England 228-9; Australia 231-8 | Australia win by two wicketsHosts take 2-0 lead in series after victory in first ODI in BrisbaneThey made painfully tough work of it at times,but thanks to a calm and unbeaten 67 from Alex Blackwell, Australia chased down the 229 they required to claim the topsy-turvy opening rubber of the Women’s Ashes by two wickets with five balls to spare.
The vice-captain demonstrated her huge experience coming in at No6 with hosts having lost Ellyse Perry and Elyse Villani in rapid/fast succession. At 87-4, or they had plenty to enact,but steering a 63-run stand with captain Rachael Haynes the foundation was laid to take the two points on offer in the first of seven matches in this multi-format series.
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Source: guardian.co.uk