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. Aus 156-5

    Sophie Ecclestone to bowl the last.

    McGrath and Mooney take a pair of singles, then Mooney pulls and hurries through a quick two.

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

    You knew that was going to happen with the trend of Annabel Sutherland's recent T20 dismissals.

    She is not able to clear the boundary as she has done in the past and she offers a simple catch.

  3. Aus 152-5

    McGrath can't score off her first ball.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Sutherland c Nat Sciver-Brunt b Smith 3 (Aus 152-5)

    Sciver-Brunt gets a second bite at the cherry!

    Sutherland launches the ball into the sky in mid-wicket and the England fielder can't take the grab running forward, perhaps struggling to pick the ball under the lights. Australia take two runs.

    Next ball and no problem on this occasion, Sutherland hits deeper, right on top of Sciver-Brunt who takes the catch above her head.

    Sutherland caught by Sciver-Brunt for three

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

    It is interesting that Australia have gone with Annabel Sutherland here when Tahlia McGrath has been striking the ball so well. Perhaps they feel that Sutherland can go from ball one.

    They are going to attack here and try to get that 180 on the board.

  6. Aus 150-4

    Mooney moves into the eighties, loftily sweeping Linsey Smith over short fine-leg for four.

    A single to mid-wicket two balls later brings up the Australia 150.

  7. WinViz reckons Australia have their noses in front here. Just.

    WinvizCricviz

  8. Aus 143-4

    Annabel Sutherland comes in for Australia.

    She gets off the mark by hauling Kemp into the leg side for a single.

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

    Grace Harris was successful playing that shot in the last T20. She has tried again but got it wrong and it goes straight to the fielder.

    That is the wicket England wanted, they have kept Harris quiet today. Now it's just Mooney who is still a problem.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Harris c Capsey b Kemp 11 (Aus 139-4)

    Harris goes cheaply!

    Not her typical big-hitting, she goes for a bit of a cute flick round the corner off the returning Freya Kemp and sends the ball straight to Alice Capsey at short fine-leg.

    An important wicket for England, Harris can do some damage at the death.

    'The wicket they wanted' Kemp removes Harris

  11. Aus 136-3

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    Mooney gets a boundary of her own, pulling Ecclestone square for her ninth four.

    England's spinner signals for Freya Kemp to move squarer to cut off any repeat shot.

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

    That was hit like a bullet. Grace Harris hits some of the lowest sixes I have ever seen.

    Sophia Dunkley was only about eight or nine yards away but it goes soaring over the boundary.

  13. 6 runs

    Aus 129-3

    And that's what you get from Grace Harris.

    She crashes Ecclestone hard and flat over the ropes at long-off for the game's first six.

  14. Aus 123-3

    Here comes the finisher.

    Australia promote the big-hitting Grace Harris a couple of places up the order, looking to her to smash them to a decent total.

    Just a couple of singles from her to start, as Dean finishes with figures of 1-21, with no boundaries conceded.

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

    Ellyse Perry was looking to accelerate. She came down the wicket, trying to drive through extra cover and it was a simple catch for Kemp.

    Perry has not had a great time of it in this T20 series which is a bonus for England because when she gets going she is hard to stop.

  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Perry c Kemp b Dean 12 (Aus 120-3)

    Straight to Freya Kemp!

    Perry drops low and tries to power Dean's delivery over the covers, but can only smash the ball directly to Kemp, who doesn't have to move and takes the catch in front of her face.

    Dean takes wicket of Perry for 12

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

    England are just struggling with their line at the moment.

    This is a trend we have seen in this series. England build pressure but Australia always manage to absorb it and then come back with a counter punch.

  18. Aus 119-2

    Back comes Smith for her third over.

    She concedes her first boundary as Mooney confidently sweeps her for four behind square.

  19. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Most fifty plus scores for a batter against an opponent in T20Is:

    • 9 - Beth Mooney vs India
    • 8 - Sophie Devine vs South Africa
    • 8 - Beth Mooney vs England

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

    Beth Mooney has been outstanding. She has been able to find boundaries when the pacers have come on and picked up runs slowly and steadily.

    It hasn't been mega explosive from Australia but we have to remember that this is not an easy wicket with how stoppy it is.