Following one of the worst displays of cricket on the international scale—as Australia ungracefully toppled to England in the Ashes, with a history-making first innings—Australia has thumped England at the 2015 Women’s Ashes, with a resounding victory of 161 runs at Canterbury.
Australia celebrated as homegrown gun Ellyse Perry took English captain Charlotte Edwards 6 for 32.
Australia beat England by 161 runs in the sole Women’s #Ashes Test. Ellyse Perry takes 6/32 in the 2nd innings pic.twitter.com/ljTWvduRDd
— FOX SPORTS News (@FOXSportsNews) August 14, 2015
Now unequivocally dominating the competition, Australia is but one victory away from securing the 2015 Women’s Ashes.
A victory that will skyrocket the Southern Stars as one of Australia’s most talented and well-oiled national teams, who also uniquely boasts some of the most pitiful media coverage in the national press.
Case in point: go ahead and try to spot the Women’s Ashes headline on SMH’s online edition today, among vice captain announcements for the Southern Stars’ male counterparts.
via ABC.
Lead image by Sarah Ansell via Getty.
