got wrong, but i think the selection, the planning and the execution of a lot of the performances were really poor. it s not much better for england s women. they won t be bringing the ashes home, after australia won the opening one dayer in canberra by 27 runs. england put in a good performance in the field beth mooney rescuing the hosts here with 73 but they scraped to 205 for nine from their 50 overs. england lost captain heather knight lbw for a first ball duck which saw them ten for two. nat sciver top scored with a5, but they were ultimately all gone for 178. with two odis remaining, england can now only draw the series, which means australia keep hold of the ashes. manchester city are through to the women s league cup final after winning beating spurs in their semi 3 0. gareth taylor s side haven t lost since november last year, and were on top from the start. a great goal from jess park gave them a deserved lead. khadjia shaw made it two, before lauren hemp made absolutely
compete, and england didn t really compete that strong. you can put some blame on the players, and some players will lose theirjobs and were deselected. but also, the buck does rest with the coach and the captain as well, and in this case, joe root is almost blameless because he s such a fantastic player and he tried his absolute best. there were little strategic decisions that they got wrong, but i think the selection, the planning and the execution of a lot of the performances were really poor. it s not much better for england s women. they won t be bringing the ashes home, after australia won the opening one dayer in canberra by 27 runs. england put in a good performance in the field beth mooney rescuing the hosts here with 73 but they scraped to 205 for nine from their 50 overs. england lost captain heather knight lbw for a first ball duck which saw them ten for two. nat sciver top scored with 45, but they were ultimately all gone for 178.