The women's Ashes is different than men's Ashes that it is decided on the basis of points, with four points given for a Test win and two points each for a white-ball match win. England and Australia grinded it out on the field and ended the series at 8-8, with the Aussies retaining the Ashes
The victory allowed England to clinch the ODI component of the series 2-1, but Australia still retained the Ashes as the multi-format series ended tied at 8-8 following the seven matches.
Early in the series, Australia grabbed a dominating lead, winning the one-off Test and the first T20I. However, they lost the T20I series and the first one-day match.
A timely innings of 76 from just 46 deliveries from experienced batter Danni Wyatt catapulted England to their biggest T20I score against Australia with 186/9 and the tourists fell agonisingly short in reply as the hosts maintained their slim chances of regaining the Ashes.
After winning the thriller opening match of the T20I series by four wickets with only one ball left, Australia would like to maintain the winning streak in the second outing as well.
Chasing a total of 154, Australia lost their first wicket early, however, their opener Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath scored runs at a fast pace. McGrath was dismissed by Ecclestone at 40 off 29 balls.
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.