Summary

  • 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

Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham & Mike Peter

  1. Eng 108-4

    Sophia Dunkley's brutal assault continues.

    She plays across the line to Tahlia McGrath, picking one quite wide from outside off stump, but has both timing and power to reach the boundary through long on.

  2. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England will be having nightmares about Alana King. She is picking up wickets for fun - she has got 2-7 from 13 balls.

    It was a good partnership for Knight and that's the most important thing. They stayed up with the rate well, given that England don't bat as deep as Australia.

  3. Eng 103-4

    Amy Jones gets of the mark against Alana King with a hearty biff down the ground. England will need more of it in the second half of their innings as the Aussies turn the screw.

  4. How stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

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    That's the fifth time Alana King has dismissed Heather Knight in T20 cricket, she now averages just 14 against her.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Knight lbw b King 18 (Eng 96-4)

    Wow. That looked a quite speculative call, but it turned out to be a brilliant one for Australia.

    Alana King's 13th wicket in this Ashes series.

    Heather Knight's decision to play a somewhat premeditated reverse sweep to King straight after drinks perhaps not the wisest move.

    On first viewing it looked to be slipping down leg but the ball-tracking technology has it hitting the top of leg stump and Knight has to depart.

  6. Australia review

    Heather Knight attempts to reverse sweep Alana King's first ball after drinks and is struck on the pad. Given not out. However, Australia decide to send it upstairs.

  7. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England's Dunkley smashes 22 runs off one over

    Sophia Dunkley is keeping this run chase alive. She has made some technical changes in the the way she holds the bat and opens her stance to the ball.

    But England cannot afford to lose a wicket in these next few overs.

  8. Oh, WinViz. Give us some hope...

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  9. England made a bit of a disaster start to this chase. It's been the Sophia Dunkley show since then.

    'Disastrous start' as Bouchier is caught out with second ball

    England opener Wyatt-Hodge falls without scoring

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  11. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    A phenomenal innings from Sophia Dunkley, even though the job is far from done.

    What's impressive is how she kept going, given the disappointing start that England had. It has been a great partnership between Dunkley and Knight.

  12. Here's how it's looking on the worm...

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  13. England 96-3 at drinks

    Annabel Sutherland with another tight over in the context of this match.

    England unable to find the boundary as Sophia Dunkley and Heather Knight work the ball into the gaps, and get away with a couple of miscues.

    England need 103 off 60 balls as the players grab a bit of liquid refreshment at the SCG.

  14. Brett Sprigg
    BBC Test Match Special

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    England are putting the pressure on Australia here.

    It is interesting that Ellyse Perry is not bowling before Tahlia McGrath. But McGrath is an underrated bowler; she had the best economy rate at last year's World Cup.

  15. 50 runs

    Fifty for Dunkley

    While Sophia Dunkley is at the crease, England have hope here.

    She gently pulls a single of Annabel Sutherland into the leg side to reach her half-century off 24 balls.

  16. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Sophia Dunkley has scored 21 off 6 coming down the wicket so far in her innings, following the successful blueprint set by Beth Mooney in the first innings.

  17. Eng 89-3

    Target 199

    Tahlia McGrath into the attack for Australia and she concedes just five off the over as England's aggressive strokeplay is checked a little.

    A rather ugly hack to the legs side from Sophia Dunkley moves her on to 49.

  18. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    If England can keep going like this and get to the drinks break, they are will be doing well.

    Sophie Dunkley is 48 from 22 which is giving England a fighting chance.

  19. Eng 84-3

    What did Sophia Dunkley put on her cornflakes this morning? She looks in absolute sublime form here.

    More leggies in the form of Georgia Wareham but Dunkley finishes her over with back-to-back boundaries, twice hammering the Aussie spinner through the covers.

  20. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England do have a chance of winning this game but they are going to have to play really well.

    As long as someone can get in and get a big score, if everyone else can just chip in, then they stand a chance.