Amy Jones stumps Australia opener Beth Mooney for 44, as the hosts make a quick start to the second T20 in Canberra.
England continue winless Ashes run as Australia edge rain-affected second T20 - Australia have won all five matches so far, with one T20 and a Test match still to play.
Cricket Australia announced the squad for next week’s day-night MCG Women’s Ashes Test on Thursday. Alyssa Healy has been named in the squad as a specialist batter, with selectors saying they will give her “every chance” to overcome foot issues and play in the historic match.
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’s women had already retained the Ashes and now they’ve won the series against England. The Australians won the rain-affected second Twenty20 by six runs in Canberra to extend their 100% start to the series and move into a 10-0 lead with just one more T20 and a test match remaining.
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.
Australia remain hopeful that Alyssa Healy will be fit to feature in the day-night Ashes Test at the MCG, and have named her in a 13-player squad, but it will be as a batter only if she does recover in time.
FOUR! Smacked away! Length ball again and around off, Georgia Voll stays put and just gets a bit lower before using that bottom hand and swatting it away in front of mid-wicket for a boundary. Australia Women vs England Women Live Score: Four!
With Australia now holding an eight-points-to-nil lead, the best England can hope for is to win both remaining T20s and the Test to draw the series
Australia 185 for 5 (McGrath 48*, Mooney 44, Dean 2-28) beat England 168 for 4 (Wyatt-Hodge 52, Knight 43*, Schutt 2-32) by six runs (DLS method) Australia secured Ashes outright despite a fine hand from Heather Knight when the skies in Canberra parted for long enough for the game to resume after England had been ahead of the DLS target.
Strong performances from Beth Mooney and Georgia Wareham helped Australia deliver a massive blow to England as they retained the women's Ashes with a 57-run win in the first T20I of the multi-format series on Tuesday.
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