More than 70,000 tickets have been sold across seven venues with less than a month to go before the action begins with a one-off test at Trent Bridge on June 22
England vice-captain Nat Sciver-Brunt doesn't believe record-breaking attendances for the women's Ashes add extra pressure on attempts to topple Australia.
More than 70,000 tickets have been sold across seven venues, which include Edgbaston, The Oval and Lord's, with less than a month to go before the action begins with the one-off Test at Trent Bridge on June 22.
Sciver-Brunt told BBC Sport: "We're the underdogs, so there is not more pressure on us.
"The ticket sales is a big number, that comes with a lot more eyes on us. That could bring pressure, but only from the outside.
"These are opportunities that have to be taken. It is the right time, right place and right moment."
Trent Bridge hosts the series-opener, a one-off Test starting on June 22 (Stu Forster/Getty Images)
The last Ashes series in 2019 sold 32,000 tickets. With the 2023 Ashes having comfortably doubled this total, the first T20 at Edgbaston is set to break the individual capacity record of 15,187 which was set at Lord's for the one-day international between England and India at Lord's last September.
These impressive figures follow the substantial growth women's sport has enjoyed in recent years. That increased interest was never better on display than during England's European Championship victory over Germany, which was played in front of 87,192 fans at Wembley.
"Hopefully we can mimic what the Lionesses achieved," 30-year-old Sciver-Brunt added.
"It will feel different because there will be more people there, hopefully making more noise and supporting us. That will help, giving energy when we might need a little boost, or riding the wave when things are going well.
England will have a huge backing as they bid to reclaim the Ashes (Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images)
"That's where we want to be, we want to play in front of big crowds, use that noise, energy and pressure and turn it into a positive."
The single Test at Nottingham will be played over five days rather than the usual four in an attempt to deliver a positive result; the last six have all been drawn.
"The way that we play is probably the biggest difference we can make," Sciver-Brunt acknowledged. "We have made significant progress in being aggressive, taking the positive option and always trying to put the pressure back on the opposition. Being able to do that in pressure moments is where we can win.
"Australia have been number one for a long time. Coming up against a team like that is difficult. We will be put under pressure and will have to be at the top of our game to beat them. It is possible. We just need to put it all together."
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