England misery complete as Australia complete Women’s Ashes whitewash

Australia 440 beat England 170 & 148 by an innings
Tourists’ humiliation caps torrid tour and 16-0 loss

“See the Ashes ignite” was the experience Cricket Australia promised fans in an attempt to persuade them to turn up to watch this series. It was a tagline that promised a hard-fought, thrilling contest. Instead, locals have had the opportunity over the past three weeks to watch England’s batting, fielding abilities and reputation go up in smoke.

The culmination was no more than England deserved: utter annihilation in front of a crowd of more 10,000 in Melbourne, as Australia sealed victory in the Test by an innings and 122 runs with a day to spare to claim the first whitewash of the multi-format era. Thus ends the worst overseas tour by England Women in living memory.

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