Alyssa Healy has a recurrence of the foot injury she picked up in the T20 World Cup and misses the opening T20 game with England.

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.

Australia move to unassailable eight points in Womens Ashes to retain trophy; hosts win first T20 in Sydney by 57 runs as Beth Mooney (75) stars; England, for whom Sophia Dunkley (59) top-scored, can

Heather Knight (93) is one away from surpassing Charlotte Edwards (93) for the outright most appearances as captain of England in women's T20Is; only Harmanpreet Kaur (123 for India), Meg Lanning (100 for Australia) and Chamari Athapaththu (97 for Sri Lanka) have logged more overall in the history of the format.

Beth Mooney stars as Australia beat England in first T20 to retain Women’s Ashes - The tourists had been set a record-equalling 199 for victory.

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England’s hopes of mounting an Ashes fightback were dashed in devastating style as Australia powered their way to a 57-run victory in the first T20 international to retain the trophy. Heather Knight’s side had to win at the Sydney Cricket Ground after losing all three one-day internationals,