CRICKET-WOMEN-LEAD Series defeat for WI after batting flops again (includes quotes).

Another indifferent batting effort saw West Indies Women plunge to an eight-wicket defeat to Australia Women in the final One-Day International, and concede the three-match series 2-0 here Saturday.

The Caribbean side could only muster 103 in the 32nd over after being sent in at Junction Oval, with Rashada Williams (25) and Hayley Matthews (23) the only specialist batsmen to reach double figures.

Australia Women then coasted to their target in the 16th over with captain Alyssa Healy top-scoring with 32, Ellyse Perry getting an unbeaten 29 and opener Phoebe Litchfield chipping in with 27.

The visitors' batting performance was a trend throughout the series, bowled out for 83 in the opening ODI which they also lost by eight wickets and then gathering 107 for eight before the second ODI was rained off.

Captain Hayley Matthews trudges off after being dismissed in the third ODI against Australia Women on Saturday.

'I think for us we definitely have to find a way for more of our batters to chip in,' said Matthews.

'It's quite disappointing for a lot of us, especially throughout that ODI series, obviously not being able to get totals on the board.

'The batters really need to have a look at themselves and find ways to score but at the same time, we know we're playing against the best team in the world and we knew coming down here was going to be challenging.

'But I think for us there is losing and then there is losing with the performances that we lost with, and I think on reflection we know we can do better and should be doing better.'

Eighteen-year-old Zaida James fell in the fourth over, caught at the wicket attempting to offer no stroke to seamer Kim Garth (2-14)...