Women's Ashes: Australia Wins T20 Series Against England With Another Victory

Australia won the Twenty20 portion of the Women's Ashes through a comfortable seven-yard win against England at Hove.

Tammy Beaumont got the best score with 43 of 39 balls while England posted what she hoped was a potentially competitive 121-8 on a slow pitch.

The Ashes having already disappeared, England hoped to briefly win a first series by reducing the number of tourists to 35-3.

But Meg Lanning (43 not out) and Ellyse Perry (47 not out) saw the Australians beat their target with 13 balls to spare.

This means that Australia takes an overwhelming 12-2 lead over the points of the multi-format series, with only one game to play Wednesday in Bristol, giving them the chance to ride the entire round without losing a match .

England beats better – but falls short

It was not a humiliation in the manner of England's 194-point capitulation on the last international day in Canterbury, nor their 93-point shot in the first game of this T20 series in Chelmsford.

But there was always the feeling that Australia continued to control the debates – as summarized by the dismissal of Amy Jones the day after the victory of England.

Jones has been one of England's success stories in the last 12 months. After spending a large part of her international career in the shadow of her fellow countryman Sarah Taylor, she has risen to the top of the hierarchy: she has hit five half-centuries in six FDIs against Sri Lanka and the West Indies this year.

However, she has now received 10 balls from Perry's right-hand right hand in this Ashes series – and was fired four times by the all-rounder, this time offering an easy catch to cover.

With his opening partner, Danni Wyatt was caught half-way in the middle, trying to hit a strong wind, and Natalie Sciver frowned, leaving Beaumont to anchor the sleeves while fell on it.

Perry did not return after his first match when Australia discovered that conditions were favorable for slower bowlers, while England was having a hard time standing out.

And after Beaumont had flipped Jess Jonbaden's left arm and captain Heather Knight managed to catch up with Georgia Wareham, the turner in his leg, no one else took over to push forward. England to a winning score.

Indeed, only one four was touched during the entire second half of the game while Australia exerted pressure – although Lauren Winfield and Sophie Ecclestone hit six.

Can the invincible Lanning stay undefeated?

Although they insisted at every step (secure the Ashes, win the final series, win the T20 series), they want to take the match one game at a time, but the Lanning team is at hand before any the series is undefeated.

Since Women's Ashes have moved to a multi-format point-based series in 2013, no team has failed to win a single game in a series.

And if Australia is ruthlessly attacking Bristol, it is difficult for the moment to see where England could upset the specifications for a consolation victory.

After their bowlers forced England to leave the required rate barely more than one race, the first order of Australia again baderted its dominance.

England had made the bold decision to drop vice-captain Anya Shrubsole, impeccable and expensive in their last two games, but her replacement Georgia Elwiss was beaten on all fours by Alyssa Healy in the first match, while Australia set the tone.

The hosts' most effective bowlers were two players at the opposite ends of their career – with veteran seamstress Katherine Brunt inducing a superior advantage from Healy and the young player of the Ecclestone spinner, Beth Mooney.

Lanning and Perry met at 35-3 in the seventh final, but unlike Lanning's fireworks at Chelmsford, they played a sensual and safe cricket, offering no luck and driving slowly but inexorably to the victory of Australia.

Perry became the first cricketer, male or female, to complete the 1,000-point double and 100 wicket of the T20 internationals – while Lanning has now racked up 333 points in T20 cricket against England since their last impeachment.

"Ellyse and I wanted to finish the job" – what they said

Captain of England Heather Knight on Sky Sports: "We were continually losing counters – it was a slow step and we needed a player to guide us, we needed a partnership like Ellyse's, Meg and Ellyse had a partnership – taking all three wickets was putting pressure but we could not break it. "Partnership."

Australian skipper Meg Lanning on Sky Sports: "We knew we did not have to go hard, but to score as many balls as possible and find a strange limit.We had to play according to the conditions and I think we adjusted well. We're talking about creating win-match partnerships, so Ellyse and I wanted to finish the job. "

Former captain Isabelle Westbury, formerly Middlebad, during the special BBC special test: "It's hard to find even a phase in a match where England was in the lead .. Australia was more dominant in the T20 series than in any other part of it." Lanning and Perry were like twin robots trying to destroy everything on their way. "

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