forty fourth over: England 128-9 (Ecclestone 31, Shrubsole 7) Ecclestone has lastly seen sufficient of Jonassen to have a dip. Advances, will get to the pitch, and makes use of her lengthy attain to carry it over the straight boundary for six. Nice timing. She’s top-scored with that shot too.
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forty third over: England 119-9 (Ecclestone 23, Shrubsole 6) Look out, McGrath has conceded two singles. That’s three runs from three overs now.
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forty second over: England 117-9 (Ecclestone 22, Shrubsole 5) Seeing the earlier over, McGrath denies England the leg facet, bowling outdoors off stump and having Shrubsole prod and miss repeatedly. Now McGrath has two overs, two wickets, one run.
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forty first over: England 117-9 (Ecclestone 22, Shrubsole 5) A few boundaries for England in opposition to the present. Each down the leg facet off Sutherland. Shrubsole will get slightly edge on one, Ecclestone pulls the opposite.
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fortieth over: England 107-9 (Ecclestone 17) I ought to make clear that given the way in which time works, if one of many earlier critiques had not been taken, then the precise supply that dismissed Cross wouldn’t have been bowled. However one other alternative to make use of the overview in a helpful method could have come up as an alternative. You get the thought.
Two wickets for one run in McGrath’s over.
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WICKET! Cross lbw McGrath 0, England 107-9
That’s purely all the way down to burning the critiques. Cross is hit on the foot, will get fired by the umpire, however I feel on replay that may have been happening the leg facet. England used up their critiques on top-order gamers who regarded very out, and now Cross is denied the prospect to swing a couple of boundaries away and increase their whole.
20:42
WICKET! Jones lbw McGrath 28, England 107-8
Nicely, properly, properly. We haven’t seen Tahlia McGrath all day. She lastly will get thrown the ball… and takes a wicket inside three deliveries. Simply fired in on the stumps from over the wicket, Jones misses a leg-side flick, and that’s out.
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thirty ninth over: England 106-7 (Jones 28, Ecclestone 16) Sutherland carries on, three singles tucked away. Ecclestone tries to tug a brief ball however misses.
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thirty eighth over: England 103-7 (Jones 27, Ecclestone 14) Good shot from Ecclestone! Will get down and sweeps Jonassen firmly behind sq., beating the 2 outfielders for 4. She shaped the largest partnership of the Take a look at match for England, and now she’s a part of the largest partnership on this match. Not a lot competitors, however nonetheless.
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thirty seventh over: England 97-7 (Jones 26, Ecclestone 9) Sutherland again, and England lastly begin turning the strike over, 4 singles from it.
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thirty sixth over: England 93-7 (Jones 24, Ecclestone 7) Jonassen returns, Jones practically spooning to mid-off, the batter eager to go after a ball that wasn’t full sufficient, identical to Sciver did. Will get off strike after that, and Ecclestone makes the identical mistake. That one doesn’t carry both. Three extra dots, then England’s spinner nudges a run across the nook. They nonetheless haven’t reached 100. The run fee is 2.58.
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thirty fifth over: England 91-7 (Jones 23, Ecclestone 6) On 4 from 26 balls, Ecclestone lastly has a dip and miscues King to the deep, however too far sq. of deep midwicket for Gardner to catch it. Two runs, after a Jones single, and that’s it for King: 1 for 23 from ten overs. Outlandish.
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thirty fourth over: England 88-7 (Jones 22, Ecclestone 4) Nicked by Ecclestone, and survives! There is no such thing as a slip for Schutt, and the keeper is standing up. In order that edge goes previous Healy’s bicep, no probability for a catch. Would have been a easy one standing again. Once more King comes flying round from deep third to avoid wasting 4, she’s at the least seven runs to the great at the moment even earlier than you get to her bowling. Schutt then will get a leg-before attraction turned down, hitting Ecclestone round off stump and possibly swinging down, however might have collected leg stump. No overview.
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thirty third over: England 85-7 (Jones 21, Ecclestone 2) King to bowl her ninth, turning a ball previous the skin edge, giving numerous flight, and Jones wants 5 balls to drive a run to long-on. King has conceded 20 runs from 9 overs.
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thirty second over: England 84-7 (Jones 20, Ecclestone 2) Lanning retains ringing the modifications, bringing again Schutt for a spell via the center. That very same line beginning vast and swinging into the stumps. Ecclestone can’t do a factor with it. No run.
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thirty first over: England 84-7 (Jones 20, Ecclestone 2) One other boundary for Jones, flicking King away via the leg facet with good timing. Takes one other 4 balls to discover a single.
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thirtieth over: England 78-7 (Jones 15, Ecclestone 1) Perry to Jones, having obtained Jones out so many instances earlier than, and the England keeper could be very cautious nonetheless. One run ultimately. Drinks break.
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twenty ninth over: England 77-7 (Jones 14, Ecclestone 1) A boundary? For England? What darkish magic is that this? Sutherland bowls quick and Jones pulls it with authority via sq.. Drives what needs to be a single to mid-on however Jones will not be assured sufficient to take it. Then she stretches and nicks Sutherland high-quality, seems to be like 4 extra however King slides completely and stops it, excellent save of two runs. A single goes the identical means for Jones to maintain the strike. Instantly an over price seven.
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twenty eighth over: England 70-7 (Jones 7, Ecclestone 1) Perry retains hitting an ideal line outdoors off, and Ecclestone retains fishing at it. In some way doesn’t nick it via the entire over. No run.
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twenty seventh over: England 70-7 (Jones 7, Ecclestone 1) Jones skews a single behind level, Ecclestone slaps one within the air via cowl. Sutherland 1 for 20 from 5.
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twenty sixth over: England 68-7 (Jones 6, Ecclestone 0) A a lot sharper bouncer from Perry to Ecclestone, who simply sways again out of the way in which of the road on off stump, flummoxed.
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WICKET! Dean c Healy b Perry 0, England 68-7
The wickets simply preserve falling. Dean doesn’t look too composed along with her cross-bat photographs, as we noticed within the Take a look at match. She will get a gradual bouncer from Perry, it’s sitting there ready for her to hit it, and he or she tries slightly nibbling pull shot to hit it high-quality, however solely lobs it down the leg facet to the keeper. Yuck.
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19:48
twenty fifth over: England 67-6 (Jones 5, Dean 0) Mel Jones notes on the TV commentary, “Dean at one finish, Jones on the different.” Carry again Deano.
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WICKET! Wyatt c Lanning b Sutherland 0, England 67-6
Catch of the summer season! What an effort from the captain! Spin was profitable, she goes the double change to seam regardless, and it produces a double wicket. Bruce Dickinson.
Wyatt pushes at Sutherland, bat face in direction of mid-on, and it takes a thick virtually vanguard that flies away vast of slip. Previous slip, certainly? No. Lanning takes off, flies at it, and will get one hand to the ball because it passes her, someway maintaining maintain of it as she hits the turf. A real stunner.
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19:42
twenty fourth over: England 66-5 (Jones 4, Wyatt 0) Final-chance saloon so far as real batting pairs go: Danni Wyatt becoming a member of Jones. They’ve obtained the Augean Stables to wash out although. And sure, that implies that England’s batting has been…
19:40
WICKET! Dunkley lbw Perry 2, England 66-5
It appears a bizarre name to deliver Perry again on after the spinners have been choking out England. However Meg Lanning is the Bruce Dickinson of this staff at the moment. By no means query Bruce Dickinson. Fourth ball of the over, a little bit of width at supply, angling in, smashes Dunkley on the pad in entrance of center. Gone, and England’s final overview goes with it.
19:34
twenty third over: England 64-4 (Jones 3, Dunkley 2) Sheesh, England are going at 2.8 runs per over. That is ugly stuff. Sure, the Australians are bowling properly, however…
Yet another run from King, who now has bowled seven overs, 1 for 13 runs.
19:32
twenty second over: England 63-4 (Jones 2, Dunkley 2) The brand new participant Dunkley is batting out as if Jonassen have been Jim Laker on a doctored Manchester pitch. Six balls, six blocks.
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twenty first over: England 63-4 (Jones 2, Dunkley 2) A single for Dunkley, a hurried two for Jones, good operating to push the fielders after clipping to midwicket. Three from the King over.
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twentieth over: England 60-4 (Jones 0, Dunkley 1) Jonassen with figures of two for 8 from 4 overs. Sophia Dunkley to the center.
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WICKET! Knight lbw Jonassen 18, England 59-4
What a peculiar overview! Healy barely appeals. Jonassen half-turns and offers up earlier than getting there. However it’s Lanning who says cling on, that’s shut. The easy Jonassen angle on the stumps. Knight performs throughout the ball and misses. It hits her on the again leg, simply above the pad, however there isn’t a lot bounce on this monitor and Jonassen usually darts them via flat. That is a kind of, and so although the affect level makes it appear like it is going to go over, the trajectory is carrying on flat to hit the highest of center stump.
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nineteenth over: England 59-3 (Knight 18, Jones 0) King burns via one other over for a single, she’s conceded 9 from 5. Dolly Parton figures.
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18th over: England 58-3 (Knight 17, Jones 0) Right here comes the wicketkeeper Jones then, who has – and I’m not being unkind right here – an atrocious document in opposition to Australia with the bat. Her wicket within the Take a look at match was the one which obtained England panicking, to a very terrible slog, and within the white-ball stuff she averages 8 in opposition to Australia. Right here’s an opportunity for redress.
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WICKET! Sciver c Sutherland b Jonassen 8, England 57-3
And that wrestle to attain brings the wicket. Sciver tries to go leg facet once more, massive shot throughout the road. She’s to not the pitch although, Jonassen lands it wanting the batter. Massive slicing high edge that as an alternative of going over the midwicket fence lands within the fingers of canopy. The scent of desperation.
19:15
seventeenth over: England 57-2 (Knight 16, Sciver 8) King after drinks, one other quiet over price two singles, England actually struggling to get issues transferring.
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sixteenth over: England 55-2 (Knight 15, Sciver 7) The massive slog-sweep tried by Sciver, who will get extra high and toe than center, hitting it up over mid-on for a streaky couple of runs. Assaults Jonassen’s quick ball as properly however doesn’t get it cleanly, solely a single.
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fifteenth over: England 51-2 (Knight 14, Sciver 4) A number of flight from King, challening them within the air. She will get labored round for 4 singles, a bit higher from England.
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14th over: England 47-2 (Knight 12, Sciver 2) Double spin now, with Jonassen’s left-arm orthodox. As she at all times does: across the wickets, in on the stumps, denying room to swing on a very good size. Easy and it really works. Two singles from the over.
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thirteenth over: England 45-2 (Knight 11, Sciver 1) Flip in that over from King, throwing the ball up extra and getting it to spin previous Knight’s outdoors edge. All of the methods popping out. A few singles from the over. England going at 3.46. Secure to say that received’t be sufficient.
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twelfth over: England 43-2 (Knight 10, Sciver 0) Again into their shells go England, with Sutherland conceding a few runs and a leg bye.
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eleventh over: England 40-2 (Knight 8, Sciver 0) No runs, one wicket. That’s the way in which to start out for Alana King.
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WICKET! Winfield-Hill lbw King 24, England 40-2
An extended wait on overview, nevertheless it was given out on the sector and stays that means. King is fortunate that she doesn’t flip the ball a lot that point. She floats it down and it pitches on off stump. LWH tries to lap-sweep however performs excessive of it. The ball goes straight on, and ball-tracking reveals it nailing off stump moderately than turning previous it. Winfield-Hill produces one other helpful rating with out going massive, which is a limitation in what she tends to supply England.
18:47
tenth over: England 40-1 (Winfield-Hill 24, Knight 8) With Sutherland on the runs begin to come. Winfield-Hill will get a two and a one via the off facet. Knight steers away via level and it takes a very good save from King to maintain her to 2 runs. Then Knight provides 4, edged via an empty cordon space for 4. Within the air.
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ninth over: England 30-1 (Winfield-Hill 21, Knight 2) Schutt ties down Winfield-Hill, to the purpose that when the batter will get a fuller size she flings her fingers at it and drives airily via cowl. Will get 4 runs, however that might simply have been a catch. Goes simply to the appropriate of the fielder there. Pulls a single to comply with, maintaining this one on the bottom.
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eighth over: England 25-1 (Winfield-Hill 16, Knight 2) Sutherland on to bowl, quick and vast, Winfield-Hill leans again and carves it… and Haynes stops it at backward level. The batter groans in frustration. However focuses once more, will get a straight ball subsequent, and drives it via midwicket for 4. Good shot. Will get off strike in direction of level, then Knight is overwhelmed outdoors off.
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seventh over: England 20-1 (Winfield-Hill 11, Knight 2) One other very quiet over from Schutt, with Winfield-Hill driving a single however then Knight discovering the sector repeatedly.
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sixth over: England 19-1 (Winfield-Hill 10, Knight 2) Perry to Winfield-Hill, who can’t get via the sector on the off facet, and has to accept a glanced single to finish the over.
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fifth over: England 17-1 (Winfield-Hill 9, Knight 1) A few singles, Knight off the mark, then Winfield-Hill lays right into a shot via cowl from Schutt for 4.
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WICKET! Beaumont c Healy b Perry 6, England 11-1
4th over: England 11-1 (Winfield-Hill 4) What a catch from Healy! The over begins good off-drive as Beaumont sees a fuller size from Perry, down the bottom and beating the dive at mid off. Perry responds with a very good yorker that Beaumont can solely block out. The important thing level is a large, giving Perry a seventh supply. And she or he makes use of that to hit an ideal size, seam away, and given how onerous Beaumont has to go on the ball defensively from that prime backlift, her edge flies to Healy’s proper. The keeper flies away, takes the ball simply, simply, within the webbing of the appropriate glove, then she tucks that arm in so the ball can’t be jarred free, and makes use of her left arm to brace her fall and roll over.
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third over: England 6-0 (Winfield-Hill 4, Beaumont 2) Massive inside edge from Beaumont along with her excessive backlift, accomplished in by Schutt’s inward motion, nevertheless it goes previous the leg stump. Then Schutt pins LWH on the entrance pad nevertheless it’s happening the leg facet.
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2nd over: England 5-0 (Winfield-Hill 4, Beaumont 1) A really tidy begin from Perry, bowling a tightness of line that sees Beaumont preserve discovering the sector both facet of the wicket. The fifth ball is a full toss however Sutherland dives properly at mid-on to maintain the scoring to 1.
18:11
1st over: England 4-0 (Winfield-Hill 4, Beaumont 0) Megan Schutt begins us off, these hovering in-swingers which can be her trademark. LWH finds them onerous to hit, however tries a pull shot in opposition to a barely shorter size ball, and will get a giant high edge away behind sq. for 4. Very fortunate that Perry is additional round at high-quality leg and might’t get there for a catch.
18:04
In different information pertinent to England, their males’s under-19 facet misplaced the World Cup to India yesterday / earlier at the moment, relying the place you might be.
17:48
Groups
No Katherine Brunt for England, after her massive workload within the Take a look at and a superb efficiency within the first ODI. Imprecise details about a sore facet muscle. Equally for Australia, younger Darcie Brown will get a relaxation, as does Beth Mooney, who performed with a damaged jaw however the medicos received’t let her play with a decent quad muscle. Charlie Dean in for England, Annabel Sutherland and Nicola Carey for Australia. For those who embrace Alana King, who can strike the ball powerfully, that’s seven all-rounders for Australia. Seems like Cross has a deserved promotion on present type within the batting order.
England Lauren Winfield-Hill Tammy Beaumont Heather Knight * Natalie Sciver Amy Ellen Jones + Sophia Dunkley Danielle Wyatt Charlie Dean Sophie Ecclestone Kate Cross Anya Shrubsole
Australia Alyssa Healy + Rachael Haynes Meg Lanning * Ellyse Perry Tahlia McGrath Ash Gardner Annabel Sutherland Nicola Carey Jess Jonassen Alana King Megan Schutt
17:38
Australia win the toss and can bowl
The coin favours Meg Lanning this time, and as Heather Knight selected within the first match, she’ll select to chase. No floodlights or night dew to cope with right here, simply the benefit of seeing how the pitch performs and realizing what number of to get.
17:36
Preamble
Geoff Lemon
Hiya, cricket associates. It’s a lovely blue and golden day in outdated Melbourne city, it’s early within the morning in cricket phrases, and we’re going to start out a one-day worldwide match on the curious time of 10am.
England have misplaced the prospect to win the Ashes, however they haven’t but misplaced the sequence. Successful the ultimate two matches would tie it up on eight factors every, as they did in 2017.
This sequence although has been outlined by the Australians holding their nerve and the English shedding theirs. The guests ought to have strolled the run chase within the first ODI however someway fell aside. They need to have received the Take a look at match with a daring begin of their run chase there, however panicked as properly. And so they set a giant goal in the one T20 that wasn’t rained off, solely to see Australia mow it down. So that they have been aggressive, however nonetheless haven’t received a recreation, with their 4 factors coming from washouts and that draw.
Time to see what each groups have left within the tank.