Women’s Ashes 2025: England’s only practice match canceled due to rain in Sydney
England’s only warm-up match in preparation for the Women’s Ashes was abandoned due to rain in Sydney.
After several rain delays, the match was reduced to 35 overs, before the weather worsened, with the Australian Governor General’s XI’s innings ending at 183–8 in 28.2 overs.
England were then given a revised target of 188 runs in 28 overs, but play did not resume at North Sydney Oval.
However, captain Heather Knight said at the toss that she was more keen to get her bowlers over.
The fast bowlers struggled for consistency as openers Alyssa Healy and Georgia Woll added 91 runs in 11.2 overs, with the 21-year-old Woll impressing with 57 off 42 balls.
The pair and Georgia Wareham were the only players in the eleven who are also in Australia’s Ashes squad, with leg-spinning all-rounder Wareham being the only three left as England’s spinners bounced back after a poor start.
Sophie Ecclestone removed both openers on the way to figures of 3-27, and the middle order faltered to 147-6 before a flurry of late boundaries from Rhys McKenna and Nicole Faltom led to a recovery until rain resumed. Helped to do.
