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Dean Wilson

England star Issy Wong eyes Ashes glory and makes bold Australia "golden era" claim

Issy Wong has the Ashes in her sights and reckons it could be the perfect time to take on an Australia side that might not be as good as it used to be.

The Aussies have held onto the Ashes for the last eight years and four series, and they arrive in the UK this summer fresh from a third successive T20 World Cup win. But 20-year-old fast bowler Wong is itching to get at them and find out whether their period of greatest in the game might just be coming to an end.

“I think it’s a pretty good time to play them you know, just quietly,” said Wong. “They are undoubtedly, in my opinion, one of the greatest sports teams in history, of any sport, of any gender.

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