You don’t get 27,000 people to a women’s cricket match and not think that something extraordinary is going on. It has taken the Women’s Ashes in Australia this past month to show the extent of the turn. In the time since that WACA Test, women’s cricket has gone from being an incredibly niche interest to something with mainstream recognition. You have to build it for them to come, and Cricket Australia definitely got most parts right as far as schedule and location. To finish 8-8 is a tour we can be proud of.”It’s a tour everyone can be proud of, as women’s cricket continues to build its standing with a public ever more receptive.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2017 22:41 UTC