Summary

  • Australia chase down 170 for loss of just one wicket

  • McGrath follows up 3-26 with ball by smashing unbeaten 91 off 49

  • Wyatt's 70 off 54 balls lays foundations for England's 169-4

  • McGrath takes two wickets in an over - Wyatt & Sciver (32 off 23)

  • Beaumont & Wyatt put on quickfire 82 for first wicket

  • Australia won toss, bowl first

  • Hosts leave out Perry

  • First T20, Adelaide - Australia go 2-0 up in points-based series

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews

  1. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special

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    Brunt acts as a barometer for this England side. If she bowls well, she drags everyone along with her.

  2. Aus 5-0

    Target 170

    Oh! Katherine Brunt strays down the leg side and Alyssa Healy gets a thin edge on a flick and ball races away for four.

    Amy Jones wasn't a million miles away from it.

  3. Kristen Beams
    Ex-Australia leg-spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    England are favourites because their total is above 160, which is par.

  4. Time for the chase.

    Can Australia get 170 and get off to a winning start of can England defend 169?

    Australia have a new-look opening pair with captain Meg Lanning have to shuffle up one after Beth Mooney was ruled out with a fractured jaw.

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  6. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It's warm today (32 degrees at 8pm), and the next couple of games are being playing in the day-time. England won't be used to that.

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    Time will tell if Australia are able to chase 170, but they will be a bit frustrated by their efforts in the field I reckon.

    They dropped Tammy Beaumont on nine - albeit any caught and bowled chance is difficult - but mis-fields started to creep in towards the back end of the innings too.

    Generally they afforded England too much width too.

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  9. Yesterday England captain Heather Knight spoke about them needing to match Australia's aggression and "throw it right back at them". They certainly did that in that innings.

    Who do you think will win? Thumbs up for England, thumb down for Australia.

  10. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    This is a very competitive score. England have been underprepared but, bar the first two overs, they haven't looked it in the slightest.

  11. Eng 169-4

    Four to finish! Sophia Dunkley finds the gap in the covers and the balls races away. She finishes with 10 from five balls - a good cameo.

    Australia will need 170 to win the first Twenty20 and take a 2-0 series lead.

  12. Eng 165-4

    Heather Knight takes a single down to long-on.

    One ball left.

  13. Eng 164-4

    Four!

    Megan Schutt stras onto the pads of Heather Knight and she swivel pulls to the fine leg boundary.

    170 is back on.

  14. Eng 160-4

    A single for Sophia Dunkley.

  15. Eng 159-4

    Two more to Sophia Dunkley - through long-off.

  16. Eng 157-4

    Sophia Dunkley picks up a couple out to mid-wicket.

    Australia haven't bowled their overs in time so they are only allowed three fielders outside the 30-yard ring for this final over. That is a new rule in international cricket and mirrors rules from The Hundred his summer.

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  18. Eng 155-4

    New batter Sophia Dunkley gets off the mark straight away, but the final ball is a dot.

    England have six balls left. What can they get up to?

  19. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

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    Tahlia McGrath has bowled fantastically. She has adjusted her plans, which is really clever. You can't blame Amy Jones for trying to hit sixes.

  20. wicket

    WICKET

    Jones c Harris b McGrath 4 (Eng 154-4)

    Tahlia McGrath has three!

    Amy Jones, rightly at this stage, was looking to play her shots, but she holes Tahlia McGrath out to Grace Harris at long on.

    England's momentum has been checked somewhat.