Australia v England, 1st women's Test, Sydney, 4th day

Elliott and Blackwell regain the Ashes for Australia

Jan 25, 2011: Australia hold the women's Ashes for the first time in six years after the debutant Sarah Elliott and the captain Alex Blackwell held their nerve to secure a seven-wicket victory

Australia Women v England Women, 4th T20, Canberra

Marsh sets up another England victory

Jan 17, 2011: Laura Marsh continued her strong form as England swept aside Australia again to take a 4-0 lead with a match to play in the Twenty20 series

Australian domestic news

Hartley wins top Sheffield Shield award

Mar 15, 2010:

New Zealand v Australia, 3rd women's ODI, Invercargill

Sthalekar spins Australia to Rose Bowl trophy

Mar 7, 2010: Lisa Sthalekar's five-wicket haul put Australia on track for a convincing victory that earned them their second Rose Bowl triumph in a month

New Zealand v Australia, 2nd women's ODI, Invercargill

Nitschke hundred keeps series alive

Mar 6, 2010: Shelley Nitschke's maiden one-day century stormed Australia to a six-wicket win that levelled the Rose Bowl Series in New Zealand

Australia v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Rose Bowl Series, Melbourne

In-form Blackwell sets up convincing win

Feb 14, 2010: Alex Blackwell narrowly missed a century as Australia wrapped up the ODI series with a 102-run win over New Zealand in Melbourne

Australia v India, 3rd women's ODI, Sydney

Edwards helps Australia secure series

Nov 5, 2008: Sarah Edwards helped deliver the series to Australia with a career-best 96 that set up a convincing 54-run victory over India at North Sydney Oval

Victoria v England, women's warm-up, Melbourne

England's Ashes tour off to horror start

Jan 25, 2008: England arrived in Australia full of hope and expectation but fell to a thumping nine-wicket defeat to Victoria in the first warm-up

Australia v New Zealand, 5th women's ODI, Brisbane

Australia seal a clean sweep

Oct 28, 2006: A 71-run undefeated stand for the seventh wicket between Sarah Edwards and Julie Hayes sealed a four-wicket wicket win for the Australian women as they wrapped up the series against New Zealand 5-0

Pike and Edwards help Australia plan for the future

Jones dropped from Women's Ashes squad

Jun 15, 2005: Kirsten Pike and Sarah Edwards have replaced the experienced duo of Melanie Jones and Louise Broadfoot for the Women's Ashes series