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Women’s Ashes: EngW v Ausw 2nd ODI Preview Dream11. England Women vs Australia Women 2nd ODI Preview Dream11 Prediction

The 2019 Women’s Ashes, expected to be closely fought, began with a low-scoring thriller in Leicester.

England were on the mat. Four down for just 19 in 31 balls represented an awful start to an Ashes campaign. However, they showed their quality for the rest of the match, fighting back to nearly snatch victory in what would have been one of the best turnarounds you’ll see in ODIs. Can they put in a much improved batting performance to draw level in this series?

Australia made hard work of the 178-run target. Like England, they will be after an improved batting performance. However, their bowling and intensity upfront was irresistible, coming out firing to get first points of the 2019 Ashes series. A win here will have them push ahead of England by four points in the points-based series, which gives them a nice buffer early on.

Key to an England win

England’s top four, on paper, looks magnificent. However, they were anything but in an awful start in the first ODI, scoring a combined 17 runs to fall well behind the eight-ball. Tammy Beaumont looked good for a big score, looking by far the most fluent of the England batswomen early before chopping on. She will be key in translating that into a more significant score, with good support from the likes of Amy Jones, Sarah Taylor and Heather Knight. With Natalie Sciver and England’s lower order (i.e. Sophie Ecclestone) in good touch, the top needs to provide a better start.

Also, England’s bowlers will be feeling confident after a big effort. Alyssa Healy will be the key wicket at the top, whilst building dot-ball pressure against Australia’s remaining top order players. Targeting the stumps worked nicely for England in the first ODI, and they need to test Australia’s skill and technique once again. However, can they hold onto their chances and remain more disciplined this time? Five wides were given to lose the game and Anya Shrubsole dropped two crucial chances, which is something to avoid here.

Key to an Australia win

Alyssa Healy’s strokeplay and timing was something else in the first ODI – so much so that the England supporters had no choice but to soak it in. Healy will be key again, but like England, Australia need more from their top four. Nicole Bolton, Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry were all out early, putting pressure on Healy and the middle order to get Australia over the line. Can Australia execute their shots better en route to a more cohesive batting display?

The win in the first ODI was set up by the bowlers. Ellyse Perry and Megan Schutt again highlighted their excellent partnership, ripping through the England top order with accurate and intent-filled bowling. With England’s top order out to have a much better outing, the challenge for these two bowlers will be to repeat it, with Australia’s spinners to build further pressure in the middle overs.

Pitch and conditions

There were no gremlins in the pitch in the first ODI. Both sides just need to execute better. The forecast is for mid-20s and mostly sunny.

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Possible Playing 11

England: 1. Amy Jones, 2. Tammy Beaumont, 3. Sarah Taylor (wk), 4. Heather Knight, 5. Natalie Sciver, 6. Fran Wilson/Danielle Wyatt, 7. Katherine Brunt, 8. Anya Shrubsole, 9. Sophie Ecclestone, 10. Laura Marsh, 11. Kate Cross

Australia: 1. Alyssa Healy (wk), 2. Nicole Bolton, 3. Meg Lanning (c), 4. Ashleigh Gardner, 5. Beth Mooney, 6. Rachael Haynes, 7. Ellyse Perry, 8. Jess Jonassen, 9. Delissa Kimmince, 10. Georgia Wareham, 11. Megan Schutt

Dream11 Prediction

Option 1:

Option 2:

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Stats and Facts

• Australia have won three of the last five ODIs against England.
• Alyssa Healy averaged over 54 in ODIs in 2018. She is averaging 40+ so far in 2019.
• Tammy Beaumont averages over 50 in ODIs in England. Primed for a big one?

Match Prediction

This promises to be another closely-fought match.

At the end of the first ODI, England would have surely believed that if they start the second game better, they could go on and win it. My heart says Australia, but I think England will bounce back.

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