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 109-2

    100 up for Australia.

    A full toss from Capsey and Mooney scoops the ball away for four at fine leg.

    Mooney then closes the over with another boundary, making room and lashing the England spinner over point.

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

    England would feel confident chasing around 160. They got close in the last game and Australia are only going at 7.5 an over so England will feel pleased.

    Ellyse Perry needs to be a busy player and look for those boundaries while Australia still have wickets in hand.

  3. 50 runs

    50 for Beth Mooney

    Aus 95-2

    Another half-century for Beth Mooney!

    She nudges Dean's final ball for a single to bring up the landmark.

    Scores off 44, 75 and now 50* in this T20 series (and 50 in the ODI that preceded it).

    Superb work from the Australia opener.

  4. Aus 89-2

    Ecclestone draws an edge from new batter Ellyse Perry... but it runs away for four.

    The England spinner won't be too disappointed with that.

  5. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Sophie Ecclestone has dismissed Ellyse Perry in three of the last four T20 matches in which she's bowled to her before today.

  6. Not out

    Aus 84-2

    Bang on, Alex.

    Just outside leg, Mooney survives.

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

    Has it pitched outside leg? That's the only worry for me.

  8. Umpire review

    And does Ecclestone have a second in the over?

    She thinks she's trapped Mooney in front as she tries to chop the ball to the leg side.

    Nothing from the umpire, but England are going to take a look.

  9. WinViz is liking the look of this position for England.

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

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    Ecclestone kept the stumps in play, she took the pace off and played a fuller ball. Phoebe Litchfield looked to sweep the ball but it wasn't there.

    England are on top but can they stay there?

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Litchfield b Ecclestone 12 (Aus 83-2)

    Off go the bails!

    Litchfield goes to sweep Ecclestone, who's bowling round the wicket, and the ball strikes the off stump.

    Fine bowling for Ecclestone and Litchfield departs having not looked especially comfortable.

    'Beautiful bowling' Ecclestone removes Litchfield for 12

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

    England are on top of the game at the moment. The spinners have kept things tight.

    It looks like a wicket that is slightly stoppy. There's not much turn in the surface so it's not totally easy to get the ball away.

  13. Aus 83-1

    Close again!

    Nat Sciver-Brunt comes into the attack after drinks and Litchfield forces her penultimate delivery out to deep mid-wicket.

    Danni Wyatt-Hodge is running round out there and can't quite get her hands down enough at full pelt to take the catch.

    She does stop the boundary though, Litchfield takes two to move to 11, then adds a single to retain the strike.

  14. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

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    Alice Capsey has a much slower spin action, she is a lot smaller than Smith or Ecclestone. But she is varying up her pace really well here.

    All smiles at the moment from her, I'm thrilled to see her in this side.

  15. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Alice Capsey is the fifth different spinner used in this T20I series by England, their most in an Ashes T20I series.

  16. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    I am looking forward to seeing how Phoebe Litchfield goes about this innings. She hasn't got the runs she would have liked in this series so far.

    She is willing to use the reverse sweep a lot which she does well with her hockey background and she's one of the cleanest hitters in Australia cricket.

  17. Aus 76-1

    Clubbed by Litchfield... lands safe and over the ropes for four.

    The Australian number three fires Capsey down the ground and Charlie Dean closes on the ball from long-off. She doesn't seem to quite read it right, dropping into her dive a little early and missing the chance to block - or possibly even catch - the drive.

    Litchfield goes for a big cross-battled reverse shot from the following delivery and skews the ball over the head of the keeper.

    The two fielders behind square converge but can't make it in time - there wasn't enough air-time.

    Time for drinks

  18. Aus 68-1

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    Back comes some seam, and Australia break their boundary drought.

    Beth Mooney has Australia's first four in 33 balls, expertly squeezing Lauren Filer's third ball through a gap in the field at backward point.

    She finds the ropes again three balls later, dropping into the scoop shot to send the ball away to the fine leg boundary.

    Filer bites her nails in frustration.

  19. Aus 56-1

    Phoebe Litchfield into the attack and she knocks Alice Capsey's last ball into the on side for a dot ball.

    Just three runs and wicket from Capsey's first over - a decent start to her return to the side.

  20. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    That was on the cards. It was a release of pressure for Georgia Voll. She didn't get anywhere near the middle of the bat or the extension in her arms.

    Dot ball pressure is on from England and the energy is right down here at Adelaide.