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Scorecard Summary
AUSTRALIA WOMEN 154 (81.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Karen Rolton34 (93)
- Kate Blackwell45 (132)
- Isa Guha5/40 (18.5)
- Nicky Shaw2/18 (19)
ENGLAND WOMEN 244 (140.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Charlotte Edwards94 (182)
- Claire Taylor79 (252)
- Lisa Sthalekar3/48 (28)
- Shelley Nitschke2/27 (24.4)
AUSTRALIA WOMEN 231/9d (93 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Lisa Sthalekar98 (204)
- Shelley Nitschke36 (122)
- Isa Guha4/60 (23)
- Holly Colvin3/42 (21)
ENGLAND WOMEN 144/4 (56.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Lydia Greenway26 (31)
- Claire Taylor*64 (142)
- Shelley Nitschke1/24 (13)
- Ellyse Perry1/17 (13)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIsa Guha becomes first woman on PCA board
Isa Guha, the former England seamer, has become the first woman to be appointed to the board of the Professional Cricketers' Association
Taylor sews up Ashes glory
England retained the Ashes in style thanks to Claire Taylor, whose second fifty of the match drove them home to a stylish six-wicket win in the final session after Karen Rolton's daring declaration backfired
'The best Test cricket we've played' - Taylor
Claire Taylor ranked her two matchwinning fifties up there in what she described as "one of the best Tests to play in"
Solid Sthalekar gives Australia hope
Lisa Sthalekar played the Test innings of her life, and she's not done yet, to hold off a strong England threat in Bowral and leave Australia with a 105-run lead heading into a prospectively thrilling final day
Edwards leads England with outstanding 94
Charlotte Edwards fell six short of a deserved century, but her innings kept England on track for an Ashes-retaining victory in Bowral