England captain Heather Knight declared herself “super-proud” after her team completed a remarkable Women’s Ashes turnaround to draw the series.
England trailed 6-0 after the opening two matches of the multi-format series — the solitary Test and the T20 opener — but rallied to win four of the remaining five white-ball contests to draw 8-8.
After winning the T20 matches 2-1, England’s 69-run victory by DLS method at Taunton on Tuesday gave them a second white-ball series victory over the world’s No 1 side.
“To win two series against the world champions in both formats is brilliant,” Knight said.
“The Ashes had gone the other day and the disappointment came out then. But the character in the side to turn it around here was unbelievable.
“We wanted to do justice to the way we have played so far, and it was a sell-out in front of a rowdy crowd.
“We wanted to continue to entertain and play how we want to. An ODI series on the line, there’s no bigger (test of) character than that against a team we haven’t beaten in 10 years.
“There’s disappointment we haven’t got the Ashes but it’s a draw, and if you’d told me that at 6-0 down I would have bitten your hand off.”
Women’s Ashes results
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Test match, Trent Bridge, Nottingham, June 22-26 (Australia won by 89 runs) Australia 4 England 0
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1st T20I, Edgbaston, Birmingham, July 1, 6.35pm (Australia won by four wickets) Australia 6 England 0
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2nd T20I, The Oval, London, July 5, 6pm (England won by three runs) Australia 6 England 2
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3rd T20I, Lord’s, London, July 8, 6.35pm – (England won by five wickets) Australia 6 England 4
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1st ODI, The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, July 12, 1pm – (England won by two wickets) Australia 6 England 6
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2nd ODI – The Ageas Bowl, Southampton, July 16, 11am – (Australia won by three runs) Australia 8 England 6
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3rd ODI – The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, July 18, 1pm – (England won by 69 runs) Australia 8 England 8
What UK TV channel was the Women’s Ashes on?
Live coverage
Every match of the Women’s Ashes series was broadcast live on Sky Sports, on its Cricket and Main Event channels, apart from the first T20 International on July 1 which was on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer
Sky’s pundits included Nick Knight, Isa Guha, Mel Jones, Simon Doull, Mark Butcher, Charlotte Edwards, Lydia Greenway, Lauren Winfield-Hill and Charles Dagnall.
TV highlights
Highlights of all matches were available on Today at the Test on BBC 2 and BBC iPlayer, starting at 7pm after each day of play.
Radio coverage
Test Match Special had ball-by-ball coverage of the entire series on 5 Live Sports Extra and the BBC Sounds app. The BBC is using the commentary and punditry team engaged for the the men’s Ashes – Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Simon Mann, Alison Mitchell, Daniel Norcross and Jim Maxwell, with summarisers Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell, Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie, Ebony Rainford Brent, Vic Marks, Moeen Ali and Alex Hartley, with Andy Zaltzman returning as scorer – complemented by Melinda Farrell, Henry Moeran, Melissa Story, Emily Windsor, Anya Shrubsole, Georgia Elwiss and Alex Blackwell.
What is the history of the Women’s Ashes?
There were 18 Test-only series of the Women’s Ashes, held sporadically, from 1934 to 2011, Australia winning seven, England four and the rest being drawn.
The multi-format aspect was introduced in 2013, with England winning the first Ashes to use the new points system.
The series has been squeezed into a shorter time period so as not to clash with The Hundred, which begins on August 1.
What is England’s record in the Women’s Ashes?
Australia have the better record in the Women’s Ashes over both guises, recording 10 victories to England’s six. Nine of the 25 series have ended in a draw, although only one of these ties has happened after the expansion to all three formats.
England have won just one of the three Ashes series played on home soil since 2013, and have won just three of the 13 series hosted in England overall – one fewer than Australia.
The last five Women’s Ashes have produced three wins for Australia and two draws, with England last tasting victory during their 2013-14 tour when they triumphed 10-8. England endured a miserable trip Down Under for the last Ashes series in 2022 when they were well beaten, failing to record a single win across the three formats and amassing just four points, two from the drawn Test and two by virtue of washouts.
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