Wilting beneath strain was already a worrying pattern for Heather Knight’s England, however after this newest shambolic show, Australia can be much more assured of retaining the Ashes sooner slightly than later.
Nice groups discover a approach to win from nowhere, as Australia have confirmed as soon as once more, but it surely was at instances brainless cricket from England which handed it to them – the hosts efficiently defending their lowest ODI complete since 2006.
At 84-5, England had been wobbling however that they had greater than 28 overs to eke out one other 97 runs.
As an alternative, Jones went into her shell alongside Capsey, who made 14 for 35 balls – and Australia, who want no second invitation to prey on any sniff of fragility, pounced.
Capsey was trapped on the crease lbw by Kim Garth, who bowled a miserly spell of 3-37, Charlie Dean tried an inexplicable ramp to be caught off King and subsequent ball, Sophie Ecclestone edged behind off the identical bowler.
Lauren Filer was run out after Darcie Brown’s phenomenal swoop and throw from brief third, and it took that closing throw of the cube for Jones to begin enjoying her pictures but it surely got here far too late, coupled along with her lack of ability to handle the strike with Bell.
King was immense for her 4-25, having additionally claimed the large scalps of Nat Sciver-Brunt for 35 and Danni Wyatt-Hodge for a golden duck earlier in her spell.
England confronted an uphill process even earlier than the sequence started and few would have anticipated them to win the ODI sequence, which is comfortably Australia’s strongest format, however they can’t make any excuses for failing to remove what would have been a valuable two factors from Melbourne.
