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AUSW vs ENGW Match Prediction & Analysis

Although Australia won the opening game of the multi-format series with 67 balls remaining, it was far from a smooth journey over the finish line from the hosts who kept on losing wickets to give England a bit of hope before eventually sealing the win!

The hosts also had the advantage of winning the toss in the series opener and that will give England plenty of hope that just calling correctly or generating a little bit extra with bat or ball could be the difference between 4-0 or 2-2 (points).

After the opening game was played at the North Sydney Oval, both sides make the flight to Melbourne to the Junction Oval where we expect a good crowd to be in attendance.

This should be a better batting surface than in Sydney and we expect the runs scored for both teams to reflect this on Tuesday!

RECENT PERFORMANCE

AUSW

W W W W W

AUSW

206/6 in 38.5 5.31

AUS-W vs ENG-W

Australia beat England by 4 wickets 12 Jan 2025

ENGW

204/10 in 43.1 4.73

NZW

215/10 in 43.3 4.94

NZ-W vs AUS-W 2024

Australia beat New Zealand by 75 runs 23 Dec 2024

AUSW

290/10 in 49.0 5.92

NZW

122/5 in 30.1 4.04

NZ-W vs AUS-W 2024

Australia beat New Zealand by 65 runs (D/L) method 21 Dec 2024

AUSW

291/7 in 50.0 5.82

AUSW

298/6 in 50.0 5.96

AUS-W vs IND-W 2024

Australia beat India by 83 runs 11 Dec 2024

IND-W

215/10 in 45.1 4.76

AUSW

371/8 in 50.0 7.42

AUS-W vs IND-W 2024

Australia Women won by 122 runs 08 Dec 2024

IND-W

249/10 in 44.5 5.55

ENGW

L W W L L

AUSW

206/6 in 38.5 5.31

AUS-W vs ENG-W

Australia beat England by 4 wickets 12 Jan 2025

ENGW

204/10 in 43.1 4.73

RSAW

233/8 in 50.0 4.66

ENG-W vs SA-W 2024

Match delayed by bad weather 11 Dec 2024

ENGW

153/4 in 19.0 8.05

RSAW

135/10 in 31.3 4.29

ENG-W vs SA-W 2024

England beat South Africa by 6 wickets 08 Dec 2024

ENGW

137/4 in 24.0 5.71

RSAW

189/4 in 38.2 4.93

ENG-W vs SA-W 2024

South Africa Women beat England Women by 6 wickets 04 Dec 2024

ENGW

186/10 in 38.4 4.81

IREW

155/7 in 22.0 7.05

IRE-W vs ENG-W 2024

Ireland beat England by 3 wickets (D/L) method 11 Sep 2024

ENGW

153/10 in 20.5 7.35

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Australia Preview

Across their dominance of women's cricket covering the last two decades, it has been in WODIs that they have been their strongest and Australia Women will travel to Melbourne confident of adding another two points to their tally in the multi-format series.

With the ball, it was Ashleigh Gardner who stood out on Sunday, taking 3/19 but there were also fine performances from Kim Garth (2/46), Annabel Sutherland (2/42) and Alana King (2/35). Darcie Brown also chipped in with a wicket but don't be surprised if the experienced Megan Schutt strikes with the new ball this time around after taking 0/38 from seven overs in Sydney.

One of the many strengths of Australia Women is the depth of their batting and we saw this once again at the North Sydney Oval with only Phoebe Litchfield out of the top six failing to make double figures and skipper Alyssa Healy (70) alongside Gardner (42) stepping up.

Australia Women will always take some stopping and this side has all bases covered.

Australia Predicted Playing XI:

Phoebe Litchfield, Alyssa Healy (c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown

Australia Actual Playing XI:

Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Darcie Brown, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt

England Women Preview

There was plenty of bullish talk from the England Women squad ahead of the opening game of this multi-format series and although they were beaten there were plenty of positives, particularly with the ball, to take away from Sydney.

Unsurprisingly, left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone returned the best figures of the side and she is likely to be their most accurate and dangerous bowler once again in Melbourne. The question is, can the likes of Lauren Bell, Lauren Filer and Nat Sciver-Brunt back her up and tie the Australia Women batters down.

With the bat, captain Heather Knight hit her 4000th WODI run in England's total of 204 all out but she will be looking at herself in the mirror, along with the likes of Danni Wyatt-Hodge and keeper-batter Amy Jones who all reached 30 but could not kick on in Sydney.

England Women do have the talent but they all need to be firing on Tuesday if they are to level the series.

England Women Predicted Playing XI:

Tammy Beaumont, Maia Bouchier, Heather Knight (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Amy Jones (wk), Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell

England Women Actual Playing XI:

Tammy Beaumont, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Danielle Wyatt, Heather Knight, Natalie Sciver, Amy Jones, Lauren Bell, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

According to the forecast, the players may not even see a cloud in the sky in Melbourne on Tuesday. The temperature is expected to reach 28 degrees and will be above 22 from midday onwards.

AUSW vs ENGW Pitch Report

The Junction Oval always offers a little more for the spinners than many other Australian venues and we expect this to be the case on Tuesday. That said, whoever bats first will be looking to post a score of 260+ to be competitive.

Toss: To Bowl

The conditions are unlikely to change much across Tuesday's game in Melbourne and it will be warm and sunny throughout. The pitch will remain true from start to finish so we predict that both sides will want to bowl first.