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.

Alyssa Healy has a recurrence of the foot injury she picked up in the T20 World Cup and misses the opening T20 game with England.

Australia beat England by 57 runs in the first T20 to take an 8-0 lead and retain the Women's Ashes at the earliest opportunity.

Australia can retain the Women's Ashes with a win in the first T20 against England, but will have to do it without Alyssa Healy and Ash Gardner after the superstar pair suffered injuries. Follow live.

Australia captain Alyssa Healy has been ruled out of the first T20I at the SCG and is in doubt for the remainder of the Ashes series after developing foot soreness on the same side as the injury she sustained at last year's T20 World Cup It will mean that Australia will likely be led by Tahlia McGrath as they aim to go 8-0 up and retain the Ashes in Sydney while the top-order vacancy could be filled by either Grace Harris or the uncapped Georgia Voll.

Australia's Beth Mooney hopes Ash Gardner will play in the second Ashes Twenty20-International but Alyssa Healy's return date from her own injury is less clear

Australia captain Alyssa Healy's availability in the rest of the Women's Ashes 2025 is in doubt after the 34-year-old developed "mid-foot soreness", as reported by ESPNcricinfo.Healy had to miss the first T20I match of the series against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground after growing a foot soreness.