The Australia women's cricket team toured England in June and July 2019 to play the England women's cricket team to contest the Women's Ashes.[1] The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), one Women's Test match and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).[2] A points-based system was used across all three formats of the tour.[3][4] The Women's Ashes were held by Australia prior to the start of the series.[5][6]
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| England women | Australia women | ||
| Dates | 26 June – 31 July 2019 | ||
| Captains | Heather Knight | Meg Lanning | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 1-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Nat Sciver (88) | Ellyse Perry (192) | |
| Most wickets | Laura Marsh (4) | Sophie Molineux (4) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia women won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Tammy Beaumont (134) | Alyssa Healy (143) | |
| Most wickets | Anya Shrubsole (5) | Ellyse Perry (11) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia women won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Lauren Winfield (71) | Meg Lanning (178) | |
| Most wickets | Sophie Ecclestone (6) | Megan Schutt (5) | |
| Player of the series | Ellyse Perry (Aus) | ||
| Total Ashes points | |||
| England women 4, Australia women 12 | |||
Australia women won the WODI series 3–0,[7] therefore taking a 6–0 lead in the points-based system.[8] The one-off Test match was drawn, giving Australia an unassailable 8–2 lead in the series, and therefore the team retained the Women's Ashes.[9][10] Following the conclusion of the one-off Test, the question was raised about whether Women's Test matches should be played across five days, instead of four.[11]
During the second WT20I match, Australia's Ellyse Perry became the first player, male or female, to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in Twenty20 International cricket. She scored her 1,000th run in the match, after taking her 100th wicket in the final of the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in November 2018, also against England.[12]
Australia won the WT20I series 2–1, therefore retained the Ashes 12–4 in the points-based system.[13]
Squads
| WTest | WODIs | WT20Is | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England[14] |  Australia[15] | England[16] | Australia[17] | England[18] | Australia[19] |
Sophie Molineux was added to Australia's squad for the one-off Test match and the WT20Is, after she had recovered from a shoulder injury.[20][21] Ahead of the WT20I series, Jenny Gunn was ruled out of England's squad due to a side strain.[22] Sarah Taylor withdrew herself from England's WT20I squad, due to mental health issues.[23] She was replaced by Fran Wilson.[24]
Tour matches
50-over match: England Academy v Australia
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 39 overs per side due to rain.
50-over match: England Academy v Australia
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
50-over match: England v Australia A
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Three-day match: England Academy v Australia
Three-day match: England v Australia A
WODI series
1st WODI
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashes points: Australia Women 2, England Women 0.
2nd WODI
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tammy Beaumont scored the first century in a WODI by an England cricketer in the Women's Ashes.[25]
- Delissa Kimmince (Aus) took her first five-wicket haul in WODIs.[26]
- Ashes points: Australia Women 2, England Women 0.
3rd WODI
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Ellyse Perry took the best bowling figures for an Australian in WODIs.[27]
- This was England women's lowest total against Australia women in WODIs.[28]
- Ashes points: Australia Women 2, England Women 0.
Only Test
18–21 July 2019 Scorecard |
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible after lunch on Day 2 due to rain.
- Kirstie Gordon, Amy Jones (Eng), Ashleigh Gardner, Sophie Molineux and Tayla Vlaeminck (Aus) all made their Test debuts.
- Ellyse Perry (Aus) set a new record for the most runs scored between dismissals in women's Test cricket (329).[29][30]
- Ashes points: Australia Women 2, England Women 2.
WT20I series
1st WT20I
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Meg Lanning (Aus) scored the highest individual total in WT20Is.[31][32]
- Australia women made their highest total in WT20Is.[33]
- This was England women's biggest defeat, in terms of runs, in WT20Is.[34]
- Ashes points: Australia Women 2, England Women 0.
2nd WT20I
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ellyse Perry (Aus) became the first player, male or female, to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in Twenty20 International cricket.[35]
- Ashes points: Australia Women 2, England Women 0.
3rd WT20I
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Mady Villiers (Eng) made her WT20I debut.
- Ashes points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.