Australia beats England by 89 runs in Women’s Ashes
The HinduAustralia’s Ashleigh Gardner tore through England’s rear guard to help the visitor win the one-off test match at Trent Bridge by 89 runs on the fifth day on Monday, despite a battling half century by Danni Wyatt. England emerged at 116-5, chasing a target of 268 with Wyatt and Kate Cross at the crease, but Gardner’s devastating performance put paid to their host’s slim hopes of victory in a single session. Sophie Ecclestone was dismissed lbw for 10 runs before Gardner bowled Lauren Filer for a duck and wrapped up the victory by getting Wyatt out lbw to finish with figures of eight for 66 in the innings and 12 for 165 in the match—both Australian women’s cricket records. “I wouldn’t have dreamt of it, but I guess it just shows that having five days in the Test match is incredibly important,” said Gardner, who was named player of the match.