Australia retain Women's Ashes at earliest opportunity - report
England's last seven wickets fall for just 45 runs
Dunkley's 59 off 30 balls gives England brief hope
Australia pile up 198-7
Mooney hits 75 off 51 after being dropped on 16
First of three T20s, Sydney
Voll gets her first international runs in the format straight away, skewing a ball up over a point while trying to clip into the leg side.
More runs come from another wide and a couple of leg byes, before Kemp draws a play and a miss from the young opener.
But Voll follows that by lofting Kemp over mid-on for four - a strong start for Australia.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesGeorgia Voll comes into the Australia side to replace the injured Alyssa Healy - during this season's WBBL Voll had a Powerplay strike-rate of 133, the third highest in the competition behind Grace Harris (147) and Lizelle Lee (134).
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
Beth Mooney is slow to get off the mark but she can accelerate very quickly once she has been batting for a while. She will be a key wicket early on for England.
Kemp opens the innings with a sizeable leg-side wide.
Her first legitimate delivery sits up for Beth Mooney to punch to cover for a single.
That brings debutant Georgia Voll on strike.
The players are out on the field and England's left-arm seamer Freya Kemp has the ball in hand.
Time to get going at the SCG.
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator
England will have belief today as this is a format they have been very successful in, in recent times. They have won 19 of the last 22 T20s that they have played.
England have an elite spin bowling unit especially with Sarah Glenn in the mix today.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
England have won nine of their last 10 chases in T20I cricket, dating back to their win over Australia at Lord's in July 2023. Australia meanwhile have won six of their last 10 games when batting first in T20Is.
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
Australia will be desperate to retain the Ashes tonight and clean sweep this whole series, so there is a lot on the line.
We said England face an uphill struggle to stop Australia retaining the Ashes.
Fortunately for you, our very own Ffion Wynne has broken down how England can strike back in this series.
Take a look before we get under way.
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator
Image source, BBC SportA picture perfect evening at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Tash Farrant
England bowler on TNT Sports
Image source, gReplacing Alyssa Healy is pretty hard but in Georgia Voll they have a hard hitter. She's a brilliant young player and deserves that cap and I'm sure he will go out there as youngsters do and show no fear.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Sydney
When England failed to chase 181 in the second ODI, which would have levelled the series, it felt like that they may not be presented with a better opportunity to get themselves back in the contest.
Well, here they've been presented with another golden opportunity.
There's no Alyssa Healy, so they are without their captain and Tahlia McGrath steps in - the last time she led Australia in a T20, they lost the World Cup semi-final to South Africa. It remains to be seen if there are any scars left from that result.
Georgia Voll is one of their brightest young talents and comes into the opening spot in fine form, but this is her T20 debut and they are also without Ash Gardner, who scored 102 in the third ODI and has kept England very quiet with the ball in hand.
It's already must-win territory for England so this time, they can't afford to let it slip.
Tash Farrant
England bowler on TNT Sports
Australia's selection issues are almost harder because how do you pick out of that brilliant squad?
I've played a bit with Grace Harris and she is a character. She is one of, if not the most dynamic batters in the world.
She does not hold back and I'd like to see her because she provides a lot of entertainment.
Australia: Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Tahlia McGrath (c), Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt
England: Maia Bouchier, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell
Two changes to Australia's last line-up in the ODIs, with Grace Harris coming in alongside 21-year-old Georgia Voll, who is making her international debut in the format. Alyssa Healy and Ash Gardner miss out with injury.
For England, Sophia Dunkley, Freya Kemp and Sarah Glenn replace Tammy Beaumont, Alice Capsey and Lauren Filer.
England captain Heather Knight: "We're going to have a bowl. It's looks a decent surface, pretty hard.
"The change of format suits us really nicely, we've drawn a line under the ODI series, it's a format we really enjoy playing."
Stand-in captain Tahlia McGrath: "Ash Gardner has got a calf strain, we're spoilt for choice, Georgia Voll and Grace Harris come into the side.
"Really excited for Volly, every time she's put on an Australia shirt she's delivered."
McGrath is taking the place of Alyssa Healy, who is out of this match with a foot injury.
England captain Heather Knight sees the coin fall in her favour and she choses to bowl at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Four games to save England's Ashes.
There's no getting around it, Heather Knight's charges need to win all four of their remaining games to take a series win, while they know if they lose a match then Australia will retain the urn.
After defeat in the opening three ODIs, it's time for a change, with the first of three T20s.
Change of format, change of fortune? Let's find out...
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mooney,stumped Jones, bowled Kemp Mooney, stumped Jones, bowled Kemp | 75 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 86 | 147.06 |
Voll,leg before wicket, bowled Bell Voll, leg before wicket, bowled Bell | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 190.91 |
Litchfield,run out Knight Litchfield, run out Knight | 25 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 125.00 |
Perry,stumped Jones, bowled Ecclestone Perry, stumped Jones, bowled Ecclestone | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 116.67 |
Sutherland,caught Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Dean Sutherland, caught Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Dean | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75.00 |
McGrath,bowled Ecclestone McGrath, bowled Ecclestone | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 288.89 |
Harris,caught Ecclestone, bowled Bell Harris, caught Ecclestone, bowled Bell | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 175.00 |
Wareham,not out Wareham, not out | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 110.00 |
King,not out King, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 4, leg byes 5, total 15 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 4, leg byes 5, total 15 | ||||||
Total,198 for 7 20.0 overs Total,198 for 7 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kemp | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 |
Bell | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 |
Sciver-Brunt | 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
Glenn | 3.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
40 for 1 (3.3 overs) | Voll |
91 for 2 (10.2 overs) | Litchfield |
114 for 3 (12.4 overs) | Perry |
121 for 4 (13.5 overs) | Sutherland |
166 for 5 (16.4 overs) | McGrath |
168 for 6 (17.2 overs) | Mooney |
187 for 7 (19.2 overs) | Harris |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bouchier,caught Wareham, bowled Schutt Bouchier, caught Wareham, bowled Schutt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Wyatt-Hodge,caught Litchfield, bowled Garth Wyatt-Hodge, caught Litchfield, bowled Garth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Dunkley,bowled McGrath Dunkley, bowled McGrath | 59 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 196.67 |
Sciver-Brunt,bowled King Sciver-Brunt, bowled King | 20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 166.67 |
Knight,leg before wicket, bowled King Knight, leg before wicket, bowled King | 18 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 90.00 |
Jones,bowled Wareham Jones, bowled Wareham | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 109.09 |
Kemp,not out Kemp, not out | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 183.33 |
Ecclestone,caught Sutherland, bowled Wareham Ecclestone, caught Sutherland, bowled Wareham | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 216.67 |
Dean,caught Mooney, bowled Wareham Dean, caught Mooney, bowled Wareham | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
Glenn,run out Perry Glenn, run out Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Bell,caught Mooney, bowled Sutherland Bell, caught Mooney, bowled Sutherland | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 6 | ||||||
Total,141 all out 16.0 overs Total,141 all out 16.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schutt | 3.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.66 |
Garth | 2.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 15.00 |
King | 3.0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4.66 |
Sutherland | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.66 |
Wareham | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
McGrath | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.2 overs) | Bouchier |
4 for 2 (1.1 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
48 for 3 (4.1 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
96 for 4 (10.1 overs) | Knight |
110 for 5 (11.5 overs) | Dunkley |
116 for 6 (12.5 overs) | Jones |
137 for 7 (14.2 overs) | Ecclestone |
139 for 8 (14.6 overs) | Dean |
140 for 9 (15.1 overs) | Glenn |
141 for 10 (15.6 overs) | Bell |
