Women's Ashes: England can compete with 'ruthless' Australia in multi-format series, says Danni Wyatt-Hodge

Danni Wyatt-Hodge says England can compete with a “ruthless” Australia as they give the impression of being to win again the Girls’s Ashes for the primary time in over a decade.

England have misplaced three and drawn two of the final 5 multi-format sequence, with their earlier victory coming in Australia in early 2014 once they triumphed 10-8 on factors.

Nonetheless, Wyatt-Hodge and her team-mates held the Southern Stars to an 8-8 attract England in 2023, successful the one-day worldwide and T20 legs after struggling defeat within the one-off Take a look at.

The Take a look at concludes this 12 months’s Girls’s Ashes, with the three ODIs first – beginning at 11.30pm UK time on Saturday – and three T20 internationals to comply with forward of the red-ball sport on the MCG from January 30.

‘Sequence will come right down to who’s calmest’

Batter Wyatt-Hodge stated of the problem forward: “Australia bat so deep, anybody who is available in is able to getting priceless runs and they’re ruthless.

“Anybody of their line-up is able to match-winning performances. They’ll battle till the top and they’re a tough crew to beat.

“However as you’ll be able to see from The Ashes, we’re in a position to compete and we’re excited to compete towards them.

“A number of us have performed towards them within the franchise groups and it’ll come right down to who’s the calmest.

“We’re taking confidence from the [2023] Ashes however it’s a brand new Ashes of their circumstances. We all know how good the Aussies are. They are a high quality crew with world-class gamers.”

‘There will likely be nerves round throughout The Ashes’

England headed to Australia off the again of a profitable tour of South Africa earlier than Christmas, sweeping the T20 sequence 3-0, successful the ODI portion 2-1 after which skittling the Proteas for 64 to win the Take a look at match by 286 runs inside three days.

That journey adopted a disappointing group-stage exit on the T20 World Cup within the UAE in October, with England faltering within the area, and “drifting off” in line with head coach Jon Lewis, as West Indies raced to a goal of 142 whereas opposition captain Heather Knight was off the park injured.

Wyatt-Hodge added: “We have performed a lot cricket over the previous few months which has been thrilling and we’re feeling relaxed and assured forward of a large problem out right here.

“We all the time discuss desirous to be calm and relaxed, however everybody’s totally different. Somebody would possibly must be the alternative, so it’ll be a matter of what works for you.

“There’s numerous hype round The Ashes and the primary sport there will be a number of nerves round, however I believe it is simply going to be a matter of who stays the calmest for certain.”

The seven matches will happen within the house of simply 22 days, with Lewis describing the schedule as “rammed” however Wyatt-Hodge stated: “We won’t moan about it. We’ve got to embrace it and ensure we’re prioritising our relaxation.

“It’ll be vital to modify off when he can. I prefer to discover the town I am in and get out and about, however different individuals may be the alternative.”