Australia are more athletic and powerful than England - but that is not the reason for the gulf between the two teams, says head coach Jon Lewis.

England’s head coach admits Australia are faster, more agile and more powerful - Jon Lewis’ side trail the Women’s Ashes series 10-0.

England started the Women's Ashes by saying they are "not far away" from catching Australia, but it is time to accept the gulf is only getting bigger, writes Ffion Wynne.

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.

England face Australia in the first T20 in the Women’s Ashes – follow score updates, radio commentary and video highlights.

Relive the second T20 international in Canberra as England slipped to a six-run defeat to Australia on DLS when rain hit in the final over. Australia now lead the multi-format series 10-0 with one T20 and a sole Test match to come.

Alex Hartley has called out Sophie Ecclestone and members of the England women’s team for ‘refusing’ her TV interviews and giving her the ‘cold shoulder’ after Australia successfully retained the Ashes.

Grace Harris wants Australia to embarrass England in Womens Ashes and secure 16-0 whitewash - but all-rounder expects Heather Knights side to throw a few punches in final T20 international and one-off Test match;

They reclaimed the bragging rights back in 2018 with a resounding 4-0 victory on home turf, before retaining the honours 18 months later with a thrilling draw in England. In 2022, they picked up another 4-0 in Australia, before then playing out another 2-2 ...

Former England spinner Hartley claimed she had been given the ‘cold shoulder’ by the team after her comments questioning the athleticism of Jon Lewis’s squad

Australia prevailed amid a flurry of DLS calculations in Canberra and can now set their sites on a whitewash | ESPN.com