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Australia has retained the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy after a dominant victory in the series opener at Galle International Stadium, defeating Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs.

Heather Knight is frustrated and gutted but will delay any decision on her captaincy until emotions subside after leading England to an unprecedented drubbing at the hands of Australia in the women’s Ashes series that finished on Saturday at the MCG.

Australia has claimed a dominant victory against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday night, securing the first 16-0 points whitewash since the multi-format Ashes was introduced back in 2013.

Australian skipper Alyssa Healy has played with legends and celebrated iconic triumphs, but she never envisaged the day where she would feature in an Ashes whitewash.

“Is that Mike Gatting batting?”

Sri Lanka has suffered its heaviest defeat in Test history as spinners Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann steered Australia towards a comprehensive innings and 242-run victory in Galle on Saturday.

Australia has destroyed England and the record books to secure the first Ashes series whitewash under the multi-format system.

Fast bowler Harshit Rana came in as a controversial concussion substitute for his T20 debut and returned figures of 3-33 to help India clinch the series against England.

As Annabel Sutherland strode from the MCG after a historic Test innings on Friday with her bat raised to a standing ovation from the stands, her parents James and Heidi watched with pride from the stands of the hallowed ground.

After another abysmal day at the MCG in a lamentable Ashes series for England, 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley was succinct when assessing the deeds of her former teammates.

• Australia 654-6 dec; Sri Lanka 136-5 before rain comes
• Two sessions lost but better forecast ahead in Galle

Steve Smith may need to enforce the follow-on to seal an Australian win over Sri Lanka that appeared guaranteed before rain hit Galle in the Test series opener.

The entire second and third sessions on day three were lost to rain on Friday after Australia continued their dominance of the hosts with two key wickets before lunch to reduce them to 136 for five.

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Indian superstar Virat Kohli got a king’s welcome at his first domestic game in 13 years but his reign lasted just 15 balls in a devastating blow to the heaving crowd in Delhi.

Sixteen years ago, Annabel Sutherland was running around the MCG outfield alongside her older brother Will, playing cricket with a tennis ball and plastic stumps.

Australia has been dealt a massive blow ahead of next month’s Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan, with all-rounder Mitchell Marsh ruled out of the tournament due to a back complaint.

Australia dominated from start to finish at the MCG on Friday as England endured a horror day in the field to fall 252 runs behind.