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Injured captain Alyssa Healy of Australia and Beth Mooney of Australia practise during warm up before game two in the Women’s Ashes T20 series between Australia and England at Manuka Oval

‘When you play poorly you’re going to get criticised’: Starc’s advice for England women

As skipper Alyssa Healy declared her fitness for possible Test selection, Mitchell Starc said England’s players needed to become accustomed to the harsher spotlight that comes with the growth of the women’s game.

  • Andrew Wu and Daniel Brettig

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Former Australian fast bowler Sharon Tredrea, who has made a comeback to club cricket at Apollo Bay.

Sharon is a hall-of-famer, but lost her love for cricket. Now she’s back playing – at 70

Sharon Tredrea is a former Australian captain, three-time World Cup winner and once was the fastest female bowler in the world. She remains close to several of her old teammates. None of them know that, at 70, she’s still playing.

  • Peter Hanlon
Hoping to return: Alyssa Healy has work to do to prove her fitness for the MCG Test.

Healy faces fitness test but fellow Australian star set to return for historic Ashes clash

Captain Alyssa Healy is no certainty to play in the Ashes Test at the MCG from Thursday, but an all-round star is in line to return from injury.

  • Jon Pierik
Heather Knight shows her displeasure at being called off for rain.

DLS drama: Australia win T20, and the Ashes, as rain halts match with five balls to go

Australia’s clean sweep of England is on track after rain played havoc with the second Twenty20, cutting the match short with five balls to go.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Australian players celebrate their win over England in their Women’s Ashes T20 cricket match in Sydney

‘It’s huge’: Australia humiliate England to retain the Ashes

Australia look to keep their perfect record in the Ashes tonight at the SCG in their first Twenty20 clash against England

  • Jonathan Drennan
Rising star Georgia Voll takes a selfie with fans.

Next Gen stars out to extend England’s Ashes pain for another decade

Australia is one win away from retaining the women’s Ashes, and the next crop of emerging stars plan to pile on further pain in the future.

  • Dan Walsh
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Georgia Wareham, Phoebe Litchfield and Alyssa Healy of Australia celebrate the wicket of Natalie Sciver-Brunt of England during game three of the Women’s Ashes ODI

Women’s Ashes as it happened: Australia roar into 3-0 series lead after a dominating England in Hobart

Australia take on England in their final ODI of the Ashes and will be hoping to take a 3-0 lead in Hobart in the series

  • Jonathan Drennan
Australia’s Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes at the Paris Olympics.

‘Let it go’: Warner fires back at UK press after Konstas compared to Raygun

Less than a year out from the Ashes, David Warner has leapt to the defence of Sam Konstas after an eye-raising column in a British publication.

  • Tom Decent
Australia celebrate winning game two of the women’s Ashes ODI series

As it happened: Bizarre tactics cost England as Australia record unlikely Ashes win

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.

  • Jonathan Drennan and Peter Ryan
Kim Garth of Australia celebrates with her teammates after taking the wicket of Maia Bouchier of England during game one of the Women’s Ashes ODI series between Australia and England at North Sydney Oval

Healy stars as Australia draw first blood in Women’s Ashes

On a tricky batting wicket at North Sydney Oval, the hosts bowled England out for just 204 before chasing down their target with four wickets in hand

  • Jonathan Drennan

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