Travis Head has agreed to give up Twenty20 franchise opportunities outside the Big Bash League and the IPL, while the Afghanistan women cricketers who take the field in Melbourne this week know their game is about more than runs and wickets.

An Afghanistan Women’s XI will play a Cricket Without Borders XI in the match at Melbourne’s Junction Oval. It will bring together 21 female players who were formerly contracted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) before the Taliban regime re-took control in August 2021.

Australia are looking to continue their clean sweep of England in the second Twenty20 of the Ashes in Canberra

Australia can retain the Women's Ashes with a win in the first T20 against England, but will have to do it without Alyssa Healy and Ash Gardner after the superstar pair suffered injuries. Follow live.

Relive the second T20 international in Canberra as England slipped to a six-run defeat to Australia on DLS when rain hit in the final over. Australia now lead the multi-format series 10-0 with one T20 and a sole Test match to come.