England face Australia in the first T20 in the Women’s Ashes – follow score updates, radio commentary and video highlights.

Alex Hartley has called out Sophie Ecclestone and members of the England women’s team for ‘refusing’ her TV interviews and giving her the ‘cold shoulder’ after Australia successfully retained the Ashes.

Pat Brown took only his second five-wicket haul of his career • MI News/NurPhoto via Pat Brown claimed a hat-trick on his way to a five-wicket haul as the England Lions enjoyed a dominant opening day of their second tour game against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane.

England hope to salvage a drawn series from a so far disastrous Ashes campaign with wicketkeeper Amy Jones hopeful their fortunes will change in Canberra on Thursday night. Australia swept the three-match ODI series 3-0 and won the first T20I convincingly, giving them an 8-0 lead on points with two T20s and the Test match to play.

Australia could only muster 180 with the bat before bowlers Alana King and Kim Garth sparked a stunning England collapse to give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the series.

Australia had not even left the field when their next Women’s Ashes goal was made clear: a whitewash victory. That is a ruthlessness England would do well to heed. England succumbed to defeat in ...

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

In an exclusive chat with Firstpost, England opener Jason Roy discuss the Jos Buttler-led team’s tour of India that gets underway on Wednesday in Kolkata, the Champions Trophy 2025 and backs the Men in Blue to come up with a strong response in the limited-overs formats after their horror Test run in the last three months.

Phil Salt named as wicketkeeper and will open alongside Ben Duckett for Englands T20 series opener against India; captain Jos Buttler to bat at three and Jofra Archer features; watch the ICC Mens Cham

Check out who will win today's match between England Women vs Australia Women and more updates for the 1st T20I of the Women's Ashes 2025.