'We've got to be fearless' - Knight
Faced with a must-win situation in all of the three T20Is ahead, England captain Heather Knight talks about the team's mental make-up in the run-up to the deciding leg of the Ashes
17/11Result
1st T20I (N), England Women tour of Australia at Sydney, Nov 17 2017
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![England Women]( "England Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
134/4 (15.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
17/11Result
1st T20I (N), England Women tour of Australia at Sydney, Nov 17 2017
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![England Women]( "England Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
134/4 (15.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
England's early shambles proves costly
Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon look back on Australia's comfortable win in the 1st T20I to retain the Women's Ashes
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKnight should have been not out in first T20I - MCC
The dismissal was shrouded in confusion, Knight first being given out, then not out and then out again
Mooney leads Australia's surge to the Ashes
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
Spin-heavy attacks a likelihood in Ashes T20I opener
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
