
England’s Ashes whitewash: How did it happen and what comes next?
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Women’s Ashes is over after Australia wrapped up a multi-format whitewash to take a 16-0 series sweep. Here, the PA news agency looks at what went wrong and what comes next for England’s bruised and beaten side. – Wasn’t it all about ‘cultural differences’ and the Coogee to Bondi walk?Head coach Jon Lewis has been openly ridiculed for suggesting a general societal approach to fitness lay at the root of this debacle. England’s Lionesses are a much better match for the Matildas in football, and the same is true in several other sports, so the truth may be that Australia’s brightest and best athlete’s simply choose cricket more readily than their English counterparts.
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