Australia have kept their hopes of a "special" Ashes whitewash alive, defeating England by six runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-affected second Twenty20 International in Canberra. The win secures an outright series victory for Australia who move to 10 points,

Australia retained the Women's Ashes with three matches to spare following their 57-run victory over England in the opening Twenty20 international in Sydney on Monday.

With Australia now holding an eight-points-to-nil lead, the best England can hope for is to win both remaining T20s and the Test to draw the series