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Danielle Wyatt recorded the first-ever century by an England batsman in women's T20Is to set up a record chase in the final T20I, a result that had no bearing on Australia's hold on the Ashes

With the Ashes lost, England would look to secure the T20I series to extend Australia's losing streak in T20 bilateral series, already stretching back to mid-2015

The dismissal was shrouded in confusion, Knight first being given out, then not out and then out again

The Ashes may have been lost but England have an opportunity to inflict a fifth successive T20I series loss on Australia at home

Despite Australia having claimed the Ashes, both the hosts and England will have something to play for, especially in light of the World T20 in the Caribbean next year

Beth Mooney hit an unbeaten 86 off 56 balls as Australia retained the Women's Ashes in emphatic style with a six-wicket victory in the first T20I at North Sydney Oval

Needing to win all three T20Is to claim the Ashes, England are facing a complication with the uncertainty around Anya Shrubsole's fitness and if she is unfit, the visitors could look to field a markedly spin-heavy attack

The Australia coach had criticised England's slowness with the bat on the first day but spin bowler Danielle Hazell insisted they did what they did to try and win the game

Sarah Aley, Delissa Kimmince and Molly Strano are additions to the Australian squad, whereas Tahlia McGrath and Nicole Bolton, who were part of the one-off Test, have been omitted

"To bat with pretty minimal intent on day one when you get the best of conditions, to say you're trying to win the Test is not in my realms of thinking," said Australia's coach

The drawn inaugural day-night women's Test meant the Women's Ashes was in the balance ahead of the Twenty20 leg of the series

Ellyse Perry soared into rarified air with a double-century that redefined the Women's Ashes Test at North Sydney Oval

Ellyse Perry holds the key to Australia's fortunes on day three after England made steady inroads against the hosts on day two

Australia used the swing on offer under lights to claw their way back after a 104-run stand for the second wicket had threatened to take the game away

Amanda-Jade Wellington has been retained as the only legspinner in the squad for the four-day Test, which starts from November 9

James Sutherland said the growing viewership numbers made women's cricket in the country the "single most significant growth opportunity" for Cricket Australia

Lanning's absence from the ongoing Women's Ashes meant she slipped from first to fourth place. Ellyse Perry and New Zealand's Amy Satterthwaite occupy the second and third spots respectively

England made the most of the opportunity to bat first and set a target that was beyond Australia's reach in a rain-affected match

Stand-in captain Haynes blasts unbeaten 56-ball 89 to set Australia up, Schutt clinically dismantles England's threat with four wickets

The legspinner could be Australia's trump card in Coffs Harbour as they look to go 2-0 up against the world champions