Mel Jones suggests naming India - Australia Women's Test series in line with Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Former Australian cricketer and now a renowned face in the commentary box across the world, Mel Jones, has suggested that a series between India Women and Australia Women should be given a permanent name just as it has been named Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the men's bilateral ties.

She said that the Border-Gavaskar Trophy represents the past landscape of the game between two countries just like The Ashes series but only of the men’s game and hence the women’s game need ‘something a little bit different' which the world will remember about in 100 years’ time.

“It’s great to have something like Border-Gavaskar, but that’s the men’s lens of what’s happened in the past. So we should do it our way for the women’s game, and maybe can come up with something a little bit different,” Jones was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.

“Both the men’s and women’s games have got these magnificent storylines behind their Ashes trophies, and maybe we can create one just as special that is being talked about in 100 years’ time with the same sort of reverence as the Ashes.”

She also suggested that the trophy can be named after the captains of both sides in the first-ever Test between the sides in 1977. India Women were led by Shantha Rangaswamy while Australia Women were led by Marg Jennings in a one-off Test played in Perth.

“To talk about Shantha Ragaswamy and Marg Jennings and all those players from that first Test in Perth, to get those to the forefront again would be wonderful,” she said.

India Women are set to tour Australia later this year and will play their first Day-Night Test.