Australia women to host England in historic Ashes Test as CA announces schedule for series

Australia women shall be locking horns towards their England counterparts in yet one more multi-format Ashes series with the Melbourne Cricket Ground set to host a historic Test between the 2 rivals. Cricket Australia on Tuesday introduced the schedule for the women’s Ashes alongside the schedule for their series of white-ball video games towards New Zealand and India. 

The MCG will host a historic day and evening Test between Australia and England women and will probably be the maiden pink-ball fixture on the iconic venue. The four-day match which can happen from January 30 to February 2, will even mark the ninetieth anniversary of the primary women’s Test performed in December 1934. The sport holds one other significance as Australia women shall be enjoying their first Test match at The ‘G since 1949.

Australian women will tackle their English counterparts in a multi-format Ashes and will probably be the primary time that the Women’s Ashes shall be performed in a separate season to the lads’s competitors because the point-based system has come into existence. 

The series will start with three ODIs ranging from January 12, adopted by a T20I series which can begin from January 20. The Test will start 10 days later. “This is one of the most highly anticipated summers of cricket in memory, with the eyes of the cricket world focused on the extended Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series and the multi-format Women’s Ashes,” Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley stated on the Australian summer season. 

Perry calls MCG Test ‘subsequent evolution’ for women’s cricket

Meanwhile, Australian veteran Ellyse Perry has termed the MCG Test as the following evolution for the women’s sport. “It’s certainly an amazing opportunity for the team to play at such an iconic Australian cricket venue and in such a such a big occasion like an Ashes series,” Perry instructed reporters on Tuesday. 

“We all noticed that fixture and thought ‘what a tremendous alternative’ and the way a lot risk that additionally carries in phrases of what it might do for the sport. I believe that is the aspiration for everybody concerned, to begin to commonly play at the very best stadiums across the nation and most significantly have actually good crowds attend these matches.

“That’s the next evolution for women’s cricket (and) more globally as well for women’s sport, we’re starting to see that happen more and more often across the board,” she added.