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England Women WIN their 'ASHES' series against Australia!



Titanic

Titanic

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England women have BEATEN Australia in the second T20 of the series, chasing down 128 to win - a fantastic 80* (64 balls) from Lydia Greenway saw them home... and with that they have WON their 'ASHES' series!

The Test Match at Wormsley was drawn, England won two of the three ODIs at Hove, and the first T20 at Chelmsford... with this T20 win now have an unassailable 10-4 lead in the series.

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How can there be a Womens ashes?

Surely thats between the Men's teams only as this was when Australlia beat England for the first time?
 




JJ McClure

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Well done to the girls, great innings from Greenway Australia simply didn't know where to bowl to her.
 


zeetha

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Excellent result! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 






chimneys

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Went on Sunday to Hove. Match was first class, and the players were a credit to their country. All had lots of time for the kids after and none with anything approaching an ego.

Well done girls!!
 


Paul Reids Sock

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Glad to see them win. I went to school with Lydia Greenway. It was amusing as he had just made the England and then came down to the boys practice and I wasnt that impressed! Since then she had got steadily better and really nice to see her get a big knock today.

I am assuming that she now holds the record for highest score by an English woman in international T20?
 




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Paul Reids Sock said:
I am assuming that she now holds the record for highest score by an English woman in international T20?
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Yup - overtaking Sarah Taylor, who held the record for all of two days!

Never seen Greenway make runs before but that was an outstanding knock under pressure. She's also one of the best fielders I've seen in women's or men's cricket, seen her take some absolutely incredible catches on telly over the past couple of years. Great to see the standard of women's international cricket improving so quickly, and TV/crowd interest growing accordingly.
 




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Munkfish said:
How can there be a Womens ashes?

Surely thats between the Men's teams only as this was when Australlia beat England for the first time?
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the term 'ashes' seems to be slowly turning into the name given for any series between england and australia...in any sport

edit...i may have over exaggerated...it's mainly rugby league and the tv show 'gladiators'
 




Pavilionaire

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To play Devil's Advocate for a moment, does anyone REALLY give a shit?
 




Triggaaar

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Munkfish said:
How can there be a Womens ashes?

Surely thats between the Men's teams only as this was when Australlia beat England for the first time?
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It might just be you and me. I completely support the women's team, I just think only one thing should be called the Ashes.
 




Easy 10

Easy 10

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Pavilionaire said:
To play Devil's Advocate for a moment, does anyone REALLY give a shit?
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I don't. Went completely under my radar. Its up there with the Tenerife Tenpin Bowling League isn't it, and the Womens Super League, which seems to get an inordinate amount of coverage by BT, despite being watched by three men and a dog.

I'm sure they all enjoyed themselves though.
 






Triggaaar

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Gazwag said:
They play for a trophy containing the ashes of a bat (I think its a bat) so why shouldn't they be playing for the Ashes
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So it would be fine if every cricket team does the same, and every test match is called the Ashes then? (bails I think)
 




Gazwag

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Triggaaar said:
So it would be fine if every cricket team does the same, and every test match is called the Ashes then? (bails I think)
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Yes the "real" ashes was the bails from the first match - Ashes represents England v Australia - they use it in most sports now, Rugby Union and League etc
 


Triggaaar

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Gazwag said:
Ashes represents England v Australia - they use it in most sports now, Rugby Union and League etc
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Well I personally think that's stupid. The Ashes meant something because it had history. To call everything the Ashes would take away the meaning.
 


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