England women can almost taste Ashes title after seven-wicket Melbourne win England women are on the verge of retaining the Ashes after completing a seven-wicket victory over Australia in the first one-day international at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Lydia Greenway (69 no) and Arran Brindle (64 no) put on an unbroken 142 to lead England to their victory target of 210 with 19 balls to spare. Charlotte Edwards's side now lead the series 8-0, after winning the one-off Test which was worth six points, and now need one victory in either the remaining two ODIs or three Twenty20s to hold on to the Ashes. However, Greenway said it was "dangerous" to take victory for granted. It's a good win, it probably looks a little more comfortable than it actually was. It was a tough batting track and you have to get in and play with responsibility.