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.

Australia have retained the Womens Ashes outright with a six-run win in the second T20 to move into a 10-0 lead; Rain stopped play with five balls remaining in Englands innings with 18 runs needed for

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.