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The idea of hosts beating the brilliant tourists five times in a row seemed absurd – but now the series is truly up for grabs

England beat Australia by two wickets at Bristol in the first ODI to level the Women’s Ashes series at 6-6

Series level with two to play

There are remaining ODI games in Southampton and Taunton.

Powerful hitting from Alice Capsey helped England chase a revised total to beat Australia in a rain-affected T20 Ashes match

A three-run victory keeps Heather Knight’s side in the series but they face a mammoth task to regain the Ashes

Danni Wyatt starred with 76.

Dublin-born former Irish star Kim Garth has been selected in Australia's ODI squad to play three internationals against Ireland.

With dual men’s and women’s Ashes series under way, the performance of elite Test cricketers is in the spotlight. For psychologically minded researchers like us, one aspect of play is attracting particular interest: the performance of batters progressing through the famed “nervous nineties”.

England lost four wickets for 18 runs to leave them in trouble on 116 for five chasing a target of 268 after the fourth day against Australia at Trent Bridge

The tourists lost four wickets in 34 balls at a hectic juncture in the afternoon session.