England suffer four-wicket defeat in opening ODI of Women’s Ashes
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 Heather Knight believes there are little things England can “sharpen up on” following their defeat to Australia in the Women’s Ashes opener. open image in gallery England were all out for 204 “Really pleased, really close, we’re not far off, little things we can sharpen up on to be better in Melbourne.” Knight put on 50 for the second wicket with Tammy Beaumont before Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Amy Jones kept the pressure on with a 51-run partnership. Really pleased, really close, we’re not far off, little things we can sharpen up on to be better in Melbourne Heather Knight “Be a bit more ruthless when we do get in to really get that big score, that wicket it didn’t always feel like you were in, there was always a little bit in it throughout the innings. “We get another 20 runs there and we’re really in the game.” Australia worked well to dismiss England inside 44 overs and Ashleigh Gardner was the pick of the bowlers with three for 19.