'They are no pushovers' - Confident but cautious Tammy Beaumont ‘not taking Australia lightly’ as urn hangs in balance

After winning the T20I series 2-1, England managed to win the first ODI against arch-rivals Australia and are now very close to winning back the urn after eight long years. In the last match in Bristol, skipper Heather Knight played a phenomenal knock of 75* runs, which helped the team win the match by two wickets.

They will now hope to repeat the same in the last two ODIs of the series as opener Tammy Beaumont is confident of doing well in the remainder of the women’s Ashes.

Well, even though she is confident, the 32-year-old has made it clear that England will not take Australia lightly as the visitors have a terrific squad, and have the ability to script a remarkable comeback. Beaumont meanwhile is aware of what the team needs to do in the final two ODIs and expects everyone to deliver to get the job done.

“We certainly believe we can beat them which I think in the past, if we'd have lost the first two Ashes games, maybe we wouldn't have had that belief as much. They have been the best team in the world for the last five or six years, so we're not taking them lightly, they're no pushovers whatsoever. (But) we've played good cricket and we've gone toe-to-toe with them and beaten them three times in a row, which is great for us and hopefully great going forward,” Beaumont was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.

Meanwhile, the Australian camp is pretty frustrated and disappointed with three back-to-back losses. All-rounder Jess Jonassen stated that the situation is not ideal for them but expects to bounce back to take back the urn home. She is also convinced that there’s no reason to panic as the team has the calibre to bounce back.

“It just so happens we've lost the last three, which is not ideal, but at the same time, it's still an Ashes to win and that's first and foremost that's at the front of our mind. This side's won a lot of games of cricket over a number of years ... the last three haven't really gone our way (but) there's no cause for panic, the sun still comes up the next day, even if it is behind clouds,” Jonassen mentioned.