An emotional England captain Heather Knight admitted she was fighting back the tears following her side’s latest defeat which leaves Australia on course for an unprecedented 16-0 Ashes clean sweep. England slumped to a 72-run loss in the third and final T20 at the Adelaide Oval to trail Australia 12-0 with one Test match to follow at the MCG next week.

Heather Knight refused to be drawn on questions concerning her future as captain in the wake of England’s defeat in the Women’s Ashes, but the inevitable post-mortem could have lasting consequences on her nine-year reign.

England have been left to rue their bad luck after Australia claimed a dramatic rain-affected victory in the second T20, securing the Ashes outright while edging closer to a whitewash.

England women's cricket captain, Heather Knight, displayed a rare show of frustration during the second T20I against Australia. The match was abruptly halted due to rain, with England needing just six runs from five balls under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method. This interruption led to a six-run victory for Australia in Canberra.

Heather Knight accepts mistake after not shaking hands with officials (Photo source: Twitter) ’s skipper Heather Knight recently caught headlines after he chose not to shake the hands of the umpires after England women’s defeat against Australia women in the second T20I of the Women’s Ashes 2025.

Heather Knight felt England were on for Ashes victory before rain stopped play - Australia won by six runs on DLS.

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England captain Heather Knight threw her bat in frustration after Australia sealed the T20I series via a DLS win on Thursday. England were called back at 19.1 overs when they were short of the par score by just 6 runs.

Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook says it will take honesty and two or three years of hard work for the women's side to catch up with Australia.

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England cricket captain Heather Knight has admitted the umpires made the right call to take players off the ground on Thursday night, despite appearing to refuse to shake their hands after Australia's victory.