2015 Women's Ashes: Full schedule and points structure announced

11th November, 2014

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Australian women's cricket captain Meg Lanning, left, and England women's cricket captain Charlotte Edwards (AP Photo)

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11th November, 2014

The structure and schedule for the 2015 Women’s Ashes series has been announced today, with the Test match to be played in the middle of the one day and Twenty20 series.

The Women’s Ashes is unique in cricket, as it features a points format that is played across three ODIs, a four-day Test match and three Twenty20 internationals.

England are the current holders of the Women’s Ashes, after they won the Test match, but lost the two limited overs series.

This time, the Test match will only be worth four points, compared to 2013’s six. So if this points structure was played in the last Ashes, it would have been a drawn series. So far, Australia have claimed seven Ashes wins, England six, with seven draws in the 20 times it has been contested.

The one-off Test match will be played in Canterbury, with the series starting with the ODI series on July 21. To finish, the T20 series will begin in Essex and conclude in Cardiff on August 31.

Australian skipper Meg Lanning praised the format, and said the Aussies were already licking their lips at the prospect of travelling to the UK to play the old enemy.

“The multi-format series has been a great success and we are looking forward to another competitive series against England and will be doing everything in our power to win back the Women’s Ashes.”

Women’s Ashes Series 2015

Date	Format	Venue	Points for a win	Points for a draw
July 21	ODI*	The County Ground, Taunton	2 points	1 point
July 23	ODI*	Bristol County Ground	2 points	1 point
July 26	ODI*	New Road, Worcester	2 points	1 point
August 11 – 14	Test	The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury	4 points	2 points
August 26	WT20 INTL^#	The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford	2 points	N/A
August 28	WT20 INTL^#	The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Hove	2 points	N/A
August 31	WT20 INTL^+#	SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff	2 points	N/A

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