The multi-format series starts with the Test match, rather than mid-series as in 2022, and with the opportunity for the winner to take a potentially Ashes-defining four points, both teams will be playing for a result. The history of Test cricket tells you to block out for the draw - quite simply, do not get out, and number 11 Kate Cross executed her role perfectly in Canberra.īut now, with England seeking to regain the Ashes for the first time in a decade, there is plenty to suggest that if faced with a similar situation this time around, Heather Knight's side will go for victory.