Ashleigh Gardner took eight wickets in England’s second innings as Australia’s ladies secured victory within the one-off Ashes Test match by 89 runs on Monday. Chasing the best run chase in ladies’s Test historical past of 268 to win, England have been all out for 178 as Gardner took all 5 wickets to fall on the ultimate day. Defeat at Trent Bridge provides England a mountain to climb if they’re to reclaim the Ashes. Australia’s Test win is value 4 factors within the multi-format sequence with three one-day internationals and T20 matches to return, every value two factors. The Australians are world champions in each white-ball codecs and likewise proved simply too good with the purple ball after a good contest that went all 5 days in entrance of report crowds for a ladies’s Test in England.
The earlier three ladies’s Ashes Tests had completed as a draw with solely 4 days allotted for play.
And Gardner stated the worth of including a fifth day was proven in getting a consequence.
“I wouldn’t have dreamt of it to be honest but it showed having five days in a Test to actually get a result is super important,” stated Gardner, who was named participant of the match.
“I guess there was a little bit of luck with the conditions out there but as a whole bowling unit, we bowled really well throughout and tried to bowl in partnerships.
“I suppose I used to be the fortunate one to return away with the wickets.”
England are looking to win the Ashes for the first time since 2014 and captain Heather Knight believes her side showed they can at least compete with Australia.
Tammy Beaumont’s 208 set England women’s highest ever Test score in the first innings as only 10 runs separated the sides at the halfway stage.
But the England bowling attack let Australia off to a flying start in their second innings, which proved costly.
“What a sport,” said Knight. “I’ve been fairly vocal about 5 days and right now exhibits why.
“Credit to Australia, they were outstanding, but we went toe-to-toe with them for a long time.”
Gardner’s three wickets in direction of the tip of play on Sunday left England up in opposition to it at 116-5 in a single day.
The hosts added 25 to their tally earlier than Kate Cross edged behind off Gardner.
Amy Jones added simply 4 earlier than she was stumped however Danni Wyatt’s half-century acquired the goal right down to double figures with three wickets nonetheless in hand.
However, these ultimate three wickets fell for simply three runs as Gardner eliminated Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer and Wyatt for figures of 8-66 within the innings and 12-165 within the match.
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