Gardner's eight-wicket haul guided her team to a comfortable victory by 89 runs against the host England in a one-off Ashes test at Trent Bridge on Monday.
The second Ashes Test between Australia and England begins at Lord's on Wednesday. England ended up on the losing side in the first Test match at Edgbaston and lost narrowly by two wickets.
Former England Men's skipper Naseer Hussain believes that the result of the one-off Test that is currently underway isn't necessarily crucial to the overall Ashes outcome.
Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver-Brunt's counterattack against Australian bowlers brought the game back to parity on the second day of the one-off Ashes Test at Trent Bridge.
England made a strong start in their reply to Australia's 473 in the women's Ashes match with opener Tammy Beaumont's going strong on 41 and Heather Knight batting on 12 as they made 68 runs at the loss of one wicket at Tea on the second day of the one-off Test between the two sides
Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting believes that the added pressure after the defeat in the opening Test match of Ashes 2023 would leave hosts England with a challenging task in the second.