Summary

  • Second T20, Sophia Gardens

  • England chase 194 to level three-match series at 1-1

  • Livingstone hits brilliant 87 off 47 balls & Bethell makes fine 44 off 24; Short takes 5-22

  • Australia 193-6: Fraser-McGurk 50 (31); Livingstone 2-16, Carse 2-26

  • Decider live on BBC One at Old Trafford on Sunday

  • Watch highlights at 23:05 BST on BBC Two and iPlayer

Live Reporting

by Tom Mallows & Mike Peter

  1. Eng 78-2

    This could be a pivotal stage of the match - leggy Adam Zampa gets his first twirl of the night. He was superb in Southampton on Wednesday and is equally miserly here, conceding just four runs.

  2. Eng 74-2

    The hulking frame of Cameron Green comes into the attack and Phil Salt helps himself to four with a lovely swing through square leg.

    England keeping up with Australia's rate.

  3. Ben Jones
    CricViz analyst

    Will Jacks is an outrageously talented batter and one England should invest in, but he's struggled in T20Is. No man has opened for England in this format as often, without registering a half-century.

  4. Australia have the edge coming out of the powerplay.

    This partnership between Phil Salt and Liam Livingstone feels crucial.

    WinViz gives Australia a 60% chance of victory, England 40%CricViz

  5. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport at Sophia Gardens

    Nothing gets a home crowd going quite as much as a misfield from an opposition player.

    Jake Fraser-McGurk batted superbly but it's his misfortune in the field that is really pleasing the fans in Cardiff.

  6. Eng 65-2

    Wa-hey!

    Bit of Village from Jake Fraser-McGurk as he misses his pick-up in the outfield and then slips over as he goes for the second attempt.

    The ball tends to follow you in such situations and it does here, with Fraser-McGurk fumbling a Liam Livingstone pull over the rope.

  7. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    He takes a couple of steps down the pitch and one swing, up on the leg on a flamingo - I'm not sure he even got hold of all of it.

  8. 6 runs

    Eng 48-2

    Livingstone hits Stoinis for 'huge' six

    That was dismissive from Liam Livingstone, who skips forward and hammers Marcus Stoinis over deep mid-wicket for six.

  9. Momentum in T20s can change so, so quickly.

    'Massive!' - Salt hits three straight sixes

  10. Eng 35-2

    Despite that failed review that was an excellent over from Sean Abbott, and a warning for me to stop talking up England's hopes whenever they hit a few sixes.

  11. Not out

    Nope. Was going over the top.

    Relief for England.

  12. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I think Liam Livingstone might be in trouble here, top of leg maybe.

  13. Australia review

    Is this a third? Liam Livingstone is caught high above the knee roll back in his crease.

    The umpire says no but Australia send it upstairs.

  14. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport at Sophia Gardens

    Sophia Gardens was bouncing after those three Phil Salt sixes but you could hear a pin drop as Sean Abbott nips another one past Liam Livingstone.

    Seriously impressive over this from the Aussie quick.

  15. How stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Statistician on Test Match Special

    Will Jacks hasn't quite had his breakthrough innings for England. From 17 innings he has a highest score 40, averaging just under 16, a good strike-rate of 138.

  16. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Excellent bowling. It's cut back significantly just off the pitch, pace on, beautiful delivery. An unconventional type of wicket.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Cox b Abbott 0 (Eng 34-2)

    Abbott 'beautifully' removes Cox

    And Jordan Cox is bowled for a second ball duck.

    It is great bowling from Sean Abbott, who gets one to nip back and cannon into the leg stump of Cox, who had backed away looking to give himself some room.

  18. Jordan Cox is the next batter.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Jacks c Fraser-McGurk b Abbott 12 (Eng 34-1)

    Jacks falls for 12

    Just as say that, Australia wrestle it back!

    Will Jacks looks to stroke the ball off his pads over deep backward square but it can only drop out of the black Cardiff sky and land straight in the hands of Jake Fraser-McGurk.

  20. Eng 33-0

    Aaron Hardie looks a little rattled after those three Phil Salt sixes, bowling a wide before a single wraps up a brilliant over for England, with the momentum edging back towards them again.