Ashes, Oats & Empire: Why the World Still Cares When Aussie and English Women Swing Willow
SYDNEY—In the grand theatre of international sport, where nations outsource their self-esteem to 22 people chasing leather, Australia Women versus England Women is less a contest and more a slow-motion custody battle over the Ashes of imperial pride. On paper it’s cricket; in practice it’s geopolitical therapy for two countries that still can’t decide whether…