Close of Play

  • Wed, 24 Aug - day 1 - Australia Women 1st innings 126/7 (J Hayes 10*, S Nitschke 1*, 55 ov)
  • Thu, 25 Aug - day 2 - England Women 1st innings 222/9 (KH Brunt 7*, IT Guha 11*, 101 ov)
  • Fri, 26 Aug - day 3 - Australia Women 2nd innings 179/7 (KA Blackwell 72*, S Nitschke 60*, 98 ov)
  • Sat, 27 Aug - day 4 - England Women 2nd innings 75/4 (28.4 ov) - end of match
  • England end the 42-year wait

    England won the second Test at Worcester by six wicket and after 42 years it meant that they had regained the Ashes

  • England scent Ashes series victory

    England stand on the brink of regaining the Ashes for the first time in 42 years

  • England grind out a crucial lead

    England ground out a first-innings lead of over Australia on the second day of the second Test at Worcester, but it was an affair for the diehards

  • England shine in the gloom

    England ripped through Australia after rain had delayed the start of the second Test at Worcester, reducing the visitors to 126 for 7 by the close