Ash Gardner’s positive all-round efficiency proved the distinction as England have been crushed by 4 wickets within the first one-day worldwide of the Ladies’s Ashes in Sydney.
Gardner took 3-19 as England have been bowled out for 203, after which scored an unbeaten 42 to steer Australia to victory with 11.1 overs to spare.
England confirmed glimpses of promise, and Australia indicators of fragility in dropping their six wickets, however Heather Knight’s aspect paid the value for a wasteful batting efficiency alongside sloppiness within the area which included Sophie Ecclestone dropping Gardner on 31.
The guests fought admirably with the ball, with positive economical efforts from Lauren Bell and Ecclestone, however Australia have been not often below scoreboard stress after a batting innings that was plagued by smooth dismissals.
England have been all out in 43.1 overs as captain Knight top-scored with 39, Danni Wyatt-Hodge made a gritty 38 and Amy Jones 31, however all three didn’t capitalise on their promising begins.
Having been requested to bat first, England have been constructing an honest place at 91-2, earlier than Australia struck the hammer blow of eradicating Knight and star all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt in consecutive Gardner overs, each caught slog-sweeping to Ellyse Perry.
Jones regarded in positive kind in her rebuilding stand of 51 with Wyatt-Hodge, whose knock was an outlier in a tame middle-to-lower order effort with the final 5 wickets falling for 47 runs.
It was not a faultless bowling efficiency from the hosts, who conceded 24 extras together with a no-ball which gave Maia Bouchier a reprieve when she was bowled within the first over, however England lacked the ruthlessness to punish them.
Equally within the second innings, Annabel Sutherland’s dismissal for 10 within the twenty fourth over supplied one other opening at 124-4, however Gardner confirmed the metal and self-discipline which England’s batters lacked.
The relentless schedule of the collection provides England little time to show their fortunes round, with the second ODI happening on the Junction Oval in Melbourne on 13 January (23:05 GMT).
The win provides Australia a 2-0 lead on factors within the multi-format collection, which England must win outright as a way to regain the Ashes.
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, 2025-01-12 06:06:00
