in the night's other game, preston drew 0—0 with strugglers bolton.d with the men's ashes starting in less than a week, england's women have lost their series in australia after a heavy defeat in the first twenty20. the hosts now have an unassailable lead in the multi format ashes points series and have regained the famous trophy with two games to spare. 0ur correspondent andy swiss was watching in sydney. england knew it was win or bust for their ashes hopes. not the moment for one of the most chaotic start you will see. heather knight was caught behind, or was she? the catch seemingly taken in front of the stumps. she was reprieved before another change of mind and she was out again. confused? england were as they disintegrated in a flash 16— four and the ashes surely as good as over. but then a recovery, thanks to australian butter fingers and a rattling half—century. their total of 132 at least gave them a chance, but it proved a mere flicker, as australia dispatched them into the syd ney australia dispatched them into the sydney night. a couple o