Right, we're not far away from the evening session as the sun starts to dip down below the stands at the MCG.

My colleague Sam Drury is on hand to deliver the last rites of England's Ashes campaign as they stare down the barrel of a whitewash.

Srinivas Vijaykumar
Cricviz analyst

England's defensive technique against the spinners has been tested in this Tests and they've struggled across both innings.

They've lost nine wickets to the Australian spinners while looking to defend, losing a wicket once in every 34 shots. Australia on the other hand lost only two wickets while looking to defend, once in every 140 shots.

Attempting defensive shots v spin in this Test:

• England - 9 wickets at 34 shots per dismissal
• Australia - 2 wickets at 140 shots per dismissal

Srinivas Vijaykumar
Cricviz analyst

Alana King's performance against England's best batter, Nat Sciver-Brunt, has been one of the defining match-ups in this Ashes series.

In all previous internationals matches coming into this series, King had never dismissed Sciver-Brunt in 11 innings conceding 178 runs at close to a run-a-ball.

In this series, she's dismissed her on four occasions, averaging an exceptional 15 runs per dismissal. Top, top stuff!

Nat Sciver-Brunt v Alana King in all internationals before this series

11 innings, 178 runs, 190 balls, 0 dismissals, 94 strike rate

This Ashes series

Seven innings, 60 runs, 79 balls, 4 dismissals, 76 strike rate, 15.0 average

Sarah Elliott
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

Spin has certainly turned this session on its head. England were doing fine until spin was brought in.

If you're just joining us, you've missed a magnificent piece of leg-spin bowling from Alana King this morning.

Thankfully, we've got it on tape. Watch away to your heart's content.

Sarah Elliott
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

We're on the verge of an historic moment with an Australian whitewash. That game at the Junction Oval was a turning point in the series.

England's last five wickets have gone down for 17 runs.

Matt Clinch
BBC Test Match Special

Superb bowling from Ash Gardner once again.

Sarah Elliott
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

Ash Gardner again. Amy Jones stuck in the crease, great catch behind the stumps from Beth Mooney.

Jack Rule: Alana King just goes to prove the point I continually say. Always play a leg spinner in your team. I wonder if England have a couple of them they could have played...

The MCG crowd, and England's batters, have settled down a little after those head-spinning few overs from Alana King. She's whirling away, though, hunting for wickets with fielders crowded round the bat.

Amy Jones manages to survive six balls without scoring. Another maiden for King.

After Alana King's maiden Amy Jones finally breaks the shackles with a boundary, hitting Ash Gardner over the head of mid-on for four before pinching the strike off the last ball of the over.

Here it is. Drink it in. Alana Maria King, take a bow.

Ash Gardner keeps nagging away. Australia's fielders have surrounded the bat now.

This next hour will see the nails hammered into England's Ashes whitewash coffin you suspect.

Sarah Elliott
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

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It's certainly exciting watching Alana King bowl. You always expect to see something happen.