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With two overs left in the day, England needed 13 runs and Australia just one wicket
Australia 337 for 9 dec (Lanning 93, Haynes 86, Brunt 5-60) and 216 for 7 dec (Mooney 63, Brunt 3-24) drew with England 297 (Knight 168, Perry 3-57) and 244 for 9 (Sciver 58, Sutherland 3-69)
If ever there was an advertisement for more women’s Test matches, this was it.
In the end, it finished as one of the most thrilling draws in the history of the game.
Credit must go to both sides. Australia could have easily batted England out of the game, banked two points for the draw and forced the visitors to win all three ODIs to win back the Ashes.
Instead, Meg Lanning’s bold declaration opened the door for England and they nearly barged through with the finest chase in the history of women’s Tests, that was fearless until the very end. Heather Knight produced one of the finest individual performances in women’s Test history. Nat Sciver made a sensational half-century. Sophia Dunkley produced a staggering cameo. Annabel Sutherland swung the game with a back-breaking spell, Beth Mooney took two stunning outfield catches with a broken jaw, and Alana King nearly stole the game on debut with a dazzling display of legspin.
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Alex Malcolm is an Associate Editor at ESPNcricinfo
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