Summary

  • England (2pts) won by seven wickets

  • Eng 125-3 (Taylor 50, Edwards 39, Osborne 2-22)

  • Aus 122-8; Perry 30, Sciver 2-18

  • Australia lead series 8-4 on points

Live Reporting

Mark Mitchener

  1. On to Hove

    And that's where we're going to leave it - England fans will be hoping for a repeat performance from Sarah Taylor when the series continues at her home ground Hove on Friday. It's another 19:00 BST start - make sure you join us then.

    Plenty of cricket on the BBC tomorrow, though. You can listen to Ireland v Australia ODI  commentary from BBC Radio Ulster, but not on your wireless - only through the BBC Sport website and app. And in the afternoon, there's the last two One-Day Cup quarter-finals as Essex, Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent bid to join Notts and Gloucestershire in the semis.

    Until then, if you're an England follower, be cheered that Edwards and Taylor were very much back in the groove today. And if you're an Aussie - you're still just one win from regaining the Women's Ashes. Bye for now.

  2. Player of the match

    It was nice to contribute, we talked a lot about pride and the performance we put in was brilliant - all the girls did us proud. We're going to go to Hove and try to play the same way. We've always got to look forward and that's what we're doing. I just hope every single one of us can take the form into the next game.

    Sarah Taylor, England wicketkeeper

  3. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    The danger at Hove is that it's an interesting-paced pitch, but I've seen Luke Wright and Chris Nash score a lot of runs there in T20. We saw with the Jenny Gunn over where Lanning got hold of it - England can't take their foot off the gas.

  4. Player of the match

    The player of the match award goes to England's Sarah Taylor for her half century. No doubt with an honourable mention to the Chelmsford groundsman for getting the game on at all!

  5. Captain's view

    A perfect performance from us under extreme pressure. I asked for character and we certainly showed that tonight. The atmosphere here, everyone here gets behind us and it's nice to keep our unbeaten run going. We didn't want to go too much into the Test match, we had a good week at Loughborough and I knew we needed our big players to come to the party. That's character from Sarah Taylor and I'm really proud of her. We've got two massive games, if you're not doing anything in Brighton on Friday please come down!

    Charlotte Edwards, England captain on Sky Sports

  6. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Other than Perry and Lanning, Australia weren't able to build partnerships, even though a few players got starts. They consistently lost wickets - whereas England took it deep and only lost a couple at the end.

  7. Final scorecard

    England celebrateGetty Images

    Australia: 122-8 (20 overs) (Perry 30, Sciver 2-18)England: 125-3 (17.3 overs) (Taylor 50, Osborne 2-22)

    Bowling figures: Perry 4-0-26-1; Schutt 2.3-0-21-0; Coyte 3-0-23-0; Jonassen 3-0-24-0; Osborne 3-0-22-2; Harris 2-0-9-0.

  8. Captain's view

    We couldn't get the momentum we wanted, we kept losing wickets and 122 was never going to be enough. We were out-fielded by England but we're going to try to get that win at Hove, though we're going to have to play a lot better. The ground's an interesting shape which took a while to get used to, but the crowd came and supported England well - we like to play in front of big crowds.

    Meg Lanning, Australia captain on Sky Sports

  9. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Hove is another brilliant ground for women's cricket. I was pleased to see Brunt come up the order.

  11. Get involved

  12. Izzy Westbury
    Middlesex captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Danielle Hazell did well to absolutely tie Meg Lanning down - even though it was a full toss which did for her. For me, that was the turning point.

  13. Alison Mitchell
    BBC Test Match Special

    It didn't seem as though it would be possible for England to win all three Twenty20s but now it could be and that's what England have to believe.

  14. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    It's interesting because Australia have played Ireland and had perfect preparation but today it didn't look as though they clicked. I think the powerplay killed them.

  15. And with the series still alive - and Australia's 16-game streak of T20 wins ended - it's good news for anyone with a ticket for Hove on Friday.

  16. Charles Dagnall
    BBC Test Match Special

    Australia weren't at the races today. They always seemed to be an over behind, which is odd when you're trying to set a total.

  17. champagne moment

    Champagne moment

    England beat Australia by seven wickets and take two points - Australia lead multi-format series 8-4.

  18. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    This is absolutely brilliant from England and shows the fight they have, that they are capable of coming back. They have been clinical today and far outplayed Australia. This is what you need to see going into the last two games.

  19. England 125-3

    A streaky inside edge for four from Sciver wins it with 15 balls to spare -  but England won't mind. Fortress Chelmsford repels the invaders once more.

  20. Eng 121-3 (target 123)

    Sciver smashes Coyte through mid-wicket for four. Two to win.