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)
Voll c Wyatt b Capsey 23 (Aus 56-1)
Georgia Voll goes searching for the boundary... doesn't find it.
The pressure exacted by the England spinners pays off as the Australia opener goes to launch Alice Capsey to the mid-wicket boundary, but Danni-Wyatt Hodge is out there to take a simple catch.
Capsey strikes to claim first wicket of Voll
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
Australia haven't had a boundary since the third over so England have pulled this back. Spin is proving effective.
It has been a good partnership between the Australia openers however their run-rate always sneaks up on you with ones and twos.
Time for the world's number one bowler.
The Australia batters continue to knock the singles and twos off Sophie Ecclestone, before a Voll three to the ropes on the off side - cut-off by Danni Wyatt-Hodge - brings up the fifty partnership.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
That's the sixth time England have failed to pick up a powerplay wicket in a T20I since the start of 2024 - only Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (both seven times) have done so more frequently.
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
There's a little bit of hesitation between Voll and Mooney - there's a few singles that they haven't been comfortable with tonight.
England's spinners have been very effective on this surface with that little bit of extra bounce.
And that's the end of the powerplay, with five singles coming off Dean's second over.
The Australia batters have rotated the strike well off the spinners, while taking 22 runs - five of them boundaries - off the two overs of seam.
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
It's looking a little bit ominous - England desperately need a wicket. They are chopping and changing their bowlers.
This is a beautiful batting track and a very quick outfield so Australia are motoring well.
And now Linsey Smith returns as England rotate their bowlers in the powerplay.
A second over without a boundary as the left-arm spinner offers some control.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
England haven't dismissed Beth Mooney inside the powerplay in the last seven T20I meetings coming in to today, last doing so in Bristol in 2019.
Changes at both ends for England as Charlie Dean comes in for Freya Kemp.
A tidy enough over to start with, with the Australia batters running up a two and four singles.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Australia have played five or more matches at 12 different venues in T20Is. Of those venues, the Adelaide Oval (two wins, three losses) is one of only two at which they have a losing record.
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
Why have England not left Linsey Smith on?
They have put a fast bowler on instead in Lauren Filer and that's what Georgia Voll loves. If I was coach, I would be doing something that I know the batter hates.
Seamer Lauren Filer joins the attack and immediately tumbles over in her follow-through.
Her first three balls go run-less, but Voll comes back at her with back-to-back fours, lifting the ball over backward point and then timing the ball well a little more square, nine o'clock to the last ball's ten.
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
There's definitely extra bounce on this wicket and Beth Mooney is using that. She is one of the best players in the world, she always finds the gaps.
Freya Kemp is not getting her length right at the moment.
This is the left-handed Beth Mooney's wagon wheel for the entire Women's Ashes. She's been so strong square of the wicket, but has in fact been able to score wherever she chooses in the main.
Image source, Cricviz/BBCFreya Kemp gets the ball at the other end.
Her second ball is short-ish and Mooney uppishly drives through a small gap in the field, the ball running away to the point ropes for the game's first boundary.
The next two balls go for four as well - Mooney drives down the ground and the ball beats the dive of the chasing Sophie Ecclestone, then a pull through mid-wicket also reaches the boundary.
Kemp fights back to close the over with a couple of dot balls.
Mooney hits back-to-back fours as Australia get off to strong start
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
I like this different approach from England it's exciting - Linsey Smith is into the mix right away.
Georgia Voll will go after it. If she does get a hold of it, she will go for the slog sweep and she uses it to great effect but this is exciting to watch.
A steady start for Australia, as Mooney and Georgia Voll knock a few singles and twos.
A low delivery from Smith does beat the bat of Voll, scooting just wide of the stumps.
Australia opener Beth Mooney edges Smith's first ball to backward point for a dot ball, before finding two with an off-side drive.
Almost time to get going.
Spinner Linsey Smith is going to open the bowling for England after coming into the side today.
Freya Kemp had done the job in the previous two T20s.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mooney,not out Mooney, not out | 94 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 84 | 149.21 |
Voll,caught Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Capsey Voll, caught Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Capsey | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 109.52 |
Litchfield,bowled Ecclestone Litchfield, bowled Ecclestone | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 120.00 |
Perry,caught Kemp, bowled Dean Perry, caught Kemp, bowled Dean | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 109.09 |
Harris,caught Capsey, bowled Kemp Harris, caught Capsey, bowled Kemp | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 110.00 |
Sutherland,caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Smith Sutherland, caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Smith | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100.00 |
McGrath,not out McGrath, not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 6 | ||||||
Total,162 for 5 20.0 overs Total,162 for 5 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
Kemp | 2.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10.00 |
Filer | 2.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
Capsey | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 |
Sciver-Brunt | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
56 for 1 (7.5 overs) | Voll |
83 for 2 (11.1 overs) | Litchfield |
120 for 3 (15.2 overs) | Perry |
139 for 4 (17.3 overs) | Harris |
152 for 5 (18.5 overs) | Sutherland |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunkley,caught Litchfield, bowled Brown Dunkley, caught Litchfield, bowled Brown | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
Wyatt-Hodge,caught Sutherland, bowled Wareham Wyatt-Hodge, caught Sutherland, bowled Wareham | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 113.33 |
Capsey,caught Mooney, bowled King Capsey, caught Mooney, bowled King | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 100.00 |
Sciver-Brunt,bowled Sutherland Sciver-Brunt, bowled Sutherland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33.33 |
Knight,stumped Mooney, bowled McGrath Knight, stumped Mooney, bowled McGrath | 40 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 105.26 |
Jones,leg before wicket, bowled Wareham Jones, leg before wicket, bowled Wareham | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Kemp,caught Harris, bowled Brown Kemp, caught Harris, bowled Brown | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 83.33 |
Dean,caught King, bowled Wareham Dean, caught King, bowled Wareham | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
Ecclestone,caught Voll, bowled Schutt Ecclestone, caught Voll, bowled Schutt | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 41.67 |
Smith,run out Perry Smith, run out Perry | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16.67 |
Filer,not out Filer, not out | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44.44 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 2, leg byes 0, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 2, leg byes 0, total 5 | ||||||
Total,90 all out 17.3 overs Total,90 all out 17.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schutt | 3.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.66 |
Brown | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
King | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 |
Sutherland | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.66 |
Wareham | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2.75 |
McGrath | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.66 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
5 for 1 (1.1 overs) | Dunkley |
12 for 2 (2.2 overs) | Capsey |
23 for 3 (3.4 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
39 for 4 (6.1 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
39 for 5 (6.3 overs) | Jones |
46 for 6 (7.5 overs) | Kemp |
48 for 7 (8.2 overs) | Dean |
77 for 8 (13.4 overs) | Ecclestone |
82 for 9 (14.6 overs) | Smith |
90 for 10 (17.3 overs) | Knight |
