Summary

  • England hammered by 72 runs in final T20 of Ashes series - report

  • Mooney anchors Australia with unbeaten 94 off 63 balls

  • England slump to 48-7 and never recover

  • Australia, who have already won Ashes, now lead 12-0

  • One-off Test at MCG begins on Thursday (03:30 GMT)

Live Reporting

by Sam Drury & Mike Peter

  1. Eng 9-1

    Target 163

    The recalled Alice Capsey is in at three for England... and gets off the mark with a boundary.

    Width from Darcie Brown and Capsey gratefully puts it away square.

  2. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    That's now the third time Sophia Dunkley has been dismissed by Darcie Brown in the four T20Is in which they've faced off.

  3. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    A huge grin on Darcie Brown's face!

    That was not the best shot from Sophia Dunkley. She tried to heave it over mid-on but she didn't get it off the bat at all and a fairly easy catch. The worst start England could have hoped for.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Dunkley c Litchfield b Brown 5 (Eng 5-1)

    Darcie Brown strikes first ball!

    Sophia Dunkley was looking to hit over the top but didn't time it at all.

    It is sliced high into the off side and Phoebe Litchfield gets underneath it at extra cover to take a simple catch.

    England lose Dunkley in second over

  5. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    With England leaning towards spin (15 overs, 7.5 runs per over) over pace (5 overs, 9.6 runs per over) during the first innings, will we see Australia turn to part-timer off-spinners Grace Harris and Georgia Voll to complement Georgia Wareham and Alana King?

  6. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    What a stop from Georgia Voll. The coaches love to keep a note of how many runs the fielders stop so she will be doing well.

    But it was a lovely strike with the bat from Sophia Dunkley.

  7. Eng 5-0

    Target 163

    An excellent diving stop at point from Georgia Voll denies Sophia Dunkley another boundary, or even a run.

    After that second-ball four, there is just a single from the remainder of the Megan Schutt over.

  8. Eng 4-0

    Target 163

    With Maia Bouchier dropped, Sophia Dunkley is up to open and gets England up and running with a lovely straight drive second ball.

    Drilled just to the left of the fielder at mid-on.

  9. The Australia players are making their way out to the middle and the chase of the England chase is not far away.

    A reminder that the tourists need 163 to claim their first win of the series.

    The Aussies are looking to make it six from six to go 12-0 up and keep themselves on track for a clean sweep.

  10. Beth Mooney was on it from the start for Australia as they posted 162-5 at the Adelaide Oval...

    Mooney gets Australia get off to fast start

  11. Thanks, Mike. Definitely doable for Heather Knight's side, now it's just a matter of whether they can actually get it done.

    Another brilliant innings from Beth Mooney but England's bowlers can still be pretty pleased with their efforts.

    A target of 163 won't be easy to chase down but on a decent batting surface, it is most certainly not beyond the tourists.

  12. England will need 163 to win this final T20 at Adelaide.

    Do-able? Certainly not impossible.

    Here's Sam Drury to take you through their chase.

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

    England will be feeling happy. The way they chased in the last game is encouraging even though they didn't get over the line.

    If someone can get a high innings, 50 or 60 plus, then this is absolutely doable for them.

  14. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Beth Mooney vs England in T20Is in Australia

    • 86* off 56
    • 17 off 16
    • 117* off 70
    • 65 off 45
    • 50 off 40
    • 75 off 51
    • 44 off 31
    • 94* off 63

    548 runs, 109 average, 147 strike rate, 5 x 50s, 1 x 100s

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

    Outstanding running from Beth Mooney. It just shows the importance of diving. Against any other team, that is out, but Beth Mooney's fitness is just unbelievable.

  16. Aus 162-5

    A touch of the toe of the bat out in front of the pads - the right call from the umpire.

    The Australian batters ran a single and Mooney finishes unbeaten on 94 from 63 balls, with nine fours and eleven hard-run twos.

    The next highest-scoring Australia was Georgia Voll with 23, and no other Australian got into the teens - a superb effort from Mooney.

    Meanwhile Ecclestone closes with figures of 4-37.

  17. Umpire review

    Ecclestone strikes Mooney on the pads as she tries to clip to leg.

    Given not out on the field, England appeal for the sake of it, but the batters are already heading into the dressing room.

  18. Aus 161-5

    Another quick two!

    Struck down the ground and Mooney grounds her bat well coming back as Amy Jones has to collect a touch high over her stumps.

    The umpires do check it - a handy breather after some fast running.

  19. Aus 159-5

    She has!

    A touch of a mis-field by Linsey Smith collecting at deep cover, had it been a clean take it might have been closer.

    Mooney into the nineties.

  20. Umpire review

    Ecclestone sends down a wide and then Australia look to hurry through another two from the follow-up delivery.

    Has Mooney made it back?