tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post4005143177116533857..comments2023-06-01T15:03:21.635+01:00Comments on Women's Cricket Blog: First Ashes ODI - talking pointsMartin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-42824027090432681922017-10-23T11:09:56.380+01:002017-10-23T11:09:56.380+01:00Very enjoyable match and England are now certainly...Very enjoyable match and England are now certainly playing a lot better than they were when we last faced Australia in Ashes ODIs - 2 defeats at Bristol and Worcester (along with alarming capitulations) spring to mind. Those seem like the dark old days now. The side now have a lot more fight about them and look like they could pick up some points soon. <br /><br />Of course the hard facts are that they'll have to, to stay in the series. If Australia win the 2nd ODI as well, their retention of the Ashes is almost sewn up. They only need to reach 8 points and will already be on 4. At that point, the Test becomes vital as even if England were to win the 3rd ODI, a Test defeat would then be curtains for hopes of getting the trophy back even with 3 T20 wins. This is why I think that there's no way England are favourites for this series! The opening defeat really puts us under the kosh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952597754091672288noreply@blogger.com