Australian nice Rachael Haynes believes England’s mix of youth, expertise and BazBall affect has the Poms in the most effective place to win the ladies’s Ashes for the primary time in a decade.
The multi format sequence is tied 6-6 with two One Day Internationals remaining after Australia suffered three consecutive losses for the primary time since 2016.
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England chased down 258 within the first ODI to finish the guests’ 15-game successful streak within the 50-over format and shift the momentum to England who pulled off its highest-ever ODI run chase.
England haven’t gained a ladies’s Ashes sequence since 2013-14 and it will be an enormous upset in the event that they topple the Aussies.
“From a fan perspective, it’s been a fantastic series. You can see the momentum that it’s building over in the UK,” Haynes instructed news.com.au.
“I actually got quite nervous when the ODI went down to the end.”
“Credit to England, they’ve played some good cricket. They were born from the T20 part of the series. England came out and said that was the format they thought they could really challenge Australia. They’ve certainly done that.
“They’ve brought a real attacking brand of cricket and built that momentum and it’s flowed into the One-Day component of the game.”
“From Australia’s perspective, they’ve probably been a little bit off in all three facets of the game.
“But they’ve got another opportunity, they’re still very much in the series and winning the Test match gave them a little buffer but now they’ve got to turn it around these last two games.”
Australia is with out two stalwarts of its batting line-up — the just lately retired Haynes and legendary captain Meg Lanning, who’s lacking the Ashes on account of a medical challenge.
Haynes believes the workforce is lacking Lanning, however they’ve the depth to win the Ashes.
“I think they are missing Meg a bit, particularly for that stability in the batting,” Haynes stated.
“Her record is phenomenal, whether that’s when Australia is setting or chasing, she often has that matchwinning innings.
“They probably haven’t quite had that and obviously her leadership speaks for itself. She’s definitely someone who’s missed but they’ve got a really strong group of players over there at the moment.
“It’s very much in their control and it’s about trying to get those little extra pieces of performances out of each other to help galvanise the group and get the team over the line.”
England’s attacking model of cricket, significantly within the white ball codecs, has drawn comparability to the boys’s aspect “Bazball” strategy.
“They’re certainly bringing parts of that aren’t they,” Haynes stated.
“They’ve been learning towards that for the last 12-18 months. Their new coach Jon Lewis, it’s been a big part of his philosophy to play that fearless brand of cricket and they’ve selected in that fashion as well.
“They’ve selected in that fashion as well. Players like Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey — two young players that like to take the game on.
“They’ve got players in really good form — Danni Wyatt’s had a really good series and she’s naturally an attacking player. The other one is Tammy Beaumont. To get a double hundred in the Test and she’s backed it up in the ODIs.
“It’s exciting and they’ve probably unearthed a couple of players as well. Lauren Flier got her opportunity. So now they’re in a position as a team where they’re able to genuinely make some hard calls on selection and they’ve created that depth.
“It’s been building for 18 months and as a spectator it’s been exciting to watch to see Australia get challenged.”
The second ODI takes place on Sunday at 8pm AEST, earlier than the third and remaining ODI on Tuesday.
Australia can retain the Ashes by successful a type of matches, however England have to win each to reclaim the Ashes.
Source: www.news.com.au
