Australia's dominance of the Women's Ashes continues as England are bowled out for 170 on day one in Melbourne.

England are still searching for their first win of the Women's Ashes after another dominant Australia win in Adelaide.

England skittled for 90 in 72-run defeat to Australia in third womens Ashes T20 at Adelaide; score is the teams second-lowest in the format; Australia lead multi-format series 12-0 and can secure 16-0

Cross bowled at the MCG on Tuesday and her experience would significantly bolster England’s pace attack. Lauren Bell also bowled, having recovered from the days-long migraine that ruled her out of the third T20I. Having watched the T20Is on television, Beaumont said she had spotted positive signs despite Australia sweeping the matches.

England captain Heather Knight speaks to BBC Sport before the one-off Women's Ashes Test starting at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, which is her 199th game in charge in all formats.

Afghanistan women's cricket team will take the field in an exhibition match in Australia, but their cricketing plight remains in a stalemate.

Sydney will host the 2027 Rugby World Cup final 24 years after England upset the Wallabies in the harbour city in the 2003 decider, World Rugby confirmed on Thursday.The 82,000-seat Olympic stadium is expected to host both semi-finals,

England will miss the services of right-arm seamer Kate Cross or the one-off Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), while two important Australian players make comeback in the squad in order to seek a series whitewash,

Afghanistan's female cricketers play an exhibition match at the Junction Oval in Melbourne, with the players hoping to "open doors" for women in the country.

Sydney will take centre stage at Rugby World Cup 2027 while a embarrassing situation where Melbourne could have been completely overlooked for even a single match was only avoided by late night talks 48 hours out from the deadline.

Keep up to date with everything happening on and off the field in the Women’s Ashes, with ball by ball commentary on BBC Sounds, and podcasts after every game from Australia. Day 2 at the Test starts at 3:30am on Friday!