Australia v England second T20 LIVE - reaction as Australia win rain-effected game and Women's Ashes
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Updated 23/01/2025 at 12:30 GMT
England look to get their first points on the board in the second T20 of the Women's Ashes in Canberra, while Australia are seeking to confirm their outright victory having retained the Ashes via their win in the first T20. Australia lead 8-0 after blowing the tourists away, with Heather Knight's side already staring at a chastening whitewash. Watch the action unfold on TNT Sports and discovery+.
Highlights: Australia retain Ashes with dominant T20 win over England
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AUSTRALIA WIN ASHES OUTRIGHT WITH RAIN-EFFECTED T20 VICTORY
Australia have won the Women's Ashes at the earliest opportunity after rain interrupted the last over of the second T20 in Canberra and set up a six-run victory on the DLS method.
Chasing 186, England needed 22 from the final over and were buoyed by Heather Knight crashing the first ball through backward point for four - as well as Australia being allowed just three fielders outside the ring - when the umpires took the players off for rain.
Unlike when they earlier went off in the chase with England ahead on DLS, they never re-emerged.
Grace Harris and Talia McGrath's 71-run partnership for the sixth wicket in Australia's innings ultimately proved match-winning, as was a two-wicket Megan Schutt over in the chase which dismissed set batters Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley.
Wyatt-Hodge's 52 was the highest individual score of the match. McGrath hit an unbeaten 48.
Australia have a 10-0 lead with one T20 and a day-night Test match still to come. A whitewash remains in play.
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WATCH: FRUSTRATED KNIGHT 'FELT LIKE IT WAS ON'
A tough defeat to take for the England captain, who had kept her side in with a shout with five balls remaining.
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'Felt like it was on' - England captain Knight disappointed not to get a chance to finish game
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RAINFORD-BRENT SEES POSITIVES IN TIGHT ENGLAND LOSS
"I can feel Heather's frustration," says Ebony Rainford-Brent in the TNT Sports studio.
"If I was out in the middle I would have thought, 'Okay, if you're calling it off, call it off at the start of the over. You don't let get one ball in, hit a boundary, then think we're in the game and call it off'... The Aussies would have absolutely loved it. They will love that it's adding salt to the wounds.
"For the England girls, to get so close it will be painful, but I think more importantly, when I look at the different games that were played, all of them were won by big margins. This was the first game that was truly close and so although it's going to hurt, at least we saw England starting to show those signs of coming back."
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KNIGHT 'FELT LIKE IT WAS ON' BEFORE RAIN
"It felt like a brilliant game of cricket," England's captain says post-game.
"Disappointed for the brilliant crowd that turned out that we weren't able to let it reach its climax. Felt like we were really in it - obviously it was a really tough job but me and Nat managed to get that partnership together, felt like a really good wicket. Felt like it was on, felt like I was set and it would have been a tough ask to get that amount of runs, but I feel like it was definitely on."
As for the overall performance, "we had some real positives today" to take forward.
MCGRATH NAMED PLAYER OF THE MATCH
"It feels pretty nice [to hear Australia have won the Ashes]," the winning captain and player of the match says under an umbrella.
"My heartrate's only just settled down. It was pretty tense there, constantly think about Duckworth-Lewis, constantly looking at the radar, so a very nice feeling."
McGrath adds: "So pleased. To do it this early as well - we're still not done, but very, very happy to win the Ashes outright."
AUSTRALIA WIN BY SIX RUNS (DLS)
The captains shake hands and the umpires have called it. Australia win the match and win the Women's Ashes!
WATCH: KNIGHT FUMES AS RAIN STOPS PLAY
England trail by six runs on DLS and will lose the Ashes if this is the end of the game.
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'That is so disappointing' - Knight fumes as players called off by rain with five balls to go
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PLAYERS GO OFF FOR RAIN!
Oh no! What a rotten way for this to likely end.
Knight smashes ball one through nackward point for four, but it's raining again and teh Australians are keen to make sure the umpires know it. They do, and they take the players off.
Knight is fairly disgusted and throws her bat in frustration. England need 18 from five balls and trail on DLS by six runs.
England 164-3 (Knight 39, Jones 0) Over 19 (Garth): 2, 1, 2, 4, 1, W
Garth gets through the first half of the over without allowing a boundary. However, Knight now comes down the wicket and top edges to fine leg for four.
Just one more run is added, then the wicket. Only 10 runs from the over and England need 22 to win.
WICKET! Sciver-Brunt 22 (b Garth)
Sciver-Brunt plays on last ball of penultimate over.
WATCH: WYATT-HODGE FALLS FOR 52
The impressive half-century from Wyatt-Hodge is a big reason why England are still in this game - but this is how it ended.
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‘That is a huge breakthrough!’ - Schutt removes Wyatt-Hodge as Australia fight back
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England 154-3 (Sciver-Brunt 19, Knight 32) Over 18 (Schutt): 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 6
Good fielding in th deep from Wareham helps limit England, until Knight pulls for six on the final ball! Perry can only tip it over and a terrific over from McGrath ends up going for 12.
Australia are behind on their over rate, which is another small mercy for England. It's likely there will only be three fielders outside the circle in the last over
England 142-3 (Sciver-Brunt 15, Knight 24) Over 17 (Schutt): 2, 4, 2, 4, 1
Knight again finds a way to hit the ball over mid-off for four, then repeats the trick two deliveries later.
Sciver-Brunt joins the party on the last ball, pulling towards cow corner and out of reach of the fielders. England needed that over - 17 runs from it.
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England 125-3 (Sciver-Brunt 11, Knight 11) Over 16 (Garth): 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 2
Knight advances and hits Garth over mid-off for four, but it's the only boundary of the over. Australia almost pick up a wicket too, but Voll cannot thrown the stumps down from point as England attempt a risky single. Needs must.
England require 61 runs from the last four overs.
WATCH: TWO MUCH-NEEDED BOUNDARIES FOR ENGLAND
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England 115-3 (Sciver-Brunt 7, Knight 5) Over 15 (Wareham): 0, 4b, 4, 1, 4, 0
Sciver-Brunt is able to get one sweep away to the boundary, before Knight plays a lovely drive through the covers. Thirteen runs from the over, England need more like it.
England 102-3 (Sciver-Brunt 2, Knight 1) Over 14 (Sutherland): 1lb, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1
The hundred is up for England, but they're 16 runs off the DLS par score. Australia applying all the pressure.
England 99-3 (Sciver-Brunt 1, Knight 0) Over 13 (Schutt): 0, W, 1, 0, W, 0
Two wickets, one run. A fantastic over for the Australians.
WICKET! Dunkley 32 (b Schutt). England 99-2
Two wickests in three balls for Schutt! She stays straight, Dunkley backs off, misses attampting a cut and is bowled. England are in real trouble once again.
WICKET! Wyatt-Hodge 52 (c McGrath b Schutt). England 98-2
Wyatt-Hodge tries to work the ball over mid-off but cannot and Australia have a big breakthrough! Schutt dissmisses Wyatt-Hodge again.
England 83-1 (Wyatt-Hodge 51, Dunkley 32) Over 12 (McGrath): 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Six singles keep England two runs ahead of the DLS par score.
FIFTY! Wyatt-Hodge 50 (36 balls)
Wyatt-Hodge chips one back at the bowler McGrath, who cannot react quick enough and lets the ball through! A lifeline for Wyatt-Hodge and it brings up a half-century.
England 92-1 (Wyatt-Hodge 49, Dunkley 29) Over 11 (Wareham): 0, 0, 1, 1, 4, 4
Another tight Wareham over, until Wyatt-Hodge walks across the stumps and plonks a sweep to square leg for a bobbling four.
Final ball of the over, Wyatt-Hodge spears a drive to point. Fantastic batting, and the partnership is now 46 runs off 31 balls.
England 82-1 (Wyatt-Hodge 40, Dunkley 28) Over 10 (Sutherland): 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 4
More lightening has Dunkley looking quizickly at the umpires, but they're unmoved.
England stay ahead of the DLS par score and four off the final ball - after Dunkley backs away and helps the ball down to third - means they're fouro ahead.
England 74-1 (Wyatt-Hodge 37, Dunkley 23) Over 9 (King): 2, 1, 0, 4, 4, 1
Dunkley sweeps for four first ball after the restart. Second ball she sends the ball to short fine leg off the back of the bat, but McGrath drops it! A massive let-off for Dunkley and England.
Twelve runs from the rain-interrupted over.
THE PLAYERS RE-EMERGE
Two balls remaining in the King over. England are two runs ahead on DLS and need 117 more runs froom 68 balls.
PLAY TO RESTART IN 10 MINUTES
That is assuming no more rain, of course, and 11:05 GMT. The umpires beleive conditions have improved enough and no overs have been lost yet.
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WATCH: DUNKLEY HITS HUGE SIX
Shot of the game so far.
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‘As good as anything we’ve seen tonight’ - Dunkley launches mammoth six off Perry
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PRAISE FOR WYATT-HODGE IN THE STUDIO
"She would have dissappointed with her form leading into this game," Tash Farrant says on TNT Sports. "Megan Schutt has the wood over Danni Wyatt-Hodge but she played her really nicely today.
"Good start. She used the width that the Australian bowlers gave to her and she just has that presence at the crease today, anything loose she's really taking control and made sure it goes to the boundary."
Adds Ebony Rainford-Brent: "They didn't use their plans effectively. More importantly I like how Danni Wyatt-Hodge held her ground. Sometime we've seen her in the past, when that ball gets a little bit striaghter she can almost go across it and I've seen her just chip it up to mid-on and mid-off. But actually today she was really definite against Schutt."
PLAYERS COME OFF WITH ENGLAND AHEAD ON DLS
The rain is getting heavier, but DLS remains so tight. England go ahead first ball of the over, it's level after the second, almost a calamitous run out off the third - a dot - then Dunkley finds a gap at cow corner with a powerful stroke. That takes England into the lead 69 for one, and off they come.
The rian has picked up and there's moer thunder and lightning about too.
England 62-1 (Wyatt-Hodge 34, Dunkley 14) Over 8 (Perry): 4, 1, 1, 6, 0, 0
Dunkley brilliantly hits Perry back over mid-off for four first ball. It's all about the DLS par score right now, with rain coming down.
Two singles later, Dunkley clears the front leg and mashes a monster six striaght over the bowler's head! Spectacular. But two dots to end the over mean it's tied on DLS.
England 50-1 (Wyatt-Hodge 33, Dunkley 3) Over 7 (Wareham): 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0
An excellent first non-powerplay over for Australia. England tried to sweep, but could not get Georgia Wareham away.
WATCH: BOUCHIER HITS CLASSY FOUR
Seconds from disaster.
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England 48-1 (Wyatt-Hodge 32, Dunkley 2) Over 6 (Sutherland): 1, 0, 0, 4. W, 2
"A wicket would be nice either way, whether the rain comes or it doesn't," says the mic'd up Harris in the field. A few balls later she gets her wish.
WICKET! Bouchier 13 (c&b Sutherland). England 46-1
Disaster for England! Right after carving a wide delivery square on the off side for four, Bouchier tries something fancy, gets squared up by the delivery and spoons the ball straight up in the air. That wicket means England are level with the DLS par score.
THUNDER IN CANBERRA
Wyatt-Hodge and Bouchier scamper towards the boundary after a couple of blasts of thunder, but the Australians and umpires are going nowhere. Wyatt-Hodge and Bouchier have to come back and Sutherland will bowl the sixth over.
England 41-0 (Wyatt-Hodge 31, Bouchier 9) Over 5 (Perry): 0, 4, 0, 1, 0, 1
There's a run-out shout off Perry's first ball as the bowler deflects a straight shot onto the stumps, but Wyatt-Hodge got the bat back in time.
A edged four doubles Bouchier's score and the completion of the over makes this an official match.
England 35-0 (Wyatt-Hodge 30, Bouchier 4) Over 4 (Schutt): 1, 0, 1, 4, 4, 0
More runs for Wyatt-Hodge, who chips a boundary down the ground and tickles one to fine leg.
Alyssa Healy is interviewed on the TV broadcast mid-over and insists her foot will need to be "cut off" to stop her playing in the Test match later this series. Said foot is currently in a boot.
Australia have just named their squad, with Healy in and captain but not taking the gloves.
England 25-0 (Wyatt-Hodge 21, Bouchier 3) Over 3 (King): 0, 4, 4, Wd, 0, 1
Australia turn to spin and Alana King, the series' leading wicket-taker, with the possibility of rain around and DLS in play.
An unconvincing, premediated sweep brings Wyatt-Hodge four and a decivisive cut the same.
England 15-0 (Wyatt-Hodge 12, Bouchier 3) Over 2 (Garth): 4, 0, 0, 2, 4, 1
Kim Garth's first ball is wide and popped through the covers for four by an advancing Wyatt-Hodge.
Four balls later, Wyatt-Hodge stands and delivers through a similar area for the same result. A better over for England, who are two runs ahead of the DLS par score.
England 4-0 (Wyatt-Hodge 1, Bouchier 3) Over 1 (Schutt): 2, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0
Schutt finds the edge of Bouchier's bat first ball, but it's too thick to be catchable and England get two runs. They add two more before the over is out.
THE CHASE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN
Wyatt-Hodge and Bouchier are out to open the batting. Megan Schutt has the ball in her hands.
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RAINFORD-BRENT: 'CHASABLE', BUT ENGLAND LET STRONG POSITION SLIP
Ebony Rainford-Brent has been giving her verdict in the TNT Sports studio.
"I felt that they [England] really came out with intenet," she said. Freya Kemp started beautifully with the ball that first over... you could feel the intensitiy.
"Then around that 12-over mark when Australia started putting the pressure back on - dropped catch of Sutherland first of all which didn't so much her impact, but after that Mcgrath's partnership with Grace Harris, they score 70-odd and it kind of reminded me of that ODI where England had Australia 59 for four and then let them back in the game and that's kind of what we've seen here.
"I still think it's chasable, but they've made themselves harder work."
WATCH: ENGLAND'S FIELDING GIVES AUSTRALIA EXTRA LIVES
Australia's abtting line-up is dangerous enough even before they get a helping hand.
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‘Goes down again’ - Will England rue multiple missed chances in the field?
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Australia 185-4 (McGrath 48, Harris 35) Over 20 (Bell): Wd, 2, 0, 4, 0, 4, 2
Harris stands in front of the stumps, challenging Bell to dare to bowl on the legs or thread the needle.
A lofted drive to mid-off brings up one four, a premeditated paddle to fine leg another, with the fielder in the circle. McGrath and Harris then run two off the final ball to post a daunting total, 185. Their partnership of 71 from 35 balls was ruthless.
Australia 172-4 (McGrath 48, Harris 23) Over 19 (ECCLESTONE): 4, 4, 4, 2, 0, 4
Australia are finishing strongly, England not so much.
McGrath begins the over with back-to-back-to-back fours, each to a different part of the ground, then is dropped by Dean, running in from the mid-off boundary. One last four, cut through point, adds insult to injury for the bowler.
WATCH: DEAN TAKES SECOND WICKET IN THREE BALLS
This feels a while ago now for England, as McGrath and Harris tee off.
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‘Australia have collapsed!’ – Dean gets Litchfield with her second in three balls
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Australia 154-4 (McGrath 30, Harris 23) Over 18 (GLENN): Wd, 1, 1, Wd, 1, 6, 6, 0
The spin can't contain Australia now.
Harris comes down the crease and launches Glenn back over her head for head, then stays back and smashes the next ball over cow corner for six. Australia's 150 comes up in style.
Glenn bowls a dot to end the over, but it's one Australia won.
WATCH: DEAN REMOVES DANGEROUS PERRY
The first of two wickets in an excellent over for England.
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‘It has gone nowhere!’ - Dean removes Perry as spinners take control
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Australia 137-4 (McGrath 28, Harris 10) Over 17 (ECCLESTONE): 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 1
McGrath walks across her stumps and carves one delivery through the leg side, but otherwise just one more run of a good Ecclestone over and almost a wicket. A stumping shout goes to the TV umpire, but McGrath just got a toe behind the line in time.
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Australia 132-4 (McGrath 22, Harris 10) Over 16 (DEAN): 0, 6, 1lb, 0, 1, 2
Brilliant from Grace Harris, who launches a half-volley over cow corner for six. The next ball strikes the pad, England go up and review when the umpire says not out. Pitching in-line, hitting in-line, but the ball is umpire's call on the stumps, so Harris survives.
Australia 122-4 (McGrath 22, Harris 2) Over 15 (Kemp): W, 0, 1, 0, 5wd, 1, 1
Eight runs and now wicket from the Kemp over. An over somewhat let down by a wild wide down the leg side which runs to the boundary.
WICKET! Sutherland 18 (c Dunkley b Kemp). AUstraliA 114-5
Sutherland attempts to drag the first ball of Kemp's over down to the square-leg boundary, but gets too much height, not enough distance, and Sophia Dunkley takes the catch.
WATCH: ECCLESTONE AND JONES COMBINE FOR BIG WICKET OF MOONEY
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'Brilliantly done!' - Ecclestone and Jones combine superbly to stump Mooney
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Australia 114-4 (McGrath 21, Sutherland 18) Over 14 (Glenn): 0, 4, 4, 0, 0, 1
McGrath hits two fours through the leg side to keep the score ticking over.
Australia 102-4 (McGrath 12, Sutherland 18) Over 13 (Sciver-Brunt): wD, 4, 6, 1, 1, 2, 1
England return to seam bowling and Sutherland responds with aggression - plus the first six of the game. A half-tracker is picked up a dispatched over square leg, one ball after a nice stroke down the ground for four.
Australia 89-4 (McGrath 11, Sutherland 4) Over 12 (Glenn): 1, 1, 4, 0, 0, 0
Bell falls to her knees after chasing the ball over the boundary and needs medical attention.
After a delay, Bell is able to walk off. Concern about her well-being for England, as well as how to divide the overs if Bell is not okay.
WATCH: DEAN TAKES SECOND WICKET IN THE OVER
England's highlight so far.
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Australia 83-4 (McGrath 6, Sutherland 3) Over 11 (Glenn): 0, W, 1, W, 2, 1
England almost have another wicket, but not quite. Sutherland hits Glenn down the ground, doesn't get enough of the shot and Kemp arrives on the scene at mid-on, but can't tale the catch.
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Australia 78-4 (McGrath 3, Sutherland 1) Over 10 (Dean): 0, W, 1, W, 2, 1
Two wickets fall in Engalnd's best oover of the game so far.
WICKET! Litchfield 17 (B Dean). Australia 74-4
Dean gets another! Lithcfield goes down on one knee but the paddle scoop is not on. The bat misses the ball and it goes on to hit middle stump.
WICKET! Perry 2 (c Bouchier b Dean). Ausrtalia 74-3
Perry sends a leading edge up into the evening sky and Bouchier holds a catch inside the circle! That will bring about drinks, with England fighting back well.
WATCH: ENGLAND CLAIM MASSIVE MOONEY WICKET
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Australia 67-1 (Litchfield 17, Perry 2) Over 9 (Glenn): 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 4
Litchfield uses her feet really well of the last ball of an otherwise tight over, creating space to drive up and over the covers for four. England's spinners want to apply a squeeze; boundaries are Australia's remedy.
Australia 67-2 (Litchfield 12, Perry 0) Over 8 (Ecclestone): 1, 1, 1, wd(W), 0, 1, 0
Five runs and a massive wicket from the over.
HARTLEY HAILS ENGLAND'S 'PLAN' TO GET RID OF MOONEY
Alex Hartley, on commentary on TNT Sports, is very impressed with that wicket, declaring "I think that was a plan.
"When was the last time Ecclestone bowled a rank ball down the leg side? Probably when she was 16. That's a plan, for me."
WICKET! Mooney 44 (st Jones b Ecclestone). Australia 66-2
As Mooney comes down the wicket, Sophie Ecclestone darts a full delivery down the leg side, beats the batter and Amy Jones completes a smart stumping. It's a wide, but England will definitely exhange that for the big wicket of Mooney.
Australia 62-1 (Mooney 43, Litchfield 10) Over 7 (Sciver-Brunt): 1, 1, 1, 0, 4, 1
Eights runs off the first post-powerplay over, half of them from Litchfield coming down teh track and carving the ball through point. Nat Sciver-Brunt bowled wide and must have throught for a second a syumping was on, but Litchfield's hands were too quick.
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Australia 54-1 (Mooney 41, Litchfield 4) Over 6 (Dean): 2, 1, 0, 0, 4, 0
Advantage Australia at the end of the powerplay. They have 54 runs, with Phoebe Litchfield adding the final four via a brilliant reverse sweep which splits the field.
Australia 47-1 (Mooney 32, Litchfield 0) Over 5 (Bell): 0, 4, 1, 2, 2, 4, 2(W)
A costly over, with Voll getting off the mark with a powerful slash through cow corner, but then a wicket out of nowhere ends her innings and gives England something to smile about.
WICKET! Voll 5 (run out) Australia 47-1
A much-needed breakthrough for England! Australia's openers look to turn a two into a three when it's really not on and an excellent thrown from Maia Bouchier on the boundary cuts Voll down.
Australia 36-0 (Mooney 32, Voll 0) Over 4 (Dean): 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 4
Spin arrives in the form of Charlie Dean, Mooney keeps hitting boundaries. Voll is still get to get off the mark.
WATCH: HARTLEY ON 'TOUGH FEW DAYS'
And here is Alex Hartley disucussing the controversy.
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'It’s been a pretty tough few days for me' - Hartley on Ecclestone refusing interview
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Australia 28-0 (Mooney 24, Voll 0) Over 3 (Kemp): 0, 0, 0, 4, wd, 4, 1
More desructive Mooney batting, more spectating for Georgia Voll. Mooney adds two more boundaries with a punch over the covers and a classy flick through square leg.
Australia 18-0 (Mooney 15, Voll 0) Over 2 (Bell): 4, 0, 0, 4nb, 4, 1, 0
Fourteen runs off the Lauren Bell over, 13 from the bat of Mooney. Back-to-back well-hit fours, the first off a no-ball full toss dispatched over the leg side and the second a glorious strike doown the ground on the foollowing free hit, do the real damage.
WATCH: RAINFORD-BRENT ON ECCLESTONE REFUSING HARTLEY INTERVIEW
The England team's reltionship with Alex Hartley, and comments the former Englannd player made about the current team's fitness, have dominated the build-up to this game. TNT Sports expert Ebondy Rainford-Brent weighs in.
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Rainford-Brent 'disappointed' with Ecclestone after refusing interview with Hartley
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Australia 4-0 (Mooney 2, Voll 0) Over 1 (Kemp): 0, 0, 1, 1lb, wd, 0, 1
Freya Kemp opens the bowling and it's a tight enough, uneventful over. The fifth delivery - a good length with late away movement which beats the bat of Beth Mooney - is the highhlight, before nice fielding from Danni Wyatt-Hodge keeps the Aussies to just one run off the final ball.
TNT SPORTS EXPERTS DISECT ENGLAND'S WOES
Now England cannot win the Ashes, the inquest has already started.
"I think mindset-wise, when you listen to the Australians they are ruthless, they are critical," Ebony Rainford-Brent said, speaking on TNT Sports. "[For England] everyone's been a bit tentative.
"For England it is a collective responsibility. Every good team has a leader and for England it doesn't feel like anyone is consistently leading on the field."
Tash Farrant added: "For England, all you're doing now is playing for pride. There's still eight points up for grabs so they can try and draw the series level but it's obviously a really awful time for England."
ENGLAND WIN TOSS AND WILL BOWL
Heather Knight calls right and inserts Australia. Both teams are unchanged.
GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME
The sun is not really shining in Canberra, but you are very welcome to live coverage of the second T20 between Australia and England in the Women's Ashes.
Australia have already retained the Ashes, possessing an insurmountable 8-0 lead. Victory today, or a tie, would see them win the contest outright at the earliest possible opportunity.
England are playing to avoid that, in theory still able to draw, but also must be playing for pride, after what has so far been a chastening and winless tour. Their lowest points total since the system was introduced in 2013 is four, and matching it must be the minimum aim.
News of the toss is on the way shortly.
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