Summary

  • Buttler hits 77 off 54 balls to steer England to series win

  • Finch (40) & Stoinis (35) top score in Australia's stuttering 157-7

  • Australia fall to 30-3 after winning toss

  • Archer & Wood impress in fiery opening spell

  • Watch on BBC One and at the top of this page

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse

  1. Eng 49-1

    Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler are circumspect against Glenn Maxwell, content to dab the singles here and there.

  2. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC One

    I've been put in the back of the commentary box, it feels like I'm on the naughty step.

  3. Change of pace - here's Glenn Maxwell.

  4. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC One

    I had to await my test results before I was allowed into the ground today... but I'm here now!

  5. Eng 44-1

    Dawid Malan hasn't quite found his timing, but he gets enough bat on a swipe across the line to pick up another boundary.

  6. ouch!

    Eng 39-1

    There's some properly dodgy barnets in this Australia line-up.

    Ooh. That'll hurt. Pat Cummins goes short and thwacks Dawid Malan right in the stomach, as Malan hurries his way through a pull shot. Malan winces and then goes for a wander to try and walk off the pain.

  7. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Dawid Malan has had a superb start to his T20 international career. In his first 14 games, he passed 50 eight times - no other batsman has scored more than five half-centuries in their first 14 matches.

  8. Pat Cummuns replaces Kane Richardson.

  9. Shot of the day.

  10. Eng 37-1

    Jos Buttler ends up with one hand off the bat and gets enough of a bottom edge on the ball to hustle a boundary.

  11. Eng 32-1

    Dawid Malan gets cramped up by Mitchell Starc, a short ball bouncing up into the ribs and just about avoiding the gloves as it goes through to the keeper.

    Malan takes advantage of a wider delivery to hammer it over the top and away for four.

  12. Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC One

    They've got a slip catcher in place for Dawid Malan because he does have a little poke outside off stump early in his innings, like most left-handers do.

  13. Mitchell Starc is going to bowl his third over.

  14. Alison Mitchell
    BBC Test Match Special

    That's a release shot from Jos Buttler.

  15. 6 runs

    Eng 27-1

    Jos Buttler promptly pumps the last ball over mid-on and into the boundary ropes for a big 'un.

  16. Eng 21-1

    I imagine Jonny's thrilled with that particular stat.

    A few speculative singles here and there from Malan and Buttler, and there's perhaps a hint of frustration as Buttler comes charging down the wicket in a desperate attempt to nab a single.

  17. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Jonny Bairstow is the first England batsman to be out hit wicket in T20 cricket.

  18. My mum just walked in, saw that Jonny Bairstow dismissal and said "that was silly, wasn't it?"

    She really could do my job. Anyway, here's Kane Richardson.

  19. Eng 20-1

    Dawid Malan is in at three for England, and he's off the mark straight away with a clip off the pads.

  20. Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC One

    Jonny will be gutted with that - he was forced onto the back foot by Mitchell Starc's pace.