Australia retain Women's Ashes as England collapse to fourth straight defeat despite Sophia Dunkley efforts - Australia secure Ashes at earlier opportunity after victory in first T20 gives them unassa

Australia retain Women's Ashes as sloppy England slip to another heavy defeat - Australia took an unassailable 8-0 lead with victory in the first T20 of the multi-format series in Sydney

England need clean sweep of three remaining T20s and series-concluding Test match to regain The Ashes after ODI whitewash saw Australia establish 6-0 lead in multi-format series; Freya Kemp, Linsey Sm

After Australia retained the Women’s Ashes and set their sights on a series whitewash, Sophia Dunkley declared England’s dressing room “back Heather [Knight] 100 per cent” to lead the group.

Heather Knight says England must take hope from their miraculous comeback in 2023 as they bid to keep the women’s Ashes alive with victory in the opening T20 in Sydney on Monday. England go into the game trailing 6-0 on the points table after Australia completed an ODI whitewash with an 86-run win in Hobart on Friday.

Australia want to inflict more misery on England and seal a stunning series whitewash after retaining the Women’s Ashes at the earliest possible opportunity. The hosts’ 57-run victory in the first T20 at the Sydney Cricket Ground saw Australia take an unassailable 8-0 lead in the multi-format series.

It has taken just nine days for Australia's cricketers to retain the Women’s Ashes. The Australians won a fourth straight game in the multi-format series with a 57-run victory in the first of the three T20s between the rivals.