Australia Women’s Cricket. (Photo Source: Jan Kruger – ECB/ECB via Getty Images)
After the Men treated fans with a thrilling encounter in the first Ashes Test of 2023, the focus will shift to Women’s Ashes as Australia and England are all set to lock horns in the one-off Test from June 22 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Notably, it will be for the first time that the two teams will be playing a five-day Test in Ashes.
The one-off Test will be followed by three T20Is starting from July 01 and three ODIs starting from July 12. The Women’s Ashes series follows a points system, with a Test victory worth four points, and each ODI and T20 win worth two points.
Australia won the last Ashes series in 2022 by 12-4 and will look to continue their dominance over the arch-rivals in the upcoming series as well. The Australian women are the current world champions of both ODI and T20 cricket having won the Women’s World Cup in 2022 and Women’s T20 World Cup in 2023.
They further have eight years of unbroken Ashes series victory streak to their name. However, they will be missing their regular captain Meg Lanning during the series as the star batter has been ruled out due to a “medical issue”. Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy has been handed the responsibility of captaincy in Lanning’s absence.
On the other hand, Alice Capsey and Alice Davidson-Richards have both been released from England’s Test squad for the Ashes and have been named in the England Women A squad for their first T20 against Australia A. Notably, England named their playing XI a day before the one-off Test and Lauren Filer and Danni Wyatt are all set for their maiden red-ball game.
Where to watch Women’s Ashes 2023
The Women’s Ashes 2023 will be available to watch on the Sony Sports Network on television while the live streaming will be available on SonlyLiv.
TV – Sony Sports Network
Live Streaming – SonyLiv
Women’s Ashes 2023 Squads
Australia Women’s Squad: Alyssa Healy (captain/wicketkeeper), Tahlia McGrath (vice captain), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham.
England Women’s Test Squad: Heather Knight (capt), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Kate Cross, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Danielle Gibson, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Issy Wong, Danielle Wyatt
Women’s Ashes Schedule
Game
Date
Venue
One-off Test
June 22 to June 26
Trent Bridge, Notingham
1st T20I
July 1
Edgbaston, Birmingham
2nd T20I
July 5
The Oval, London
3rd T20I
July 8
Lord’s, London
1st ODI
July 12
The County Ground, Bristol
2nd ODI
July 16
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
3rd ODI
July 18
The County Ground, Taunton