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

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    What's better - Lauren Bell clean bowling Australians or Ian Bell hitting a cover drive against Australians?

    Chris

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

    It was a horrible shot from Voll. She was trying to take the attack to England and Linsey Smith in particular. A wild sweep across the line.

    It's the kind of dismissal we're used to seeing from Smith. An unnecessary dismissal. That's inexperience showing.

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

    Voll goes for a huge yahoo and ends up in a commando roll. Off-stump clattered and both Aussie openers are out.

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    WICKET

    Voll b Smith 6 (Aus 21-2)

    Both openers bowled now!

    Georgia Voll steps down the pitch and then tries to a big, swipe-y slog sweep to Linsey Smith's first delivery.

    She doesn't get especially near it and Smith's delivery lifts the bails.

    Shakes of the head in the Australian dug-out.

    Voll is bowled by Smith

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    Lots of negativity today against the best team in the world. Tammy and Alice have stepped up and found some form and I'm hopeful the bowlers can do the same.

    Cian in Cardiff

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

    Just the calm and composure you need from your number three after an early wicket.

    When you're not chasing a huge target, someone like Georgia Voll can be more aggressive and Ellyse Perry can bring the calm and maturity at the other end.

  7. Aus 21-1

    Another ball on the legs from Lauren Bell, and once again Ellyse Perry sends her for four through square leg.

    Perry then requires a change of bat, and having picked one dispatches another pad-area delivery from Bell through mid-wicket for a second boundary.

  8. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    England get off to the best possible start, picking up Phoebe Litchfield in the first over.

    England now have 11 powerplay wickets in the competition at an average of just 17 and a strike-rate of 26 - the lowest of all sides in the first phase.

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

    Georgia Voll has come out with a determination to get after England in the powerplay and not let Linsey Smith settle.

    This could be quite a fun powerplay judging by the way Voll is attacking it.

  10. Aus 12-1

    WinViz has it 67-33 in England's favour against AustraliaBBC Sport/CricViz

    Well, Mark, I'm afraid WinViz has England at 67% now.

    Left-arm spinner Linsey Smith, who bowled well against India last time out, takes the second over.

    Georgia Voll clouts her penultimate delivery down the ground for four.

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    55% against one of the greatest teams in sporting history!! Sorry, Winviz is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

    Mark B

    No total is enough against the Aussies, if recent performances are anything to go by. England need quick wickets, just to get some momentum going. We can't seem to find the right balance between bowling and batting yet, which will cost us eventually. A clear plan is needed, otherwise we will be smashed all over the park. I still believe in this England team, but we have a point to prove with our bowling attack. Its been lacklustre thus far in this tournament, and what better team to do it against than Australia.

    Dan H, Isle of Wight

  12. Aus 6-1

    Ellyse Perry arrives at the crease early doors, and immediately scores four at fine leg.

    Bell drifted onto the pads and the experienced Australia batter tucked her away.

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

    Lauren Bell celebrates the wicket of Phoebe LitchfieldGetty Images

    What a delivery from Lauren Bell. A wobble seam, bit of nip and between the defences of a left-handed Phoebe Litchfield.

    We said England would need early wickets and Bell has delivered.

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

    Phoebe Litchfield is bowled by Lauren BellGetty Images

    A delighted Lauren Bell hits the timber! A beautiful delivery.

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    WICKET

    Litchfield b Bell 1 (Aus 2-1)

    An early breakthrough for Lauren Bell!

    She uproots Phoebe Litchfield's off stump with her third ball, beating the left-hander's defensive shot.

    Litchfield, who has three scores over 40 from four innings in this tournament, goes for one today.

    Litchfield is bowled after a 'beautiful deilvery' from Bell

  16. The two sides have made their way back out onto the field.

    Australia, without injured captain Alyssa Healy, have 22-year-old Georgia Voll, playing in her first match of the tournament and her sixth ODI in total, opening in her place.

    Phoebe Litchfield, also 22 but a relative veteran having played in 33 ODIs prior to today, takes the first ball from Lauren Bell.

  17. And this is why Emma Lamb, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean and Linsey Smith had to head to the dug-out.

    Lamb out after 'brilliant piece of bowling' from Sutherland

    Dunkley is stumped on 22 by Australia's Mooney

    Capsey is trapped lbw by Molineux

    Dean is caught by Litchfield off the bowling of Gardner

    'Goodness me!' - Smith is 'emphatically' run out by Molineux

  18. Let's take a look at how England's wickets fell.

    Here's how Amy Jones, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Tammy Beaumont departed.

    Sutherland bowls Jones with a 'beauty'

    Knight is trapped lbw by Molineux

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

    Beaumont is caught after 'brilliant work' by Voll on the rebound

  19. Thanks Elizabeth.

    Well, WinViz reckons 244 is enough - they have England as marginal favourites.

    WinViz has it 55-45 in England's favour against AustraliaBBC Sport/CricViz

  20. Well, England enjoyed a productive powerplay, putting on 55-1, but after that they got a bit stuck.

    Runs dried up despite Tammy Beaumont's best efforts (78 off 105) and they later collapsed from 147-3 to 166-6.

    However, a 61-run (52) seventh-wicket stand between Charlie Dean and Alice Capsey injected some late oomph and England finished on 244-9.

    Is it enough to beat Australia, Mike Peter? Over to you.