[2] In August 2017, Australia's captain Meg Lanning announced that she would miss the series, after undergoing surgery on her shoulder.

[5] In September 2017, Cricket Australia confirmed that the first match, the WODI at Allan Border Field, Brisbane, had sold out, the first time a Women's Ashes fixture had done so.

[11] Australia Women retained the Ashes, after they won the first of the WT20I fixtures, leaving them with an unassailable lead.

[13] Ahead of the Test match, England added Kate Cross, Natasha Farrant and Amy Jones to their squad.

[16] Prior to the WT20I fixtures, Lauren Cheatle was ruled out of the matches with a back injury, while Sarah Aley, Delissa Kimmince and Molly Strano were all added to Australia's squad.