England beaten by 89 runs by Australia in Women's Ashes Test as Ashleigh Gardner stars with eight wickets

26.06.2023 - 12:53 eurosport.com

Australia won the Women’s Ashes Test against England by 89 runs after taking the last five wickets in the morning session of the final day.

England started the day needing 152 runs to win the match at Trent Bridge, while Australia required five wickets. Ad Ashleigh Gardner claimed all five wickets within 90 minutes to finish with eight in the second innings and 12 for the match.

CricketEngland lose late wickets as Australia close in on Women's Ashes Test victory18 HOURS AGO England's Danni Wyatt (54) lasted throughout the session until she was the final wicket to fall when she was trapped lbw. «I really thought we were going to do it this morning, so I'm pretty disappointed,» Wyatt told the BBC. «There is a sense of missed opportunity, we will have a chat in the changing room about it.

There are a lot of positives so we have to try to dust this down and smash them in the white ball stuff. »There's a few tired bodies out there and now we just need to dust ourselves off and get ready for the next challenge." The result gives Australia four points after the first game of the multi-format Ashes series.

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Ash Gardner’s eight-wicket haul leads Australia to Women’s Ashes Test win

After an eight-year wait, the drought was finally broken at Trent Bridge on Monday: a women’s Test ended in a positive result. If it wasn’t the one England had hoped for – Australia crowned the victors by 89 runs – then the hosts had only themselves to blame. The last five English wickets fell within 90 minutes, for the addition of only 62 runs.