

[_Ed_]

Regarding the Australian pace attack, I wonder how long it'll be before they pick Chloe Ainsworth. She seems to be an exceptional young talent.

 

[Qlder]

List of games.

1st ODI, North Sydney, Jan 12
2nd ODI, Melbourne, Jan14
3rd ODI, Hobart, Jan 17

1st T20I (N), Sydney, Jan 20
2nd T20I (N), Canberra, Jan 23
3rd T20I (N), Adelaide, Jan 25

Only Test (D/N), Melbourne, Jan 30 - Feb 02

Winner of whiteball games get 2 points (1 point for tie or N/R) while winner of Test get 4 points (2 points for tie or draw)

 

[Prince EWS]

List of games.

1st ODI, North Sydney, Jan 12
2nd ODI, Melbourne, Jan14
3rd ODI, Hobart, Jan 17

1st T20I (N), Sydney, Jan 20
2nd T20I (N), Canberra, Jan 23
3rd T20I (N), Adelaide, Jan 25

Only Test (D/N), Melbourne, Jan 30 - Feb 02

Winner of whiteball games get 2 points (1 point for tie or N/R) while winner of Test get 4 points (2 points for tie or draw)

Didn't know the first game was down the road. Tempted to go.

 

[Qlder]

Strange that Australia has used 6 bowlers but not Ellyse Perry yet?

 

[Spark]

Strange that Australia has used 6 bowlers but not Ellyse Perry yet?

The way Aus uses its bowling options is impossible to discern these days

 

[Spark]

Alana King is so good to watch. Proper old school leggie

 

[Spark]

@Spark since you're here can you pin this thread?

It's already done

 

[Himannv]

Strange that Australia has used 6 bowlers but not Ellyse Perry yet?

I'm more surprised that McGrath isn't bowling at all. Seems set to bat at 7 as well.

 

[Himannv]

Capsey can't even hack it at 7. So overrated.

 

[Spark]

I'm more surprised that McGrath isn't bowling at all. Seems set to bat at 7 as well.

McGrath has fallen off a cliff in the last 18 months and I really feel like the way she's been used is a big reason why

 

[Prince EWS]

Alana King is so good to watch. Proper old school leggie

@NUFAN absolutely tasting it these days.

 

[Spark]

Why did Healy stop appealing lol that was stone dead

 

[Shady Slim]

i hate to rag on a female host of a sports thing because they get so much misogynistic crap, and it is hard enough to be in those male dominated industries

but i get the feeling that this erin holland person a) knows next to nothing about cricket and b) can’t read a tele prompter

 

[tony p]

Capsey can't even hack it at 7. So overrated.

And drops a sitter on the boundary off Perry.
Must have some incriminating photos to be continuing to get games.

 

[Spark]

i hate to rag on a female host of a sports thing because they get so much misogynistic crap, and it is hard enough to be in those male dominated industries

but i get the feeling that this erin holland person a) knows next to nothing about cricket and b) can’t read a tele prompter

It's odd because there is absolutely no shortage of women who are professional broadcast hosts who are cricket mad/extremely knowledgeable these days

 

[Shady Slim]

It's odd because there is absolutely no shortage of women who are professional broadcast hosts who are cricket mad/extremely knowledgeable these days

i'm glad i'm not the only one that has noticed, i picked it up first during some bbl sideline interviews where it's kind of clear she doesn't know what words mean

 

[Sunil1z]

Either Dope Test every Australian women cricketer thrice to be 100% sure of result or end this farce called Women’s cricket .
What is the point of any sports event when one Team wins everything ?

 

[Shady Slim]

Either Dope Test every Australian women cricketer thrice to be 100% sure of result or end this farce called Women’s cricket .
What is the point of any sports event when one Team wins everything ?

huge part of why the aussie women's team is so good is money and support on several levels to be fair... this hegemony is the result of a decades long project from CA, broadcasters and of course the players themselves to boost visibility, interest, professionalism, and support for the women's game here and it's worked wonders!

 

[Shady Slim]

haha it's so ridiculous that you can see off phoebe litchfield, ellyse perry and beth mooney and you've got alyssa healy still at the crease and oh it's annabel sutherland coming out to bat