ADAM COLLINS

In theory, the Test match component of the multi-format Women’s Ashes is the highlight of the series and something to savour. It is badged as the opportunity where players have the chance to pit their skills against each other in the traditional format of the game; something now only possible in these clashes between Australia and England every two years or so.
In reality, it can end up a lot less than that. This isn’t only due to the fact that the surfaces that have been served up for the last couple of red-ball games between the countries have been nothing shor...