England (W) vs Australia (W) 1st ODI: Dream 11 Teams, Pitch Report, Weather Forecast and more

The women's Teams of England and Australia will be taking on each other in a multi-format Women's Ashes Bilateral Series and this series commences tomorrow with the 1st ODI

The Ashes, regarded as one of the most fierce and thrilling rivalries in the world of Cricket is back and this time around, it's the women who will be locking horns versus each other. The 2025 Women's Ashes series kicks off from tomorrow, 12th of January as the women's teams of England (ENG) and Australia (AUS) will be battling it out versus each other in three One-Day Internationals, as many Twenty-Twenty contests and a single one-off Test-Match till the 2nd of February. 

This exciting bilateral event kicks off with both teams taking on each other in the first ODI at the North Sydney Oval Cricket Stadium. The forthcoming exciting contest will commence at 5:00 AM IST (Indian Standard Time). 

Aussie skippsr Alyssa Healy is set to maker her highly-awaited return to the Cricket field from a long injury break and she will be seen donning the precious Captain's hat once again in the forthcoming Women's Ashes series. While the return of their skipper is a good news for the Kangaroos, they have suffered a setback as star all-round Sophie Molineux will be absent from this exciting event due to an injury. 

Despite this, the Mighty Australians would be looking to keep on improving their Ashes H2H record having last lost the series way back in 2013-14. Heather Knight-led England on the other hand haven't had things going their way in recent Ashes bilateral events and they would be looking to start things off on a fresh note and not let their poor results in the past bring them down.

England (ENG) vs Australia (AUS) 1st ODI: Head-2-Head records in One Day International matches

The Women's Teams of England (ENG) and Australia (AUS) have competed in 82 One-Day International matches versus each other and out of these 82 contests, the Mighty Aussies have finished out on top on 58 occasions while the English Girls have secured victories in just 24 contests. 

England (ENG) vs Australia (AUS) 1st ODI: North Sydney Oval Cricket Stadium's Pitch-Report

The surface of the North Sydney Oval Cricket Stadium is one which provides assistance to the batters. It's known to be quick and have a steady-bounce as well. The seamers will have the advantage of making full use of the pace & movement with the new ball on offer, creating difficulties for the batters in the initial phase. 

But, as the game progresses and the ball gets old, the surface starts to get more and more favourable for the batting team and this will surely lead to an exciting and entertaining Cricket contest between bat & ball.

England (ENG) versus Australia (AUS) 1st ODI: Weather-Report 

According to the weather forecast reports of AccuWeather, the weather in Sydney tomorrow is not looking good at all. There's a high chance of isolated thunderstorms arriving in the morning period and while there might be some sunny spells post this, the weather is not anticipated to stabilize as the overcast conditions are expected to return. 

The afternoon period is expected to experience windy conditions which makes things even more difficult for the first match of the Women's Ashes. Winds are anticipated to blow at a speed of 24 kilometers per hour (km/h) with a humidity percentage of 66%.

England (ENG) vs Australia (AUS) 1st ODI: Best possible dream 11 combination

Wicket-Keepers: Beth Mooney

Batters: Heather Knight and Ellyse Perry

All Rounders: Ashleigh Gardner, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Annabel Sutherland and Alice Capsey

Bowlers: Megan Schutt, Alana King, Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone.

England (ENG) vs Australia (AUS) 1st ODI: Best Captain and Vice-Captain Player Choices

Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland and Alice Capsey

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