Summary

  • Australia retain Ashes and now lead multi-format series 8-4

  • Sciver top-scores with 45; Skipper Knight out first ball

  • Brown takes 4-34 as England's chase hindered by poor shots

  • England limit Australia to 205-9

  • Three wickets for Cross & Brunt; Mooney hits 73

  • Lanning passes 4,000 WODI runs - third Australian to do so

Live Reporting

Timothy Abraham, Jack Skelton and Matthew Henry

  1. Eng 169-9

    Kate Cross is having a go here. She skips down the pitch and pings Tahlia McGrath over mid-wicket for four.

  2. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Oh wow! That went straight to Perry, she should've taken that.

  3. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    Katherine Brunt pulls a short ball Tahlia McGrath and it goes down the throat of Ellyse Perry at square leg... but she spills the catch.

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  4. Eng 163-9

    Kate Cross responds to her reprieve by whacking Jess Jonassen back over her head for four.

    That's the spirit.

    England need 43 runs off 54 balls by the way...

    The worm shows England Women are 11 runs ahead of Australia Women. England Women are 163 for 9 after 41 overs. At the same stage Australia Women were 152 for 7.

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

    Those faint edges are tough for the umpires.

  6. Not out

    Stand down. A smidgen of bat on it.

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

    That looked close. Did she get any bat on it?

  8. England review

    Could this be it? Kate Cross struck on the pads by Jess Jonassen.

    Given out on field but the England batter has reviewed it.

  9. Kirsten Pike
    Former Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

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    England's shot selection has been poor at times but Australia have also bowled very well.

  10. ouch!

    Eng 157-9

    Kate Cross drills one straight into the ankle of Tahlia McGrath. That looked painful but the Aussie bowler shows not the merest flicker of emotion.

  11. Eng 155-9

    Australia were 146-6 at this point but Beth Mooney batted right to the last over. England have missed an anchor today.

    Kate Cross is the new batter.

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

    She's tried to lap sweep it and missed it entirely. I don't think Anya Shrubsole didn't know how to play that innings - whether to bunker down and take it deep or try to swing. She ended up playing kind of halfway between the two and didn't do any damage.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Shrubsole b Jonassen 1 (Eng 154-9)

    And sure enough it has...

    Anya Shrubsole attempts to paddle sweep Jess Jonassen round the corner, but misses it and the ball clatters into her stumps, much to the delight of Alyssa Healy.

    The last rites being read for England here.

  14. Eng 153-8

    Seven runs of that over for England. Positive intent shown by Katherine Brunt and Anya Shrubsole. You just sense their luck will run out soon.

  15. Eng 152-8

    Katherine Brunt, in her 131st ODI, throws the kitchen sink at a delivery from Tahlia McGrath and a thick edge races through third man for four.

  16. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special

    I don't know what the approach is between Brunt and Shrubsole here. It's going to get to six runs per over required soon and then they'll need to start swinging.

    Worm

  17. Eng 146-8

    The television commentators trying to retain some hope of England chasing this down but, in all honesty, England look like toast here unless Katherine Brunt can play the innings of her life.

    Jess Jonassen rattles through an over of spin and England pick up three more rums.

  18. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special

    Unless England can pull off a massively unlikely victory from here, the Ashes are staying in Australia.

  19. Eng 143-8

    Anya Shrubsole struck high on the pad with the penultimate ball of Darcie Brown's over, but it's given not out.

    Brown finishes with 4-34 from her allotted overs. A fine spell from the young quick bowler.

    Darcie Brown's bowling: 9% full, 82% good length and 9% short. 10 overs, 0 maidens, went for 34 runs, took 4 wickets with an economy of 3.40.

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

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    Darcie Brown always looks like she's having a lot of fun while playing. I love seeing that from a young Aussie who is not overawed playing in this team.