- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR17.2 Mooney walks past one and is stumped! Looking to drive on the up, she's just a couple of steps out of her ground but Jones' quicksilver glovework gives her no time to get back. She knows she's done, but she'll also know she's done her job here 168/63.3 given lbw! Voll chats to Mooney and reviews. Full, nipping in and hitting the back leg as she tries to whip square. No bat. Ball tracking says, hitting leg stump! Hitting the inside too. Mooney was fooled into maybe thinking it was sliding given she could see Voll's middle and off stumps but she was hit on the back leg. Voll is out and Australia lose a review 40/110.2 tip and run into covers, there's a direct hit from Knight! Was Litchfield home? No! Just what England needed after the drinks break. Dead-eye throw from mid-off by England's captain and Litchfield was well short despite the dive 91/212.4 done in the flight! Perry made a brilliant attempt to get her foot back over the line - but was it enough? I don't think so. There's boot on whitewash but nothing in the crease. Fast feet but even faster hands from Jones, and England chip out another! A vital wicket given the momentum Australia have at this point 114/313.5 Sutherlands comes down... and holes out! Safely held by Wyatt-Hodge in the deep. An attempted big hit from Sutherland but she ended up dragging it rather than playing straight. Wyatt-Hodge had a bit to do running in from deep midwicket but makes no mistake 121/416.4 bowled 'er! Ecclestone roars in delight as she ends a dangerous partnership just as the game was threatening to run away from England again. This time she targets the stumps with McGrath looking to go leg side. The ball dips, skips between the legs, and hits off stump 166/519.2 slower ball, swiped straight up! Bell sticks to her plans, making Harris try to target the leg side. She's through the shot early and it pops up for a straightforward catch at short third (although England haven't taken all of those tonight) 187/7Extras15 (b 4, lb 5, w 6)TOTAL198/7 (20 Overs, RR: 9.9)Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Georgia Voll, 3.3 ov), 2-91 (Phoebe Litchfield, 10.2 ov), 3-114 (Ellyse Perry, 12.4 ov), 4-121 (Annabel Sutherland, 13.5 ov), 5-166 (Tahlia McGrath, 16.4 ov), 6-168 (Beth Mooney, 17.2 ov), 7-187 (Grace Harris, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB FG Kemp 3 0 24 1 8 7 1 1 3 0 LK Bell 4 0 39 2 9.75 10 7 0 2 0 CE Dean 4 0 38 1 9.5 6 6 0 0 0 Nat Sciver-Brunt 2 0 22 0 11 2 3 0 0 0 S Glenn 3 0 40 0 13.33 3 4 2 0 0 S Ecclestone 4 0 26 2 6.5 10 3 0 1 0
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Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 holes out to deep square! Length ball swinging into off, not that short, she sits back and pulls in the air forward of square, she hit it well but not far enough and picks out Wareham standing 10 metres off the rope! Wareham barely had to move 0/11.1 edged straight to slip! Great bowling and captaincy! Perfect outswinger, full, not quite a half volley, shaping away on a fifth stump line, Wyatt-Hodge lazily drives at it, gets a thick edge and Litchfield takes a good low catch at a wide first slip 4/211.5 bowled 'er! Dunkley has to go, captain's intervention from McGrath and that could be the game - and the Ashes - for Australia. It was a loopy cutter that never quite got to Dunkley as she looked to heave it leg side, maybe stayed a touch low. Leg stump rattled, and England's best hope of pulling off this chase is chopped down 110/54.1 bowled! Short leg break, pitching outside leg, NSB tries to pull but it keeps a touch low and goes under Sciver-Brunt's back, brushes the back leg and crashes into middle! 48/310.1 struck on the pads looking to reverse-sweep, not given - but Australia review. Definitely struck her in line, but was it sliding down leg? This could be very tight. Knight got a decent stride in, which might save her. Here comes ball-tracking: smashing into leg stump! No doubt about it according to Hawk-Eye. King does it again with the first ball after drinks! 96/412.5 scuttles through her! Jones plays back and the ball sneaks under the bat to hit leg stump halfway up. Jones looks aghast, it definitely stayed low but the shot choice didn't help her. Wareham takes out the last recognised batter in this England line-up and Australia are closing in 116/614.2 Ecclestone holes out! This time she can't manufacture the power required and it's a simple take for Sutherland at long-on. Ecclestone's riposte is brief, Australia now three wickets away from retaining the Ashes 137/714.6 top-edged and taken! Wareham hangs it up wide of off stump and Dean steps across, heaving across the line but without success. Mooney scampers around from behind the stumps into the off side for another easy take, and Australia tighten their grip 139/815.1 worked off the hip, Kemp wants two... but Glenn looks to be short coming back! Sutherland collects the ball and breaks the bails with Glenn half a yard short. She goes for a duck without facing a ball. England falling in a heap at the end 140/915.6 skied to the keeper, and Australia will retain the Ashes for another cycle! Sutherland wraps up the win, by a thumping margin of 58 runs. Another two points puts them 8-0 up, with eight to play for. England's hopes of regaining the Ashes for the first time in a decade extinguished 141/10Extras6 (lb 3, w 3)TOTAL141 all out (16 Overs, RR: 8.81)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Maia Bouchier, 0.2 ov), 2-4 (Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 1.1 ov), 3-48 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 4.1 ov), 4-96 (Heather Knight, 10.1 ov), 5-110 (Sophia Dunkley, 11.5 ov), 6-116 (Amy Jones, 12.5 ov), 7-137 (Sophie Ecclestone, 14.2 ov), 8-139 (Charlie Dean, 14.6 ov), 9-140 (Sarah Glenn, 15.1 ov), 10-141 (Lauren Bell, 15.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Schutt 3 0 35 1 11.66 8 5 1 2 0 KJ Garth 2 0 30 1 15 6 3 3 0 0 AM King 3 1 14 2 4.66 10 2 0 0 0 A Sutherland 3 0 20 1 6.66 8 1 1 0 0 G Wareham 3 0 25 3 8.33 8 4 0 0 0 TM McGrath 2 0 14 1 7 3 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-21.35
Match days
20 January 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Women T20 debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia Women 2, England Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 3.3: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CA Polosak, Batter - G Voll (Struck down)
- Over 3.5: Review by England Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CA Polosak, Batter - P Litchfield (Struck down)
- Over 4.2: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PJ Gillespie, Batter - BL Mooney (Upheld)
- Australia Women: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Australia Women - 90/1 in 10.0 overs (BL Mooney 36, P Litchfield 25)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (BL Mooney 24, P Litchfield 25, Ex 1)
- Australia Women: 100 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 8
- BL Mooney: 50 off 37 balls (7 x 4)
- Australia Women: 150 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 9
- Innings Break: Australia Women - 198/7 in 20.0 overs (G Wareham 11, AM King 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 3 wickets)
- England Women: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 4
- SIR Dunkley: 50 off 24 balls (5 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Drinks: England Women - 96/3 in 10.0 overs (SIR Dunkley 53, HC Knight 18)
- Over 10.1: Review by Australia Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PJ Gillespie, Batter - HC Knight (Upheld)
- England Women: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 5
- Attendance: 9279
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