ENGLAND captain Heather Knight said yesterday her side are ready to go from being hunters to hunted after replacing Ashes rivals Australia on top of the International Cricket Council’s rankings.

England Women are enjoying a memorable year under Knight’s captaincy, winning a triumphant home World Cup in July and now dislodging the Southern Stars from a position they have held since the table was introduced in 2015.

They now have the chance to extend their sequence of successes by reclaiming the Ashes in a tour which spans seven matches, three formats and four weeks, starting in Brisbane on October 22.