The Australian women’s cricket team is known as much for its ability to pull off wins from hopeless places as it is for its sheer dominance in the women’s game. The 2nd ODI against England at the Junction Oval in Melbourne was a fitting example of the former. The Alyssa Healy-led side successfully defended 180, the lowest-ever at this venue, against a wasteful English side to take a 4-0 lead in the Women’s Ashes, with a game to go in the ODI leg of the multi-format tour.
The Ashes caravan will move to Hobart for the final ODI. In the Women’s Ashes, it is the ultimate trophy that counts, which is given to the team with the most points at the end of the multi-format tour. Each of the white ball fixtures earn the winning team two points (12 points on offer from the ODIs and T20Is). A victory in the one-off Test is worth four points.
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