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| Australia women | England women | ||
| Dates | 20 January – 8 February 2022 | ||
| Captains | Meg Lanning | Heather Knight | |
| Player of the series | Tahlia McGrath (Aus) | ||
| Test series | |||
| Result | 1-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Meg Lanning (105) | Heather Knight (216) | |
| Most wickets | Annabel Sutherland (5) | Katherine Brunt (8) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia women won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Alyssa Healy (91) | Nat Sciver (99) | |
| Most wickets | Tahlia McGrath (6) | Kate Cross (5) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia women won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Tahlia McGrath (91) | Danni Wyatt (84) | |
| Most wickets | Tahlia McGrath (3) | Sophie Ecclestone (1) | |
| Total Ashes points | |||
| Australia women 12, England women 4 | |||
TheEngland women's cricket team played againstAustralia women's cricket team in January and February 2022 to contest theWomen's Ashes.[1][2] The tour consisted of oneWomen's Test match, threeWomen's One Day Internationals (WODIs), and threeWomen's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).[3][4] Apoints-based system was used across all three formats of the tour.[5] Australia were the defending champions, after they won theprevious series 12–4 in the points-based system.[6] On 17 January 2022, it was announced that theDecision Review System (DRS) would be used for the first time in the Women's Ashes.[7]
As well as the international matches, the respective A teams also played three20-over and threelimited overs matches against each other.[8] On 21 July 2021,Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the A team matches.[9][10] It was the first time that the England A women's team toured Australia with the England women's team.[11] On 6 January 2022, the tour schedule was brought forward by one week,[12] due to the quarantine requirements in New Zealand for the2022 Women's Cricket World Cup.[13]
Australia won the opening WT20I match by nine wickets, withTahlia McGrath making an unbeaten 91 runs and taking three wickets.[14] The next two WT20I matches were both impacted by the weather, with only 4.1 overs being bowled in the second match,[15] and no play at all taking place in the third.[16] Therefore, Australia took a 4–2 lead in the points-based system going into the one-off Women's Test match.[17]
The one-off Test match was drawn, after England were set a target of 257 from 48 overs to win on the final day.[18] Described as one of the best Test matches in women's cricket,[19][20] England required 45 runs to win from ten overs with seven wickets remaining.[21] England finished the match with 245 runs for the loss of nine wickets, just twelve runs short of victory.[22] England captainHeather Knight was named the player of the match for her century in the first innings and match aggregate of 216 runs,[23] with Australia leading the points-based system 6–4 heading into the WODI matches.[24]
Australia won the first WODI match by 27 runs, taking an unassailable lead in the points-based system and retaining the Women's Ashes.[25] Australia won the final two WODI matches, to remain unbeaten during the series,[26] and finished the tour 12–4 winners on points.[27] Australia'sTahlia McGrath was named the Player of the Series,[28] after scoring 225 runs and taking 11 wickets.[29]
| Ashes | A Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia[30] |  England[31] | Australia A[32] | England A[33] |
Ahead of the series, Australia'sBeth Mooney suffered a fractured jaw in a training session.[34] As a result,Grace Harris was added to the Australia's Ashes squad,[35] andCourtney Webb was added to the Australia A squad.[36] For the opening A team match, Ashes squad membersHannah Darlington represented Australia A, andCharlie Dean,Tash Farrant,Anya Shrubsole andMady Villiers all represented England A.[37] On 23 January 2022, Australia'sTayla Vlaeminck was ruled out of the rest of the series due to a stress fracture in her right foot.[38] Two days later, as a result of Vlaeminck's injury,Stella Campbell was added to Australia's squad ahead of the one-off Test match.[39] On the same day,Lauren Bell was added to England's squad for the Test match.[40]Emma Lamb was added to England's WODI squad from the A Team for the final match of the tour.[41]
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Australia A Women won by 3 wickets Karen Rolton Oval,Adelaide Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt (Aus) and Nathan Johnstone (Aus) Player of the match:Heather Graham (Aus) |
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Elyse Villani 94* (63) |
Australia A Women won by 10 wickets Karen Rolton Oval,Adelaide Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt (Aus) and Lisa McCabe (Aus) Player of the match:Elyse Villani (Aus) |
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Annabel Sutherland 1* (2) |
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Australia A Women won by 42 runs Phillip Oval,Canberra Umpires: Nathan Johnstone (Aus) andSimon Lightbody (Aus) Player of the match:Molly Strano (Aus) |
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Australia A Women won by 8 wickets Phillip Oval,Canberra Umpires: Nathan Johnstone (Aus) andSimon Lightbody Player of the match:Amanda-Jade Wellington (Aus) |
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Australia A Women won by 52 runs Phillip Oval,Canberra Umpires: Nathan Johnstone (Aus) andSimon Lightbody Player of the match:Courtney Sippel (Aus) |
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Australia Women won by 9 wickets Adelaide Oval,Adelaide Umpires:Bruce Oxenford (Aus) andClaire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match:Tahlia McGrath (Aus) |
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Danni Wyatt 14* (12) |
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27–30 January 2022 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Manuka Oval,Canberra Umpires:Michael Graham-Smith (Aus) andEloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match:Heather Knight (Eng) |
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Australia Women won by 27 runs Manuka Oval,Canberra Umpires:Michael Graham-Smith (Aus) andClaire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Aus) |
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Australia Women won by 5 wickets Junction Oval,Melbourne Umpires:Bruce Oxenford (Aus) andEloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match:Ellyse Perry (Aus) |
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Australia Women won by 8 wickets Junction Oval,Melbourne Umpires:Claire Polosak (Aus) andEloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match:Annabel Sutherland (Aus) |
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