Англия-Австралия әйелдер крикетінің тарихы және «Пепел» кубогы

International cricket series between England and Australia

Heralded in 1931, the first women's Test series between England and Australia—the first women's Test series anywhere—was played in 1934–35. At that time, according to the English captain, Betty Archdale, women played only "for love of the game" and did not wish to be associated with the male concepts of Tests and Ashes. A total of 24 series have taken place, with 51 Test matches played (and one scheduled Test abandoned). The length of series has varied between one and five Tests. Series have been played biennially since 2001, with only one or two tests played in a series. Since the 2013 series, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 International matches have counted, as well as Tests, toward the trophy result. as of 2015, a Test victory is worth four points (two to each side for a draw), and two points are awarded for victory in a limited overs match. Australia succeeded in regaining the trophy during the 2015 series played in England. Australia has retained the Ashes for three consecutive series 2017 18, 2019 and 2021–22 making them the current holder of the trophy.

Before the ODI series in July 1998, the president of the Women's Cricket Association, Norma Izard devised a way for the women to have a trophy of their own, like the men's Ashes urn. The England and Australia players both signed a miniature cricket bat which was burned at Lord's in a wok alongside a copy of the WCA constitution and rulebook, as the WCA had voted 4 months earlier to merge with England and Wales Cricket Board. Izard had commissioned a trophy to hold them: a wooden cricket ball carved from yew. Because of this, it remains unclear if the modern trophy contains those original ashes or not.

Player names in bold text are current international players.