Postpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 5 July 2023
Phil Long
BBC Test Match Special statistician
This is Danni Wyatt's highest score against Australia at home in T20s. Before tonight, she averaged eight.
Summary
England hold nerve to win by three runs - Australia now lead points-based series 6-2
Australia slip to 75-4 & 160-7 after being 59-0
Perry's late onslaught - 51 off 27 balls - not enough for Australia
Ecclestone reaches 100 T20 wickets - the quickest to the mark
England set Australia 187 to win, despite losing five wickets for 19 runs in 23 balls
Sutherland takes two wickets in two balls and superb catch
Wyatt top-scores with 76 off 46 balls
Next match: Third T20 at Lord's, Saturday (18:35 BST)
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Postpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 5 July 2023
Postpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 5 July 2023
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport at The OvalAustralia's fielding tonight has either been very, very good, or very, very bad.
England are keen to drop and run, and have been from ball one, so perhaps they are rushing to get the ball in for the run out before they've actually completed their movement.
Eng 81-1published at 10 overs
Danni Wyatt has another single from a misfield at point by Beth Mooney. Frustrating for new bowler Tahlia McGrath.
She lifts the final delivery over the in-field to the cover boundary - two fielders converge has that been blocked on the boundary? No, it's gone for four.
We'll go to drinks, with England well set at the half-way mark.
Postpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 5 July 2023
Emily Windsor
Oval Invincibles batter on BBC Test Match SpecialThis is Alice Capsey's home ground and it feels like the sort of game she will step up in.
Eng 77-1published at 9 overs
Some great fielding from at the boundary from Georgia Wareham, diving full length to block Sciver-Brunt's shot. The ball bounces up and she gets her other hand to the ball to push it to her teammate - England run two.
Eng 72-1published at 8.2 overs
Sciver-Brunt crouches slightly and reverse pops Ash Gardner for four down to third.
Postpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 5 July 2023
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesDespite those four dot balls England got nine runs off that over.
Nat Sciver-Brunt is just able to stay patient and put away the bad ball.
That shows the fine margins of T20 cricket too. She's able to bowl four dot balls but a bit of width and you get punished.
Eng 67-1published at 8 overs
A wide from Sutherland but she follows up with four dot balls, including a nice short slower ball that Sciver-Brunt doesn't pick.
No issues with the final ball of the delivery - too short and England's all-rounder punches for four more.
Eng 62-1published at 7.1 overs
Big full toss from new bowler Annabel Sutherland and Nat Sciver-Brunt doesn't need asking twice and she sends it through the covers for four.
Postpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 5 July 2023
Emily Windsor
Oval Invincibles batter on BBC Test Match SpecialI do remember when I played here for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred last summer that it was quite hard to pick up the ball up square of the wicket in the evening games.
There are empty white seats tonight too so that will be making it harder.
Eng 58-1published at 7 overs
In comes Nat Sciver-Brunt at three for England.
She gets her first run pushed through point as a misfield lets the ball through.
Postpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 5 July 2023
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport at The OvalSecond... or more like sixth time lucky for Tahlia McGrath after that juggle!
The first drop looked bad but those are tough to take when it's going so high, and under the lights, when you almost have too much time to think about it.
Australia have had a clear plan of targeting Dunkley with the short ball during both matches so far and it has finally worked.
Postpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 5 July 2023
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesThe ball was up in the air for a very, very, very, very long time.
Tahlia McGrath set herself under it, didn't move an inch, and caught it, dropped it, caught it by her waist, dropped it again and then took it one-handed in her left hand.
WICKETpublished at 6.4 overs
Dunkley c McGrath b Brown 23 (Eng 57-1)
It's up in the air and Tahlia McGrath is the player underneath it once again.
She sets herself in her cover position and... juggles... takes it! A much needed wicket for Australia.
Dunkley departs for an aggressive 23 off 19.
Eng 54-0published at 6 overs
Wyatt takes a single to mid-wicket and England finish with 54 from the powerplay.
Postpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 5 July 2023
Alex Blackwell
Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match SpecialThis is game on at the moment.
England are saying 'we are going to take the game to you'.
These two openers like playing with freedom and England are right on top.
Eng 53-0published at 5.4 overs
Danni Wyatt advances down the ground and smacks Gardner back towards the pavilion for a one-bounce boundary.
A thick edge from the next ball scuds past Alyssa Healy's head - that's four more and England's 50.
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Image source, Getty ImagesRoberto Colombi: We are so close to beating the Aussies - the last two Tests in Canberra and Trent Bridge and the first T20 are proof of that. We may not win the series but the gap between the sides has closed considerably. Here’s hoping for an Ashes miracle.
Eng 43-0published at 5 overs
Dunkley and Wyatt exchange singles as England's impressive start continues.
Alyssa Healy is going to make her first change, bringing the spin of Ash Gardner into the attack for the final over of the powerplay.
Postpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 5 July 2023
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special commentatorThat shot was the sort of thing you might see across London at Wimbledon in the next couple of weeks. It was like a forehand smash.