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

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

    A bit of a concern for England is that Sophie Ecclestone hasn't figured out how to bowl to the left-handers.

  2. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Good decision from the umpire. England burn a review.

  3. Not out

    Eng 46-3

    Nope - big inside edge.

    Prior to that review, Annabel Sutherland had taken three from Sophie Ecclestone's first delivery, seeing a shot cut off on the cover ropes.

    Beth Mooney then managed to breach the boundary, cracking the ball through point.

    That's the end of the powerplay.

  4. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England like it. Umpire Williams is not interested. Sophie Ecclestone puts her arms out.

    They're going to have a look.

  5. England review

    Another England wicket?

    Nat Sciver-Brunt has asked the umpires to take a look as Sophie Ecclestone's last delivery strikes the pads of Annabel Sutherland.

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

    It's hard to see or think of an England side without Linsey Smith in it.

  7. Aus 38-3

    Australia are behind England after 10 oversBBC Sport/CricViz

    A first change for England as captain Nat Sciver-Brunt brings herself on to replace Lauren Bell.

    Annabel Sutherland sends her fifth ball through square for four, and a further single takes her to 10 - her first double-figure score of the tournament.

  8. Aus 32-3

    A first four for Annabel Sutherland, timing Linsey Smith well through the covers.

    England were 55-0 at this stage.

    Sutherland hits Smith for four with 'lovely shot'

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

    It's the dream start for England, getting three big guns early and putting Australia under pressure.

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    If England can get Mooney out before she builds a score beyond 50, I’ll really believe they can win this. But once these Aussie batters get going, they’re so hard to stop.

    Catie

  11. Aus 27-3

    Once again, Beth Mooney takes a single off Lauren Bell - from the second ball this time - and her partner plays out dots for the remainder of the over.

  12. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Linsey Smith has had a phenomenal tournament.

    This is someone who had England opportunities six or seven years ago, fell out of it, and fought her way back.

  13. Aus 26-3

    WinViz has it 77-23 in England's favour against AustraliaBBC Sport/CricViz

    England well on top on WinViz now.

    Annabel Sutherland comes out at five for Australia - she's having a superb tournament with the ball but not with the bat, from three innings she has a top score of five.

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

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    England can't believe it. Linsey Smith looks incredulous. It's uncharacteristically soft from Ellyse Perry. She tucks her back under her arm and marches off.

    We said England were below-par and WinViz was all over the place...

  15. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Australia are rocking.

  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Perry c & b Smith 13 (Aus 24-3)

    Another Australia wicket falls!

    Ellyse Perry drops back in her crease and pops a leading edge back to Linsey Smith.

    A second wicket for the spinner, and England's players are ecstatic.

    'Australia are rocking!' - Perry is caught and bowled by Smith

  17. Aus 23-2

    Beth Mooney sends Lauren Bell's first delivery past mid-off for a single, before Ellyse Perry faces five dot balls.

  18. As Henry Moeran waxes lyrical about Lauren Bell's wicket on our radio commentary, here it is in all its glory.

    Litchfield is bowled after a 'beautiful deilvery' from Bell

  19. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Brilliant bowling from Linsey Smith to dismiss the other opener, Georgia Voll. That brings Beth Mooney to the crease, who has a fabulous record with Ellyse Perry at the other end.

    As a pair in ODIs, these two have scored over 1,500 runs at an average of 63, with 12 partnerships of fifty or more.

  20. Aus 22-2

    Beth Mooney, whose 109 dug Australia out of trouble against Pakistan earlier in the tournament, comes in at number four.

    She takes a second-ball single to mid-wicket.