A finger injury and lack of sleep did not stop Ashleigh Gardner from starring in the one-off Ashes test as she tore through England's batting line-up and claimed the best match figures for an Australian woman in their 89-run victory.Off-spinner Gardner finished with 8-66 on the final day on Monday - the b
A finger injury and lack of sleep did not stop Ashleigh Gardner from starring in the one-off Ashes test as she tore through England's batting line-up and claimed the best match figures for an Australian woman in their 89-run victory.
The 26-year-old had taken a blow to her bowling hand during slips practice in Australia's three-day warm-up match and did not bowl before the test. "So as soon as I wasn't bowling , I put a splint straight on it, just to protect it because in the field is where I'm more likely to get hit.Gardner, who had dismissed key players Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver-Brunt on the penultimate day, said she spent a largely sleepless night visualising how she was going to remove England's remaining five batters.
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