Women's Ashes top 20: Karen Rolton's 209* at Headingley

Karen Rolton is one of just seven female cricketers and four Australian women to have made a double ton in Test cricket.

A feat that is incredibly hard to come by.

Yet the powerful batter says she only achieved the milestone because she simply «hated sitting on the sidelines».

It was July 2001, when the left-hander made 209 not out against England at Headlingley to break the women's world record Test score.

Her 313-ball effort led Australia to a nine-wicket win, sealing an Ashes series victory on foreign soil.

It would be the last time for 14 years that Australia would win the Ashes in England, marking a pivotal moment in the history of the contest.

It was also an important achievement in the context of Rolton's career, whose other highlights include scoring a match-winning century in the 2005 World Cup Final and captaining the team from 2006 to 2009 after Belinda Clark retired.

Now, 21 years on and reflecting on that Test at Headingley, Rolton is a little foggy on some of the details. It's a crying shame that she can't even watch it back to jog her memory, with no known footage recorded.

«It was a men's ground, so it was a really nice place to play, and I felt really lucky to be part of a great Australian team that were competitive,» she said.

«I do remember that we won it in three days, but I can't even recall bringing up the first hundred let alone the second.

»I guess as a player and as vice-captain at the time, I was more focused on the team and the result."

There were two defining moments in the lead up to Rolton's greatest moment.

The explosive batter had almost made it 200 once before, coming close while playing in the 1998 Ashes series at the County Ground, New Road in Worcester.

Three years later, Rolton finally reached the