Heather Knight refused to be drawn on questions concerning her future as captain in the wake of England’s defeat in the Women’s Ashes, but the inevitable post-mortem could have lasting consequences on her nine-year reign.

England women's cricket captain, Heather Knight, displayed a rare show of frustration during the second T20I against Australia. The match was abruptly halted due to rain, with England needing just six runs from five balls under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method. This interruption led to a six-run victory for Australia in Canberra.

Heather Knight accepts mistake after not shaking hands with officials (Photo source: Twitter) ’s skipper Heather Knight recently caught headlines after he chose not to shake the hands of the umpires after England women’s defeat against Australia women in the second T20I of the Women’s Ashes 2025.

Heather Knight's effort went in vain after Australia women ended up winning the second T20I against England by a margin of six runs due to the DLS method.

England are wary of a "scarred" Australia team determined to overcome the empty celebration of a drawn Ashes series in 2023 and win this edition outright. Heather Knight, England's captain, led her side back from six points down at home last year to level the contest at eight points each by winning both white-ball legs.

England captain Heather Knight threw her bat in frustration after Australia sealed the T20I series via a DLS win on Thursday. England were called back at 19.1 overs when they were short of the par score by just 6 runs.

Four! This is lofted in the air and over the fielder at mid off. Bounces into the fence. Australia Women vs England Women Live Score:

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.

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.

Australia edged past England by six runs via the DLS method in a rain-affected second T20I at the Manuka Oval on Thursday, sealing an unassailable 10-0 lead in the Women's Ashes series.England, chasing a target of 186,

England captain Heather Knight displayed visible frustration when rain interrupted play during the second T20I against Australia, halting a close chase. England, needing only six runs from five balls under the DLS method,