Summary

  • England win means multi-format, points-based Ashes is drawn 8-8

  • Holders Australia retain urn but suffer first ODI bilateral series loss since 2013

  • Cross takes three wickets, including Perry and Mooney

  • Sciver-Brunt scores second successive century (129 off 149 balls)

  • Wyatt's 43 off 25 balls gives England late impetus

  • Knight (67) & Sciver-Brunt put on 147 for third wicket

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews and Sam Drury

  1. Eng 149-2

    Alyssa Healy is mixing her bowlers up as she looks to break this century stand between Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt.

    It sees the return of leg-spinner Alana King, who was brilliant in Sunday's second ODI, but nothing doing for her at the moment.

    In fact, England take eight off the over, including a beautifully powered sweep by Sciver-Brunt to the square-leg boundary.

  2. Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt were starting to get bogged down by the spin but both released with some pressure with shots down the ground.

    Here's a beautiful strike from the England captain.

  3. Eng 141-2

    Knight 61, Sciver-Brunt 65

    Ash Gardner is doing a fine job for Australia.

    She goes for just two singles in her sixth over and has figures of 1-19 so far.

  4. We'll be revealing your team of the series in the interval.

    Will that trio make it?

    You can do your team here.

  5. Alex Blackwell
    Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

    There's a few rock solid picks for team of the series. Nat Sciver-Brunt, Ash Gardner, Ellyse Perry.

  6. Eng 139-2

    Good over for England, helped by Annabel Sutherland to be fair.

    The Aussie all-rounder follows a first-ball four, by straying down the leg side and overstepping.

    Unfortunately for England Heather Knight was only able to slice the free hit straight to short third.

  7. Alex Blackwell
    Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

    These two experienced batters may think this is the biggest threat to them. Ash has picked up three wickets in each of the last two ODI matches.

  8. Eng 130-2

    Pace at both ends doesn't last as Ash Gardner, who picked up the wicket of Sophia Dunkley earlier (you can watch that below), returns.

    England milk the off-spinner for five singles.

    She's a big threat so they may look to take more risks elsewhere.

  9. Nat Sciver-Brunt hasn't quite been at her fluent best today, but she's backed up her century in the last game with a fifty.

  10. Alex Blackwell
    Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

    I wonder how many runs Ash Gardner has saved with her fielding on the boundary.

  11. Eng 125-2

    A return to pace at both ends for Australia as Annabel Sutherland replaces Georgia Wareham.

    She drops short to Heather Knight, and the England skipper crunches a pull shot away but a brilliant stop from Ash Gardner keeps it down to two.

    Australia save so many runs in the field. It's ridiculous.

  12. Thanks Sam.

    This is becoming a really useful partnership and platform for England.

    Can they get up to 280-300? That is surely what they will be targeting from here.

  13. On that rather surprising note, it is time for me to hand over to Callum Matthews for the remainder of the England innings.

  14. Alex Blackwell
    Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

    We were just talking about the lack of opportunities created by the Australians, but that was a simple chance. How costly will that be? Dropped on 54.

  15. dropped catch

    Sciver-Brunt dropped on 54

    Eng 121-2

    Big let off for Nat Sciver-Brunt!

    She tries to force the ball back past Tahlia McGrath but can only offer up a simple return catch.

    Somehow the Australia all-rounder fails to hold onto it, though, and Sciver-Brunt survives.

    Forget 99 out of 100, McGrath would back herself to take that every time!

  16. Alex Blackwell
    Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

    We saw the way Heather Knight took on Georgia Wareham at Edgbaston, it really got her going. There's not a lot of fear factor, Alana King would probably generate more concern.

  17. 50 runs

    50 for Heather Knight

    Eng 118-2

    Now it's Heather Knight's turn to bring up a half-century - it's her 26th in ODIs.

    It's been a fluent innings from the England captain so far and she brings up the milestone with a boundary, helped down to fine leg.

  18. Melissa Story
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    KnightPA Media

    That is massive from Heather Knight.

  19. 6 runs

    Eng 113-2

    The England captain goes big!

    Heather Knight shuffles down the pitch and launches Georgia Wareham over long-on for a maximum - that cleared the rope by a long way!

  20. Phil Long
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    All of Sciver-Brunt's previous four big scores were batting second, so it's a different kind of pressure today.