The Australian women’s cricket team is in unfamiliar territory.
Having dominated the sport over the past five years, they were understandably tipped to reclaim the women’s Ashes in the United Kingdom despite the absence of captain Meg Lanning.
After winning the lone Test match and first T20 against England, the Australians only needed one victory from the remaining five white-ball games to retain the trophy. However, England has pulled off a stunning resurgence, winning three consecutive matches to even the multi-format series at 6-6.
Heather Knight’s side secured back-to-back T20 triumphs in London before chasing a record 264-run target during the first fifty-over contest in Bristol. It marked the first time England had defeated Australia in a women’s ODI since October 2017.
Australia has suddenly lost its aura of invincibility, while momentum is firmly in England’s favour…