Women’s Ashes: 1 minute to midnight at the MCG for England
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Henry Moeran is alongside England World Cup winner Alex Hartley & BBC Sport cricket writer Ffion Wynne for reaction to day two of the only Women’s Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Lauren Filer tells Henry the team will “keep on fighting” as England face a whitewash in Australia.
They discuss England’s ‘worst day of the series’ and difficulties in the field with seven catches dropped on day two. Also, Annabel Sutherland reacts to her innings of 163.
Plus, former Australia international Louise Broadfoot talks about the Women’s match between an Afghanistan 11 and Cricket Without Borders at Junction Oval.
Keep up to date with everything happening on and off the field in the Women’s Ashes, with ball by ball commentary on BBC Sounds, and podcasts after every game from Australia. Day 2 at the Test starts at 3:30am on Friday!
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| 0:44.4 | You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:50.3 | Hello, I'm Henry Moran. |
| 0:52.1 | Welcome to the Test Match Special podcast on the second day of the women's ashes day-night test at the MCG, |
| 0:58.6 | where Australia have one hand on a washes clean sweep. |
| 1:02.8 | They've built a lead of 252. |
| 1:05.9 | Remember, BBC Sounds is your place to keep up to date with everything happening on and off the field |
| 1:10.5 | during this |
| 1:11.5 | Women's Ashes series, ball by ball commentary on every match, podcasts after every day of play here |
| 1:17.1 | in Australia. To come, we'll be hearing from the England fast bowler Lauren Filer, Lauren Filer, |
| 1:21.2 | who says that England will keep on fighting to the end, plus Australia's Annabelle Sutherland, |
| 1:26.6 | who was outstanding on her way to 163. |
| 1:30.3 | We'll also be speaking to the former Australia International Louise Broadfoot about the women's |
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