Australia win by four wickets; take 2-0 lead in points-based series - report
Healy anchors Australia run chase with punchy 70
Capsey drops Perry on 7 before Bell pins all-rounder in front
Number of tourists' batters fall to bad shots
Knight & Sciver-Brunt both caught on square-leg boundary
Gardner takes 3-19; two wickets for King, Sutherland & Garth
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesLauren Bell has been working a lot on her technique.
She used to bowl wider of the cease but now she bowls a lot closer to the stumps. That gives her the freedom to bowl both away swing and in-swing which allows her to be more unpredictable.
Spin for the first time today for England as Charlie Dean comes into the attack.
Alyssa Healy has the measure of her thus far, picking off fours by driving through the covers and sweeping all along the carpet.
Image source, CricvizAlex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
England will probably bring some spin into play after the powerplay. I would be wanting to bring Sophie Ecclestone in as as soon as possible.
Image source, Getty ImagesLauren Bell has a very impressive 1-6 from five overs so far.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
A great review from England. Ellyse Perry was dropped early on but thankfully it hasn't been too costly for England.
They have found themselves with two wickets in the powerplay and they are keeping the game alive.
Perry lbw b Bell 14 (Aus 43-2)
Gone! That is plumb. A big wicket for England and Alice Capsey is very relieved.
A fine piece of bowling by Lauren Ball and the ball-tracking technology backs up the decision to review. England skipper Heather Knight took a little bit of time to be convinced, but that was as out as they come.
"That has to be close", says Sophie Ecclestone.
Full and swinging from Lauren Bell and it hits Ellyse Perry on the pad as she attempts to work the ball to leg. Given not out. England review.
Lauren Filer has 1-37 off four overs. Here's the one in the wicket column.
'Huge' moment for England as Filer removes Litchfield
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Image source, Jack Rule on XLauren Filer has definitely hurried Ellyse Perry on a couple of occasions.
The Aussie batter looks to be back in her groove now, though, working Filer fine for four off the first ball of her fourth over.
Filer has her hands on her head later in the over when an inside edge off Alyssa Healy's brings her a rather streaky boundary.
The Aussie captain is more decisive in the remainder of the over, thought, square driving Filer through point for four then drilling her for another four through the covers.
A costly 19 overs from that over.
Ben Jones
CricViz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesThat's gutting for England - they've spotted something around Ellyse Perry's approach to the bouncer, and they almost got their reward. There's nothing in the data, given Perry averages 147 against bumpers in ODI cricket.
Australia bat so deep. England cannot afford to squander these types of chances.
Meanwhile, this is an impressive tight spell from Lauren Bell who has conceded just four runs from her four overs so far.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
They don't get any easier than that, it went straight at Alice Capsey's throat.
The catching was a problem for England back in the World Cup and it's frustrating that it is still a problem.
Lauren Filer punished after England dropped catch
Deary me.
We saw how good Ellyse Perry was in the field for Australia, but England have given her a life here.
A short-ball approach from Lauren Filer is rewarded when Perry sends it skywards to fine leg. The ball goes straight to Alice Capsey, who barely had to move an inch.
However, she spills it.
To make matters worse Perry hits Filer's next ball for four.
UltraEdge shows no bat involved.
That was a review more in hope than expectation from Heather Knight.
Another review.
This time England take a bit of a punt on a caught behind after Ellyse Perry misses to a short ball from Lauren Filer.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
A great review from Healy. You can see that England are clearly putting pressure on Australia and it's game on.
Height looked to be an issue, and the ball-tracking technology backs that up.
Alyssa Healy was quite far down the pitch and it struck her above the pads so it felt like the odds were in her favour for that review.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Alyssa Healy immediately reviews! This is a question on height and she must believe that it is going over.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beaumont,caught Garth, bowled Sutherland Beaumont, caught Garth, bowled Sutherland | 13 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 41.94 |
Bouchier,caught Healy, bowled Garth Bouchier, caught Healy, bowled Garth | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 60.00 |
Knight,caught Perry, bowled Gardner Knight, caught Perry, bowled Gardner | 39 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 79.59 |
Sciver-Brunt,caught Perry, bowled Gardner Sciver-Brunt, caught Perry, bowled Gardner | 19 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 70.37 |
Wyatt-Hodge,caught Brown, bowled Sutherland Wyatt-Hodge, caught Brown, bowled Sutherland | 38 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 73.08 |
Jones,caught and bowled King Jones, caught and bowled King | 31 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 103.33 |
Capsey,caught Gardner, bowled Garth Capsey, caught Gardner, bowled Garth | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20.00 |
Dean,leg before wicket, bowled King Dean, leg before wicket, bowled King | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9.09 |
Ecclestone,caught Gardner, bowled Brown Ecclestone, caught Gardner, bowled Brown | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 94.12 |
Filer,not out Filer, not out | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 100.00 |
Bell,bowled Gardner Bell, bowled Gardner | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 19, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 25 Extras, no balls 3, wides 19, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 25 | ||||||
Total,204 all out 43.1 overs Total,204 all out 43.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schutt | 7.0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 5.42 |
Garth | 10.0 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 4.60 |
Sutherland | 6.0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 7.00 |
King | 7.0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 5.00 |
Brown | 7.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3.00 |
Gardner | 6.1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3.08 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
11 for 1 (3.6 overs) | Bouchier |
61 for 2 (12.3 overs) | Beaumont |
92 for 3 (19.1 overs) | Knight |
95 for 4 (21.1 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
146 for 5 (28.4 overs) | Jones |
157 for 6 (33.4 overs) | Capsey |
170 for 7 (36.4 overs) | Dean |
192 for 8 (41.1 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
203 for 9 (42.2 overs) | Ecclestone |
204 for 10 (43.1 overs) | Bell |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Litchfield,caught Jones, bowled Filer Litchfield, caught Jones, bowled Filer | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 50.00 |
Healy,bowled Dean Healy, bowled Dean | 70 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 126 | 89.74 |
Perry,leg before wicket, bowled Bell Perry, leg before wicket, bowled Bell | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 60.87 |
Mooney,caught Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Ecclestone Mooney, caught Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Ecclestone | 28 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 100.00 |
Sutherland,caught Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Filer Sutherland, caught Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Filer | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 38.46 |
Gardner,not out Gardner, not out | 42 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 95.45 |
McGrath,caught Bouchier, bowled Ecclestone McGrath, caught Bouchier, bowled Ecclestone | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14.29 |
King,not out King, not out | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 91.67 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 11, byes 10, leg byes 4, total 25 Extras, no balls 0, wides 11, byes 10, leg byes 4, total 25 | ||||||
Total,206 for 6 38.5 overs Total,206 for 6 38.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 9.0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2.77 |
Filer | 8.0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 7.25 |
Dean | 9.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 5.22 |
Sciver-Brunt | 2.5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.47 |
Ecclestone | 10.0 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 3.80 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
8 for 1 (1.5 overs) | Litchfield |
43 for 2 (8.4 overs) | Perry |
104 for 3 (16.4 overs) | Mooney |
124 for 4 (23.2 overs) | Sutherland |
164 for 5 (31.2 overs) | Healy |
183 for 6 (35.5 overs) | McGrath |