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Australian cricketers Alana King and Steve Smith.

Australia vs Sri Lanka, England LIVE updates: Khawaja brings up double century in Galle; Australia on top in Women’s Ashes Test at MCG

A blockbuster day of Test cricket is upon us. Australia and England do battle in a Women’s Ashes Test at the MCG, while Steve Smith’s men continue at the crease in Galle. Follow the action.

  • Tom Decent and Andrew Wu

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Christina Matthews has been inducted into the Australian cricket hall of fame.

Cricket Australia’s first female boss ‘a long way off’ according to hall of fame inductee

Christina Matthews made her mark on the game as a champion wicketkeeper and a trailblazing administrator and is still pushing for wins off the field.

  • Jonathan Drennan
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
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
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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
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

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