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England’s misery against Australia continued as they were bowled out for 90 in a shambolic 72-run defeat in the third Women’s Ashes T20 in Adelaide. <\/b><\/p>\n
Chasing 163 to win, England slumped to 39-5 inside seven overs and only Heather Knight’s 40 provided any resistance in the chase with Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s 17 the only other score in double figures. <\/p>\n
England, who are 12-0 down in the multi-format points-based series, have now lost all six white-ball games on the tour, and are staring down the barrel of an Australian clean sweep with four points on the line during next week’s Test match in Melbourne. <\/p>\n
Such was the sorry state of England’s batting that they were outscored by Australia opener Beth Mooney alone, who made a sublime unbeaten 94 from 63 balls in the hosts’ 162-5. <\/p>\n
The score did not feel beyond England on a good pitch and after their batting had improved in the previous match in Canberra where they came within six runs of chasing 186. <\/p>\n
But they were thoroughly outplayed in all aspects of the game as only Nat Sciver-Brunt, who was bowled by an Annabel Sutherland beauty, could realistically say she fell to a good delivery.<\/p>\n
Of the top order, Sophia Dunkley was promoted to open and chipped one to cover in the second over, Alice Capsey was caught behind sweeping for six and Wyatt-Hodge and Amy Jones both fell to loose shots off Georgia Wareham in the seventh over as England’s hopes of a first win were crushed. <\/p>\n
The Test match begins on 30 January as England aim to avoid the first clean sweep of the multi-format Ashes, which has been in place since 2013. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n