England holds on for draw in Women's Ashes

At a time when the verbal battle is at its peak, giving a nice prelude to the Ashes, the women of Australia and England have put on a stellar show of their own to take the century old rivalry to new heights.

Sydney: At a time when the verbal battle is at its peak, giving a nice prelude to the Ashes, the women of Australia and England have put on a stellar show of their own to take the century old rivalry to new heights.

England resilience in the second innings helped them pull off a draw in the one-off test, a match that was memorable for Ellyse Perry's 213 not out for the hosts.

Perry's double-century on Saturday — a national record and the third-highest score in a women's test — helped Australia to 448-9 declared, a 168-run first-innings lead. But England was resilient in its second innings, reaching 206-2 to ensure the match ended in a draw Sunday.

England captain Heather Knight was unbeaten on 79 and shared a 117-run partnership with Georgia Elwiss, who faced 190 deliveries for her 41 not out.

Australia won two of the three one-day internationals leading up to the day-night pink ball test match, and leads the series 6-4 with three Twenty20 internationals remaining.

However, the highlight of the day belonged to Australia’s leg spinner Amanda Jade Wellington, who produced a dream delivery to peg back England opener Tammy Beaumont (37).

Unreal! What a ball from Amanda-Jade Wellington.

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The flight, dip, grip and turn of the ball freshened up the memories of Shane Warne’s ball of the century.

The five-test men's Ashes series begins Nov. 23 in Brisbane.