Summary

  • England facing Australia in first official match since 16-0 Ashes defeat in January

  • England lose Jones, Knight & Sciver-Brunt to slip to 105-3, but Beaumont reaches half-century off 59 balls

  • Australia win toss and bowl in Indore

  • McGrath leads Australia in absence of injured Healy

  • Both sides through to semi-finals already

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live Sport commentary at top of page

Live Reporting

Elizabeth Botcherby

  1. Eng 114-3

    Alana King concedes two singles to move her figures to 1-9 from six overs. The good news for England is she can only bowl four of the remaining 23 overs.

    England have scored one boundary since the 20th over.

  2. Eng 112-3

    Well, that over has got the scoreboard moving a little. Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley exchange four singles off Ash Gardner's second over.

  3. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio Sports Extra

    Sophia DunkleyGetty Images

    England had a positive powerplay but this feels like a passage where Australia are being ruthless and they are looking to turn the screw.

  4. Thanks Mike.

    This feels like a crucial period for England. They've only scored 10 runs in the past five overs.

  5. Eng 108-3

    One single off this Alana King over too - she's gone for just seven runs in five overs, taking the wicket of Nat Sciver-Brunt.

    Having reached 55-0 after 7.3 overs, England have stalled dramatically, not yet doubling that total by the half-way mark of the innings.

    Here's Elizabeth Botcherby to take you through the next 25 overs.

  6. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    England’s 5-7 in this tournament has been comfortably the worst of any side in this World Cup. They have averaged just 9.66 and scored at just 3.46 runs per over - the lowest figures for any side.

  7. Eng 107-3

    Ash Gardner into the attack.

    She keeps up the pressure with five dot balls, before Sophia Dunkley denies her a maiden with a single to long-off.

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    Tammy Beaumont has a 50. I don't care if we lose, that's a result.

    Patsy, Liphook

    Great to see Tammy finding form and taking it to the Aussies. I wonder what conversations have taken place with her to help her find her form again? Whatever has been said or done, it's worked a treat!

    Anon

  9. Eng 106-3

    Sophia Dunkley gets off the mark from her third delivery, pushing the ball into the off side.

  10. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio Sports Extra

    It looked like Nat Sciver-Brunt had hold of that!

    There has been so much talk around England's middle order and this is the time they need to step up.

  11. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Beaten in the flight! The ball hung in the air but it was an easy catch in the field.

    A huge wicket.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Sciver-Brunt c Sutherland b King 7 (Eng 105-3)

    There goes the captain.

    Nat Sciver-Brunt advances down the pitch to Alana King and skews an edge to Annabel Sutherland at mid-off.

    Australia are into England's shaky middle order.

    'Huge wicket!' - Sciver-Brunt is caught by Sutherland off the bowling of King

  13. Eng 104-2

    Nat Sciver-Brunt brings up England hundred, working Kim Garth's first delivery backward of square for two.

    She faces four dots then dispatches the last ball of the over through a similar area for four.

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    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Nat Sciver-Brunt is the perfect batter to combat the spin threat of Alana King. She has faced 185 balls from King in ODIs and scored 175 runs (1 dismissal).

  15. Eng 98-2

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    Alana King's third over is a maiden, the fourth in the innings.

    Her first ball turns dramatically past a stretching Tammy Beaumont's bat - an absolute ripper of a delivery.

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    Losing Knight puts even more pressure on 5,6 and 7. Come on ladies. Moments like these are what you’ve trained your whole lives for!

    Chris in South Croydon

  17. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England have build a decent enough platform but you need enough wickets in hand to accelerate towards the end of the innings if you want a 300 plus score.

  18. Eng 98-2

    Three more runs in the over, as Nat Sciver-Brunt gets off the mark with a single out to point.

  19. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is why you do not drop a player like Tammy Beaumont. I was adamant that England should not drop her. You knew there was a big score around the corner.

  20. 50 runs

    50 for Tammy Beaumont

    Eng 95-2

    There's a half-century for Tammy Beaumont!

    The England opener works the returning Kim Garth's delivery through a gap between backward point and short third for four.

    She brings her landmark up off 59 balls, her first 50 in India.

    'High class' Beaumont reaches half-century against Australia