• England 177; Australia 178-8. Australia won by two wickets
• Wicketkeeper Healy hits 66 in low-scoring opener
England’s 14-match winning run has been a badge worn with some pride by the players; they have spent the first half of 2019 trampling all over India, Sri Lanka and West Indies. It took a mere 25 minutes today on Tuesday to realise how little any of that mattered. With 5.1 overs gone, England were reduced to 19 for four: welcome to the Ashes.
Incredibly, despite that less than ideal start, England came within a hairsbreadth of maintaining their undefeated run – Australia hobbling to victory by just two wickets after England had been bowled out for 177 with three of their overs going unused. At 67 for two after 17 overs, it should have been a walk in the park for an Australian lineup that bats all the way down. It wasn’t.
Written by Raf Nicholson at Grace Road
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/02/england-australia-womens-ashes-first-odi-match-report under the title “Alyssa Healy helps Australia take first blood in Women’s Ashes”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
