• Third ODI: Australia 241-7 beat England 152 by 89 runs to win 2pts
• Australia lead Women’s Ashes 4-2; one Test (4pts) and three T20s (2pts) to playMeg Lanning and Ellyse Perry combined once again to consign England to a crushing 89-run defeat that leaves them with an uphill battle to retain the Ashes. Lanning’s batting,Perry’s all-round quality and Australia’s general team performance showed why they are World Cup winners as they dominated the hosts in every facet of the game to take a 4-2 lead in the series.
It was the same feeble record for England inside the first 10 overs after they opted to bowl first. Katherine Brunt and Anya Shrubsole were economical but lacked penetration. Shrubsole beat the bat but could not find the edge, and Elyse Villani was more than up to the challenge. She pulled Brunt twice to the boundary as she and Nicole Bolton looked to be positive.
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Source: theguardian.com