Jo Harman on five big talking points from the greatest series of its kind in history

1 RECORD ATTENDANCES
Speaking ahead of this summer’s Women’s Ashes, Heather Knight praised the ECB’s scheduling, contrasting it with previous series when she felt England’s women were feeding off scraps.
“Previously I think we were bottom of the list to get slotted into the schedule,” said England’s captain. “We’ve played Australia in Ashes games at 11 o’clock on a Tuesday in Leicester. No offence to Leicester, but you’re almost fighting a losing battle to get people to come and watch playing at that time...