Grace Harris says Australia want to “embarrass” England by securing a whitewash in the Women’s Ashes.
Australia took a 10-0 lead in the multi-format competition and secured a series win, six-run win at DLS in the rain-hit second T20 in Canberra on Thursday.
The Southern Stars can secure a 16-0 victory by winning the T20 final in Adelaide on Saturday and then the one-off Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from January 30.
England fell just short in the second T20 international in Canberra when rain stopped play in the final.
The versatile Harris said BBC Sport“I’ve certainly thought about 16-0. A whitewash would be great. It would be great if we could embarrass England.
Australia wants to “stab England”
“They’re a really competitive outfit and they’ve got some really good players. Hopefully we’ll continue to perform as a team and really keep them sharp.
“They’re a very competitive outfit so I wouldn’t be surprised if they throw a few punches along the way and get on the board.”
England bounced back from their heavy defeat in the T20 opener in Sydney on Monday with a much-improved display at Manuka Oval three days later.
Their claim to their first score of the series was 22 from the final over, which was then reduced to 18 from five balls after captain Heather Knight (43 not out) hit Annabelle Sutherland for 4, only for rain to come to an end : .
Harris said: “It’s not the most conventional ending I’ve ever seen.
“It would have been a little sweeter if we had beaten them, but we played well enough to put a really competitive total on the board (185-5).
“England can say the rain saved us, but five for 18, how many times do they come back from that?
Harris: I can see both sides of the criticism of England’s fitness
Harris was also asked about the row between England and their former spinner Alex Hartley after the latter, now a BBC pundit, questioned the team’s form outside the group stage of the T20 World Cup in the UAE in October. after coming.
Alex Hartley says he was ‘given the cold shoulder’ after questioning England’s form.
Hartley revealed that Englishwoman Sophie Ecclestone refused to give him an interview during the “Ashes” after those remarks. and continued TNT Sports on Thursday that the saga “hit him hard.”
Harris added: “I can see both sides of it (criticism surrounding England’s form).
“Cricket is also a mental game. Fitness is about making better decisions over longer periods of time and fatigue.
“I think if the criticism was better worded, it wouldn’t be taken so harshly. I’m glad it doesn’t happen in our camp.”
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