Women's Ashes: England's Danni Wyatt-Hodge insists 'ruthless' Australia must not be underestimated ahead of opening ODI
Published 06/01/2025 at 18:07 GMT
England’s Danni Wyatt-Hodge has said that Australia will be "ruthless" in the upcoming 2025 Women’s Ashes due to their batting depth and home support. While Australia failed to reach last year's T20 World Cup final for the first time since 2009, they have won all five of their subsequent ODIs. The Women's Ashes series will be live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
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England’s Danni Wyatt-Hodge insisted Australia’s batting depth, ruthlessness and home support would make them as dangerous as ever in the 2025 Women’s Ashes.
Wyatt-Hodge is set to contest her eighth Women’s Ashes, with the entire multi-format series of three One Day Internationals (ODI), three Twenty20 Internationals (T20) and a four-day Test match live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
And ahead of the opening ODI at the North Sydney Oval on Saturday, the England batter insisted Australia were not a diminished side despite last year’s failure to reach the T20 World Cup final for the first time since 2009.
Australia have since won all five of their completed ODIs, defeating India 3-0 and New Zealand 2-0.
"No, not at all, they're a quality squad," Wyatt-Hodge said in Australia on Monday via ESPN. "Anyone in their squad that comes in performs.
"Look at Georgia Voll, she's had an outstanding start to her ODI career. Anyone in their line-up is capable of match-winning performances.
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Wyatt-Hodge is set to contest her eighth Women’s Ashes.
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"So it's going to be a massive challenge for us, but one that we really can't wait for, and especially playing them in their conditions as well adds another challenge."
England proved that they were a match for Australia by winning the ODI and T20 legs of the 2023 home series, having lost the Test. In turn, the teams finished level on 8-8 and Australia retained the trophy.
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"We're going to take confidence from what happened," Wyatt-Hodge said. "But we're starting a new Ashes, obviously it's in their conditions as well.
"We all know how good the Aussies are, they're a real quality team, full of world-class players, but we're really looking forward to the big challenge ahead.
"They bat so deep, don't they, the Aussies? Anyone that comes in is capable of getting some valuable runs for their team. They're just so ruthless, they just fight and fight till the end, and they are a very hard team to beat."
Watch the entire Women's Ashes series live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
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