It's a long time coming but we now only have a short while to wait for the 1st England v Australia Ashes test in Brisbane. The women's series has already started so we can enjoy that whilst we wait, The result of the Women's Ashes will be know before the Men's 1st test in Brisbane. The schedule for the coming series is as follows:
Ashes Test Series
1st Test - Brisbane 23rd November 2017 @ 0:00 GMT
2nd Test - Adelaide 2nd December 2017 @ 04:00 GMT Day/Night Test
3rd Test - Perth (WACA) 14th December 2017 @ 02:30 GMT
4th Test - Melbourne 26th December 2017 @ 23:30 GMT (25th Dec UK)
5th Test - Sydney 4th January 2018 @ 23:30 GMT ( 3rd Jan UK)
ODI Series
1st ODI - Melbourne 14th January @ 03:20 GMT
2nd ODI - Brisbane 19th January @ 04:20 GMT
3rd ODI - Sydney 21st January @ 03:20 GMT
4th ODI - Adelaide 26th January @ 03:50 GMT
5th ODI - Perth (venue TBC) 28th January @ 06:20 GMT
Following on from these games England, New Zealand and Australia will play in a triangular T20 series from 3rd to 18th February. Games to be played in New Zealand and Australia.
Schedule for the Women's Ashes Series
1st ODI - Brisbane 22nd October - Australia won by 2 wkts (Aus lead series 2 - 0)
2nd ODI - Coffs Harbour 26th October - Australia won by 75 runs (DLS method) (Aus lead series 4 - 0)
3rd ODI - Coffs Harbour 29th October England won by 20 runs (DLS method) (Aus lead series 4 - 2)
Only Test match Day/Night - Sydney 9th November @ 03:30 GMT
1st T20 - Sydney 17th November @ 08:10 GMT
2nd T20 - Canberra 19th November @ 03:35 GMT
3rd T20 - Canberra 21st November @ 08:10 GMT
The scoring format in the women's test series is as follows
2pts for win in T20 and ODI games
4pts for a win in the Test and 2pts for a draw.
