Sarah Elliott
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

Maybe just a reminder to play straight, Heather Knight pushed it more than she needed to, this is a really big breakthrough fro Australia.

Alana King into the fray which means it's spin from both ends.

Her first ball is too short and Nat Sciver-Brunt muscles it to the mid-wicket boundary for four.

Matt Clinch
BBC Test Match Special

Heather Knight can't believe it, just poked it in the air and Ash Gardner takes the easiest catch of her career.

Sarah Elliott
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

There's really no scoreboard pressure in the game for England, Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt are batting beautifully. Interesting that we've only seen five overs of spin here though.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on TNT Sports

So far the experienced England batters in Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight are holding things together but Alana King and Ash Gardner can apply the pressure for Australia.

Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

Australia need to take some wickets, it's the only way they can stay in this game.

Darcie Brown drifts onto the pads of Nat Sciver-Brunt and the England batter elegantly flicks it to the boundary for four. She and Heather Knight look in complete control here as the players take drinks.

Joshua Worrall: Emma Raducanu has made it one British success in Melbourne this morning… are we on for a second? Temperament, patience and sensibility required to get the job done. Australia will put up a huge fight to try and turn this around!

Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight content to milk Ash Gardner into the gaps. Tip and run largely, although the former does bring out the sweep shot off the penultimate ball of the over but it's controlled and all along the carpet.

Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

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England are on top but we know things can change with just one delivery.

Darcie Brown digs one into the pitch but Nat Sciver-Brunt is able to get over the top of the bounce and fend it down into the pitch.

A couple of singles off the over. England look composed at the moment.

Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator

This could be a very interesting phase of the game, we saw what England could do with spin.

Off-spinner Ash Gardner, who had both Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt out sweeping in the first ODI, is into the attack.

She's a little bit hurried to get through her over and Sciver-Brunt clinically square-drives Gardner's third ball for four. Nicely played.

Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

That was a wonderful strike, straight through the line of the ball, no cover and no one there. Excellent shot. Where is the spin? We saw what happened in the previous innings.

Nat Sciver-Brunt with a deft on-drive to Darcie Brown's fourth delivery which nutmegs Heather Knight at the non-striker's end and races away for four.

England look serene with these two at the crease.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on TNT Sports

Alana King could be really tricky to face. She gets bounce and a little bit more revs. If Australia read this pitch well with their bowlers it's going to be tough. England do not need big boundaries, though. On paper you would expect them to do this most days of the week.

Alyssa Healy has resisted the temptation to call upon her spinners so far. Darcie Brown into the attack for Australia.

Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst

Nat Sciver-Brunt in ODI run chases against Australia: 13 innings, 601 runs, average 75.1, S/R 100. No batter in the world has averaged more than her against Australia in chases (min: 200 runs), the next-best batter on the list, Smriti Mandhana, averages 46.6.

Once again, Maia Bouchier flattered to deceive somewhat before she was dismissed after a leading edge.