But to know the Ashes are coming back with us is really exciting."
"There is still one game to go, and we'll be putting our best foot forward. We came here to win the Ashes, and we've retained them so far. "We still haven't played our best cricket yet, which is a bit scary at times. "It's not a relief," captain Alyssa Healy insisted. However, England claimed victory in the next three matches to go into the Southampton clash with the scoreline at 6-6 and with the series on the line.Īustralia still need victory in Tuesday's final ODI to claim the series outright, but some pressure is now off after this result. The result means even a loss in the final ODI on Tuesday would allow them to keep hold of the Ashes for a fifth straight time with a drawn series.īut this success has been far from comfortable for an Australian team that has traditionally been all conquering.Īfter winning the series-opening Test and first Twenty20, Australia needed only one win from the next five games to keep hold of the Ashes. Georgia Wareham's effort with the bat also proved decisive for Australia, slamming 26 off the final six balls from Lauren Bell to boost the target. Needing 15 to win off Jess Jonassen's final over, Sciver-Brunt got the equation down to five runs off one ball before she failed to find the boundary and England finished 7-279.Īustralia's spinners were the heroes for the visitors, with Ashleigh Gardner and Alana King both claiming three wickets after Ellyse Perry top-scored with 91. In the first final-ball finish of what has been a thrilling series, Australia denied Nat Sciver-Brunt's bid to pull off a chase of 283 at Southampton.
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