A superb batting performance saw Australia beat England by 86 runs in the third and final ODI and look set to defend the Women's Ashes Cup.
Ashleigh Gardner's 102-ball haul helped the hosts reach 308 in Hobart, with England trailing by 222.
England's bowlers got off to a good start in the match, with Lauren Bell picking up just two runs off the wicket of dangerous woman Ellyse Perry, leaving the hosts with 46 The three-point score is under pressure.
But half-centuries from Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath and a superb century from Gardner turned the tide of the game and ultimately set a stunning record for England. Dreaded numbers.
The visitors got off to a poor start at the crease with opener Maia Butchill dismissed for a duck, but Tamsin Beaumont's 54 and Nat Seaver-Brent's 61 kept England's hopes alive .
However, those dreams were soon dashed when Danni Wyatt-Hodge was dismissed for 200 for 5, followed by Alice Capsey's duck Sent off.
England managed just 21 runs after that and the visitors need to win the remaining three T20 matches and the Test match to regain the Ashes.
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