Australia prolonged their Ladies’s Ashes lead over England because the hosts defended a modest whole to seal a 21-run victory in an exhilarating second one-day worldwide in Melbourne.
After shedding Sunday’s opener in Sydney, the vacationers seemed to be in good condition to stage the collection at Junction Oval when a superb show within the discipline noticed them bowl Australia all out for 180 within the forty fifth over of the hosts’ innings.
Nevertheless, regardless of having been comparatively nicely set at 68-2 after overcoming the early lack of their opening batters, England fell brief as Amy Jones was left stranded on 47 when Heather Knight’s facet have been all out for 159 with 11 balls of their innings remaining.
The victory earns Australia one other two factors within the multi-format collection and extends their benefit to 4-0.
It means England have to win no less than three of the 4 remaining white-ball clashes to retain hope of clinching the Ashes heading in to the series-concluding Check on the Melbourne Cricket Floor from January 30.
Extra to observe…
Ladies’s Ashes 2025 schedule
All dates and occasions UK and Eire
- First ODI: Saturday January 11 – North Sydney Oval – Australia gained by 4 wickets
- Second ODI: Monday January 13 – Junction Oval, Melbourne – Australia gained by 21 runs
- Third ODI: 11.05pm, Thursday January 16 – Ninja Stadium, Hobart
- First T20I: 8.40am, Monday January 20 – Sydney Cricket Floor
- Second T20I: 8.40am, Thursday January 23 – Manuka Oval, Canberra
- Third T20I: 8.10am, Saturday January 25 – Adelaide Oval
- Check: 3.30am, Thursday Jan 30-Sunday Feb 2 – MCG, Melbourne
