Summary

  • Australia beat England by six wickets to return to top of table

  • Defeat is England's first of tournament

  • Australia recover from 68-4 with Sutherland (98*) and Gardner (104*) sharing unbroken 180 for fifth wicket

  • England post 244-9 from their 50 overs with Beaumont top-scoring with 78

  • Middle-order struggles continue with Lamb out for 7 and Dunkley makes 48-ball 22

  • 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 23-0

    Having conceded 16 runs from her first over, Kim Garth tightens up and her second outing is a maiden.

    Tammy Beaumont the batter who can't get her away.

  2. Eng 23-0

    : Megan Schutt of AustraliaGetty Images

    Amy Jones, on two from two balls, doubles her score off Megan Schutt's first delivery, pushing the ball to mid-wicket.

    Five scoreless deliveries follow.

  3. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    This is England’s highest score after two overs of an ODI against Australia. A brilliant start after losing the toss and being stuck in to bat.

    Megan Schutt will now bowl her second over and a big initial focal point will be how England’s openers face up to the movement she offers.

    Schutt has found more swing any other Australian bowler in the competition, with 1.7° of movement on average.

    A total of 82% of her deliveries swinging significantly to the right. England’s openers have struggled against in-swinging deliveries so far in the tournament, with three dismissals for an average of just 16.

  4. Eng 21-0

    Two more fours for England early doors.

    Kim Garth offers a bit of width and Tammy Beaumont dispatches her through the covers, before a leg side delivery clips a bit of the opener's leg and races away to the boundary.

    16 runs off the over.

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

    Tammy Beaumont is in the mood.

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

    As straight as you like and there is a huge smile across Tammy Beaumont's face. She likes that.

  7. 6 runs

    Eng 13-0

    Bang, straight down the ground for the game's first six!

    Tammy Beaumont hammers Kim Garth's second legitimate delivery, with the ball rebounding off the advertising boards having cleared the ropes.

    Smile and a shrug from the England opener.

    'As straight as you like!' - Beaumont smashes Garth for six

  8. Eng 5-0

    Four for Tammy Beaumont off her first ball.

    Amy Jones takes an immediate single off Megan Schutt to bring Beaumont on strike, and the experienced opener pulls a short-ish ball to the boundary behind square.

    Four dot balls follow.

  9. Players of EnglandGetty Images

    Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont are heading out to the middle for England.

    It's fairly sunny out in Indore - we're not anticipating any delays today.

  10. England have chosen not to bring in Danni Wyatt-Hodge for this fixture, meaning England's struggle middle order gets another outing.

    Their batters at positions five-seven have struggled in this tournament.

    • Sophia Dunkley - averaging 11, high score 18
    • Emma Lamb - 7.25, high score 13
    • Alice Capsey - 9.50, high score 20

    From four innings.

  11. Teams

    Tahlia McGrath of Australia shakes hands with team mate Alyssa HealyGetty Images

    England: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (wk), Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

    Australia: Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ash Gardner, Tahlia McGrath (c), Sophie Molineux, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt.

    Three changes for Australia, with Voll, Molineux and Garth replacing Alyssa Healy, Georgia Wareham and Darcie Brown.

    England, as Nat Sciver-Brunt said at the toss, are unchanged.

  12. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt: "I wanted to bowl as well, probably for similar reasons, probably a bit of dew later on.

    "Partnerships will be really important, stay in the game as long as possible. India got a big partnership."

    "We're the same team. We discussed changes, but we want to go with confidence into the knock-out stages, I think we've got the right combination."

  13. Australia stand-in captain Tahlia McGrath: "We're pretty happy to chase under lights and there is a little bit of grass left on the pitch.

    "It's really important in tournament play to keep the momentum going and we've got people in different roles today so really excited for that."

  14. Australia win the toss and bowl

    With Alyssa Healy out injured, Tahlia McGrath is captaining Australia today.

    She's won the toss and has decided her side are going to have a bowl.

  15. Two qualified teams, jostling for semi-final placings.

    South Africa lead the World Cup table, but whoever wins out of England and Australia at Indore will leapfrog to the top of the standings.

    Still plenty to play for.