England Women vs Australia Women Full Information
Healy and in-form Gardner give Australia opening points of Ashes battle England were guilty of wasting starts with the bat and then dropped crucial chances in the field Australia 206 for 6 (Healy 70, Gardner 42*) beat England 204 (Knight 39, Wyatt-Hodge 38, Gardner 3-19) by four wickets Ash Gardener shone with bat, ball and in the field as Australia chased down a modest target to seize the first points of their Ashes battle with England. Alyssa Healy, Australia's captain, sealed her full comeback from injury with an important 70 runs off 78 balls after Australia had bundled their opponents out for 204 inside 44 overs at North Sydney Oval. Gardner, whose three wickets were pivotal in the downfall of an England batting line-up which was also culpable amid a rash of soft dismissals, saw Australia home by four wickets with her unbeaten 42, having also taken two catches. Healy had been battling a knee injury since mid-November which ruled her out of her home series against ...