Australian cricket team in England in 1882 and, this time, it stuck. Australian cricket team in England in 1882 The 1882 Australia v England series was at the time considered to be part of another first-class cricket tour of England, by a combined team from the Australian colonies, but the match arranged between the Australians and an England side was later accepted to be a Test match. Although it was not known at the time, the one-off match played at The Oval in south London would become the birth of The Ashes. The English side had lost the previous tour to Australia, but had remained undefeated at
England women's cricket team in 18 overs. They fell for 69 and 64 respectively, but Sciver and Gunn saw England home and into a series lead. The Twenty20 series began at a packed Chemlsford, and England posted 146-4, owing much to Taylor, who made 77. Australia's reply never got started until some late hitting from Perry and Haynes, but England won by 15 runs despite to loss of Shrubsole to injury to move within one victory of winning the series. In the next game at the Rose Bowl, Australia batted first and made 127-7, Hazell bowling well to take 2-11 off her 4 overs.