The Women’s Ashes kicks off at North Sydney on Sunday with Australia looking to retain the trophy on home soil.

The Australia women’s cricket team have been an almost unstoppable force throughout the past decade, leaving rivals trailing in their wake.

Alyssa Healy’s stated ambition on the eve of this Women’s Ashes was to “throw the first punch”. Mission very much accomplished. England limped away from North Sydney on Sunday evening with a bloody nose,