Womens' Ashes

[sherb]

Let's see if the girls can regain a bit of cricketing dignity for us.

They are currently midway through their Ashes series against the Poms, having played three ODI's to date, with the sole Test starting last night and three T20Is to come.

They lead 4-2 on the points system being used. The Test is worth 4 points, and the T20Is 2 points each.

RESULTS TO DATE:
1st ODI: Eng 6-240 d Aust 9-238 by 6 wkts (2 pts Eng)
http://www.espncricinfo.com/womens-ashes-2015/engine/match/798369.html
2nd ODI: Aust 6-259 d Eng 196 by 63 runs (2 pts Aust)
http://www.espncricinfo.com/womens-ashes-2015/engine/match/798371.html
3rd ODI: Aust 7-241 d Eng 152 by 89 runs (2 pts Aust)
http://www.espncricinfo.com/womens-ashes-2015/engine/match/798373.html

TEST MATCH
*4 points on offer
*4 day match, Aug 11-14, at Canterbury
*Australia 8-268 at the end of day one (Villani 33, Bolton 36, Jonassen 95 no, Healy 39, Beams 24 no, Shrubsole 4-59)
England Women Side
HC Knight, L Winfield, SJ Taylor†, CM Edwards*, LS Greenway, NR Sciver, GA Elwiss (debut), LA Marsh, KH Brunt, A Shrubsole, KL Cross
Australia Women Side
EJ Villani, NE Bolton (debut), MM Lanning*, EA Perry, AJ Blackwell, JL Jonassen (debut), AJ Healy†, SJ Coyte, ML Schutt, KM Beams (debut), HL Ferling
*Match pages:
Cricinfo: http://www.espncricinfo.com/womens-ashes-2015/engine/match/798375.html
Cricket Aust: http://live.cricket.com.au/#/1496/37958/overview
Radio Coverage: http://www.abc.net.au/radio/stations/grandstand/live?play=true

Not sure if it is being streamed, if anyone knows feel free to add.

 

[Power Raid]

I didn't think I would read cricket and dignity in the same post for 18 months

but go girls!

 

[sherb]

End of day 2 and the girls are currently doing very well.

Sadly Jess Jonassen did an "Arthur Chipperfield" and we declared on 9-274.

In response the Poms batted all day to be bowled out for 168 (Brunt 39, Scriver 35, Edwards 30, Schutt 4-26, Perry 3-38, Coyte 2-30).

So two days to go and we hold a lead of 106. Go girls!!

 

[LukeParkerno1]

They all show more ticker than the whole of the mens side combined.

 

[Amazing Bombers]

Great job so far, good test debut by Jess Jonassen with 99.

 

[the_interloper]

Yep if the women win the Ashes I will completely forget about the men's debacle!

 

[Bucking Beads]

The girls are going well. Hopefully they can continue to dominate this test.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Get Perry to replace Clarke, she would be more useful anyway.

 

[Cleavy]

not a great start today. 2 for 4

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Sky is showing the entire test. The conditions were just foul today, great recovery from Blackwell and Jonnasen. Blackwell was leaving and blocking like a trooper.

Make her batting coach.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Alicia Healy is a poor keeper. I'd say she's chosen because she's very useful with the bat. She has poor glovework. I've watched most of the Ashes and she drops the ball a lot. Doesn't have to be a difficult take either.

Just muffed an easy run-out chance. It's like watching Wade on a bad day.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Trying to watch on cricket Aus website where it says they are live streaming it...not working, naturally...

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Perry takes two in two, what a jet.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Perry's third wicket was a bouncer, which Greenway ducked under, and was bowled.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Not much bounce in the wicket but she still got Brunt out hooking.

Not sure she hit it, ump got sucked in, I'd say. But Perry is bowling like a trooper.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Perry is bowling better than all our bowlers in the Ashes!

Perry>>>>>>>all

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Good win by the women's team.

 

[Donnie Darko]

Perry is bowling better than all our bowlers in the Ashes!

Perry>>>>>>>all

Perry has the same face as Stuart Broad..
Like if Broad grew a ponytail you have got Ellyse Perry .

 

[The_Reaper]

Good to see we won the more important Ashes series

 

[Cleavy]

We still need to win 1 of the 3 T20s to win the Ashes.

 

[sherb]

Perry's third wicket was a bouncer, which Greenway ducked under, and was bowled.

I was listening to the radio commentary. They couldn't believe it.

 

[ManWithNoName]

So, Day 1. 97 overs were bowled. What the **** are the men doing that takes so long they bowl so much slower than the women? That's just utterly embarrassing for mens cricket.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

So, Day 1. 97 overs were bowled. What the **** are the men doing that takes so long they bowl so much slower than the women? That's just utterly embarrassing for mens cricket.

Slow run rates, shorter run ups, the ball not travelling as far. A lot of reasons, and I'm happy to sacrifice over rates to accommodate a better style of play. England in particular batted very, very slowly during the Test.

 

[Cleavy]

Perry's third wicket was a bouncer, which Greenway ducked under, and was bowled.

footage here: http://www.cricket.com.au/news/matc...-australia-england-canterbury-kent/2015-08-15

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Slow run rates, shorter run ups, the ball not travelling as far. A lot of reasons, and I'm happy to sacrifice over rates to accommodate a better style of play. England in particular batted very, very slowly during the Test.

Much shorter run-ups for most bowlers. But the skipper does not need to have a round-table conference after each ball either.

I have watched a fair bit of the games so far. Sky are showing them. Meg Lanning looks like a very calm character and she is an excellent fielder. An athlete like Perry.

Not all of them are great athletes. Probably girls who are get drawn to other sports.