Australia win Ashes outright following victory on DLS method - report
England needed 18 runs off five balls when rain forced players from field
Australia recover from 114-5 to post 185-5
Hosts smash 48 off last three overs
McGrath (48*) and Harris (35*) do the damage
Second of three T20s, Canberra
Rain stops play with five balls remaining
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Canberra
Scores are level on DLS!
It is properly raining now, and you can see England are itching to get off the field. Australia aren't having any of it and it's getting a little feisty!
Target 186
It is getting a bit heated out there and the teams are taking it in turns to slow it down depending on who is ahead on DLS.
Right now it's England... by one run.
The rain is coming down and you almost feel if there had been such obvious efforts from each side to try and influence the umpires, they might already be off.
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
Sophia Dunkley is continuing the form she showed in Monday's T20. She has a clear plan, advancing down the wicket to hit for four.
The rain is getting a little bit heavier here and Ellyse Perry is slowing down the play.
Target 186
Dunkley hits big six down the ground
What a hit!
Brilliant from Sophia Dunkley. She nails Ellyse Perry back down the ground for a massive six.
Stand and deliver.
Target 186
Pumped down the ground for four by Sophia Dunkley.
Extremely useful for England in this situation. They're still two behind on DLS and Ellyse Perry is slowing things right down.
It is raining fairly hard now but I reckon they can stay out there for another few balls at least...
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
Bringing Georgia Wareham into the attack is a nice move from the skipper. It will be difficult for the spinners as the ball gets wet however as it won't be as easy to grip.
You can continue to hear the rumble of thunder in the distance!
Target 186
Very good over from Georgia Wareham. The Australia spinner concedes just two singles and England are suddenly four runs behind the DLS par score.
The visitors are suddenly the ones keen to stay out there.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Canberra
The DLS par score is 47.
It is now raining...
England have just fallen behind Australia's worm in the last over or so.
Image source, CricvizTarget 186
Sophia Dunkley comes in and pulls the last ball of the powerplay for two.
The rain is coming down now in Canberra but the umpires are unmoved. Another flash of lightning in the distance too so it feels like it is only a matter of time until they are forced off.
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
Maia Bouchier looks distraught as she walks off, it was such a simple caught and bowled. She tried to scoop it and it went absolutely nowhere near the middle of the bat, she just got a thick edge.
Annabel Sutherland won't take an easier catch in her whole career.
Bouchier c & b Sutherland 13 (Eng 46-1)
Bouchier skies catch back to bowler Sutherland
This could have a big impact on DLS!
The ball after smoking one to the cover boundary, Maia Bouchier gets herself is a real mess and pops up the simplest of return catches for Annabel Sutherland.
It was an attempted scoop from Bouchier and she got it all wrong.
England were ahead on DLS, they're now a run behind.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
England have already passed their Powerplay score during their successful chase of 179 here in 2017 - they were 36-3 after the Powerplay on that day.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Canberra
Image source, Getty ImagesDrama!
There was just an enormous flash of lightning in the distance, and Danni Wyatt-Hodge was very quick to point it out to the umpires.
I assume that they've deemed that it wasn't in close enough proximity to take the players off, so they've kept the players on.
Both England openers couldn't get off the field quickly enough, they started to sprint away because they are ahead of DLS - but Australia were not having it one bit.
The crowd started to boo, the umpires called them back, and on we go.
Target 186
Maia Bouchier will take the runs however they come and an outside edge that flies through the vacant slip region to the fence is worth as much as a drive nailed through the covers to the boundary.
The England opener has to settle for the former as Ellyse Perry's first over goes for six.
We have now had enough overs to constitute a game and the groundstaff are poised and ready to come on. Rain is imminent it seems...
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Two huge sixes from Harris
That innings shows the differences between the sides. England gave two extra overs away in wides, dropped catches again... and they have no-one who can come in at number seven and do what Grace Harris does.
Ian Pollard - Doncaster
Very close but Danni Wyatt-Hodge got her bat down just in time.
Ellyse Perry had got a fingertip to Maia Bouchier's crisp straight drive and Wyatt-Hodge was late to ground her bat.
Thankfully, she got it in a fraction of a second before the bails were broken.
Oh dear. Has Danni Wyatt-Hodge been run out at the non-striker's end?
It's being checked...
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator
England are motoring with Danni Wyatt-Hodge leading the way, they are on course at the moment.
As well, the field has quickened up slightly with the dew lying upon it.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mooney,stumped Jones, bowled Ecclestone Mooney, stumped Jones, bowled Ecclestone | 44 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 141.94 |
Voll,run out Bouchier Voll, run out Bouchier | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 100.00 |
Litchfield,bowled Dean Litchfield, bowled Dean | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 113.33 |
Perry,caught Bouchier, bowled Dean Perry, caught Bouchier, bowled Dean | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28.57 |
Sutherland,caught Dunkley, bowled Kemp Sutherland, caught Dunkley, bowled Kemp | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 163.64 |
McGrath,not out McGrath, not out | 48 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 137.14 |
Harris,not out Harris, not out | 35 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 205.88 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 12, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 16 Extras, no balls 1, wides 12, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 16 | ||||||
Total,185 for 5 20.0 overs Total,185 for 5 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kemp | 3.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
Bell | 3.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.66 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
Sciver-Brunt | 2.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
Glenn | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
47 for 1 (4.6 overs) | Voll |
66 for 2 (7.3 overs) | Mooney |
74 for 3 (9.2 overs) | Perry |
75 for 4 (9.4 overs) | Litchfield |
114 for 5 (14.1 overs) | Sutherland |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bouchier,caught and bowled Sutherland Bouchier, caught and bowled Sutherland | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 92.86 |
Wyatt-Hodge,caught McGrath, bowled Schutt Wyatt-Hodge, caught McGrath, bowled Schutt | 52 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 130.00 |
Dunkley,bowled Schutt Dunkley, bowled Schutt | 32 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 145.45 |
Sciver-Brunt,bowled Garth Sciver-Brunt, bowled Garth | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 110.00 |
Knight,not out Knight, not out | 43 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 226.32 |
Jones,not out Jones, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 6 | ||||||
Total,168 for 4 19.1 overs Total,168 for 4 19.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schutt | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 |
Garth | 3.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 |
King | 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
Perry | 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
Sutherland | 3.1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6.63 |
Wareham | 3.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 |
McGrath | 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
46 for 1 (5.5 overs) | Bouchier |
98 for 2 (12.2 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
99 for 3 (12.5 overs) | Dunkley |
164 for 4 (18.6 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
