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Absolutely steamrollered the Aussie chase in Taunton this evening after a rain delay and another NSB century. An ODI series win (the first Australia have lost in a decade) to add to the T20 series win, and with England claiming four victories to Australia's three across the course of the Ashes, there's inevitable chatter now about whether the points system is truly fair. As this series demonstrated, a Test win for the current champions effectively means the challengers must win five of the six white-ball games to take the trophy; a huge amount of weight to put on the format which, though undoubtedly the most skilful and traditional, is also the one least played by women, and offers only one chance (bearing in mind the fickle vagaries of the toss, the pitch and the weather conditions) to get it right. Would 3 points for a Test win be enough, perhaps with a bonus point for an innings victory? Could future series feature more than one Test to remove or mitigate the all-or-nothing element?

Either way, it's been a fantastic month for the game and a moral victory for the England ladies.