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.

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.

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.

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.

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

England are wary of a "scarred" Australia team determined to overcome the empty celebration of a drawn Ashes series in 2023 and win this edition outright. Heather Knight, England's captain, led her side back from six points down at home last year to level the contest at eight points each by winning both white-ball legs.

Jon Lewis, England Women's head coach, has issued a robust defence of his team's fitness levels, after they slumped to their fifth consecutive defeat of a troubled Ashes tour, but believes that cultural issues may be at the heart of Australia's perceived edge in athleticism.

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Sophia Dunkley insists England are ‘100 per cent’ behind captain Heather Knight - The Australians have an unassailable 8-0 lead in the series.

England faced a shocking six-run (DLS method) defeat in the second T20I of the ongoing women's Ashes against Australia on Thursday.

Heather Knight's effort went in vain after Australia women ended up winning the second T20I against England by a margin of six runs due to the DLS method.