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.

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

Read about what Nasser Hussain had to say on England Women's recent performances in the Women's Ashes 2025 under the leadership of Heather Knight and Jon Lewis, only on CricTracker.

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.

Australia retained the Women's Ashes with three matches to spare following their 57-run victory over England in the opening Twenty20 international in Sydney on Monday.

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.

Women have always been involved in the Ashes. After all, the small terracotta-coloured urn that is permanently held at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London was created by two women and one man in 1882.

Henry Moeran and the TMS team react as Australia retain the Women’s Ashes. Henry Moeran is alongside England World Cup winner Alex Hartley & BBC Sport cricket writer Ffion Wynne for reaction to Australia retaining the Women’s Ashes.