Summary

  • Australia retain Ashes following narrow three-run win

  • Highlights on BBC iPlayer & BBC Two from 23:00 BST (Sunday)

  • Tourists now lead points-based multi-format series 8-6 with one ODI to play

  • Sciver-Brunt's brilliant 111* off 99 balls keeps England in contention

  • Australia's spinners take all wickets to fall

  • Beaumont (60) gets England off to good start

  • Wareham hammers 26 off final over as Australia post 282-7

  • Perry makes 91 after England fail to take three chances

  • Bell takes three wickets for England but proves expensive (3-85 off 9)

  1. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 24 overs

    Capsey c Gardner b King 2 (Eng 123-4)

    Caught at deep mid-wicket.

    Alice Capsey tries to take on Alana King but with a number of fielders on the leg-side boundary, it's not the smartest of shots.

    King does the teenager a little in the flight and Capsey ends up dragging the ball that bit squarer than she wanted, straight to Ashleigh Gardner.

    England are in a bit of trouble now.

  2. Eng 120-3published at 23.1 overs

    Target 283

    Alana King might be bowling well but if she offers up a short, wide one then Nat Sciver-Brunt is going to punish her.

    That's exactly what happens here, cut through point for four.

  3. Postpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 16 July 2023

    Katherine Sciver-Brunt
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    KingImage source, Getty Images

    Alana King is bowling well, so at the other end, England are going to have to get greedy.

  4. Eng 116-3published at 23 overs

    Target 283

    Nat Sciver-Brunt pounces on a short ball from Jess Jonassen and pulls it away firmly. There are fielders out there to prevent the boundary but a slight misfield allows them to get back for two.

  5. Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 16 July 2023

    England will be glad to still have Nat Sciver-Brunt out there. It took a review from the all-rounder to keep it that way after she was given out lbw off Tahlia McGrath.

  6. Eng 113-3published at 22.1 overs

    Target 283

    Shot!

    A little shimmy down the track from Nat Sciver-Brunt and she hammers the ball past mid-off for four!

  7. Postpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 16 July 2023

    Katherine Sciver-Brunt
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    There's no demons in the wicket, it was perfect from King. There's something in there for them.

  8. Eng 109-3published at 22 overs

    Alice Capsey is in at five and that delivery seems to be in her head as the teenager plays tentatively for the remainder of the over, getting off the mark with a single.

  9. Postpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 16 July 2023

    Katherine Sciver-Brunt
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    BeaumontImage source, Reuters

    You can't be angry with Tammy about that. That's a lovely ball, a great amount of drift. It lures you down the leg side. It was going to take a ball like that to get Tammy out.

    She's just got a worldie ball from a world-class leg-spinner.

  10. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 21.1 overs

    Beaumont b King 60 (Eng 107-3)

    That is a beauty!

    Nothing Tammy Beaumont can do about that, it's pretty much unplayable from Alana King.

    Drift in to the right-hander before it turns sharply away to hit the top of off. A ripper!

    The end of a superb innings from Beaumont and this game takes another turn.

  11. 100 runs

    Eng 107-2published at 21 overs

    Target 283

    The 100 is up for England and a couple of balls later Nat Sciver-Brunt punishes a drag down from Jess Jonassen.

    It's hammered through mid-wicket for four.

  12. Postpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 16 July 2023

    Comedian Chris Addison to BBC's Test Mach Special: "I've loved watching Tammy Beaumont's success this year, she hasn't had the easiest year, but she's been the backbone on the batting. It's lovely to see the team compete."

  13. Eng 99-2published at 20 overs

    Target 283

    Just three from Alana King's over. Nat Sciver-Brunt meets a couple of deliveries on the full, thumps each of them leg side but is unable beat the fieder in the deep.

    Australia were 99-3 at the same stage. Advantage England then?

  14. Eng 96-2published at 19 overs

    Beaumont 57, Sciver-Brunt 8

    An eventful over from Tahlia McGrath ends with two for Tammy Beaumont, pulled in front of square.

    Amid all the mayhem in the past couple of overs, she is still there and looking in good touch.

  15. Postpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 16 July 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Great shot from Sciver-Brunt, it's as if to say she couldn't believe that last one was given as out, have a four.

  16. Eng 93-2published at 18.4 overs

    That's more like it! Nat Sciver-Brunt shrugs off that review and drills the ball through mid-wicket for four.

    Hopefully that will settle a few nerves.

  17. Postpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 16 July 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Huge moment in the game. Interesting though, very, very interesting. There was a completely flat line there and with Heather Knight's there wasn't, no wonder she was so furious.

  18. Not outpublished at 18.3 overs

    Massive relief for England as the ball is shown to be going down leg!

    It was a horrible shot from Nat Sciver-Brunt but she's got away with it.

  19. Postpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 16 July 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    This is a huge, huge moment in this game and this Ashes series.

  20. England reviewpublished at 18.3 overs

    Big swing and a miss from Nat Sciver-Brunt off Tahlia McGrath and she's given out lbw.

    Reviewed again. This is a big moment.