Australian women's cricket stars Ellyse Perry and Meg Lanning say the Southern Stars are in peak form heading into the Women's Ashes Series.
Set to fly out to England next week, Australia are intent on reclaiming the urn after consecutive series losses, and 14 years without a victory on English soil.
"We've had some wonderful rivalries between ourselves and England over the last few years, but we haven't managed to win the Ashes back," said Perry, a dual cricket-football international.
"But we've had some great success in World Cups against them, so it's a really big one for us, something we've prepared really well for."
Beginning July 21, the Women's Ashes consists of three ODIs, three T20 matches and a single Test match, and is determined on a points basis.
Southern Stars captain Lanning said the team's training intensity had been a positive sign looking towards the first ODI.
"We've had a really good preparation; we've spent a lot of time up in Brisbane at the National Cricket Centre which has been great," she said.
"We've trained the house down."
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