Australia reach 56-1 after tricky session under lights - report
England bowled out for 170
Sciver-Brunt (51) only batter to resist dominant hosts
Brown (2-47) impresses with pace
One-off Test, Melbourne, day one of four
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on TNT Sports
Georiga Voll is making her debut and when you are doing so in a team which is doing really and well and is dominant it means she must have done something impressive to break into that team. It'll be exciting to see her go about her business.
Sarah Elliott
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
England need to use the conditions to their favour.
Image source, Getty ImagesHere come the players for the start of the Australia innings.
After the change of innings, there are 26 overs left in the day, England will know they need to make inroads into this ludicrously long, strong Australian batting line-up.
Conditions should be good for bowling at least...
Georgia Elwiss
England all-rounder on TNT Sports
The lights come on in that twilight period and the ball starts to move a little bit more and as a batter you have to be focused.
As a bowler you sense something is going to happen regardless of the situation. So you've always got that to look forward to, an in to the game. The pink ball does behave differently.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
Cricviz analyst
The 10th-wicket partnership between Lauren Bell and Ryana MacDonald-Gay lasted 49 balls, making it the longest 10th0wicket partnership (in terms of balls faced) in 19 women's Tests since the start of 2010.
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
That was not good enough from England today.
Alana King, she's been exceptional this whole Ashes series, unfortunately it didn't fall her way. This clean sweep is in sight.
Alana King has to settle for a four-for but that that is probably the biggest 'disappointment' for Australia tells you plenty.
A superb bowling performance from the home side with only Nat Sciver-Brunt, and latterly Ryana MacDonald-Gay, offering much resistance for England.
Australia's decision to bowl first has paid off so far.
Matt Clinch
BBC Test Match Special
I'm not sure what they were doing there, the easiest of run outs for the Australians.
Bell run out (Brown) 7 (Eng 170 all out)
Mix up and Lauren Bell is run out by a distance.
A nice shot by Ryana MacDonald-Gay, punching into the off side, and perhaps running because she felt it deserved at least a single.
The problem is, Darcie Brown is at point and moves to her right to gather with all the time in the world to get the throw into Beth Mooney's gloves.
She does just that, Mooney does the rest and England's first innings is done.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
Cricviz analyst
Last five bowlers to take a five wicket haul vs England in women's Tests.
Alana King will be eager to add her name to this list.
Still Alana King cannot take complete her five-for.
The Australia leggie has bowled so well that she deserves it but, for now, Ryana MacDonald-Gay and Lauren Bell are keeping her at bay.
Eng 170-9
A lot of bat involved so it stays not out.
No wonder the Aussies weren't convinced.
Matt Clinch
BBC Test Match Special
Alana King down on one knee after that delivery.
Eng 170-9
Alana King hits Lauren Bell on the pad and despite nobody looking entirely convinced, Australia call for a review.
They have two left and just one wicket to get after all.
Michelle Goszko
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland are moving on a little bit but they've been disappointing today.
Matt Clinch
BBC Test Match Special
England are trying to crawl their way to 200.
Bell 7, MacDonald-Gay 14
Lauren Bell uses her long levers to swipe the ball from wide of off, over mid-wicket for four.
The England number 11 certainly seems to enjoy the off-spin of Ash Gardner more than the pace of Darcie Brown.
Seven from the over for the tourists.
Ryana MacDonald-Gay latches onto a rare short ball from Alana King but picks out the fielder at cover.
The field comes up with two balls left in the over but MacDonald-Gay shows soft hands to guide the ball through the gully region for one.
She'll keep strike.
Australia want to bowl at Lauren Bell and get their wish early in the over as England take a single first ball.
Five deliveries for Darcie Brown to get stuck into the tailender and she so nearly finishes the innings.
Bell chips the ball into the off side but it lands short of the fielder, then plays and misses at two in a row; a full toss that whistles past off then a length delivery that goes narrowly over the top.
With mid-off a bit deeper, Beth Mooney essentially talks England into taking a single when Ryana MacDonald-Gay drives towards that fielder.
"There's one there," the wicketkeeper says, almost disbelievingly when it looks like they might not run.
They do take the single and Lauren Bell gets through the last two balls of Alana King's over.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beaumont,leg before wicket, bowled Brown Beaumont, leg before wicket, bowled Brown | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 53.33 |
Bouchier,caught Mooney, bowled Garth Bouchier, caught Mooney, bowled Garth | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 |
Knight,leg before wicket, bowled Garth Knight, leg before wicket, bowled Garth | 25 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 50.00 |
Sciver-Brunt,bowled King Sciver-Brunt, bowled King | 51 | 129 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 39.53 |
Dunkley,caught and bowled King Dunkley, caught and bowled King | 21 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 29.58 |
Wyatt-Hodge,caught Litchfield, bowled King Wyatt-Hodge, caught Litchfield, bowled King | 22 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 47.83 |
Jones,bowled Gardner Jones, bowled Gardner | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37.50 |
Ecclestone,caught Garth, bowled King Ecclestone, caught Garth, bowled King | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14.29 |
MacDonald-Gay,not out MacDonald-Gay, not out | 15 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 22.73 |
Filer,caught Voll, bowled Brown Filer, caught Voll, bowled Brown | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 |
Bell,run out Brown Bell, run out Brown | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 30.43 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 7 | ||||||
Total,170 all out 71.4 overs Total,170 all out 71.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Garth | 10.0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1.30 |
Brown | 18.0 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 2.61 |
Sutherland | 10.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3.00 |
Gardner | 10.4 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 2.81 |
King | 23.0 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 1.95 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
3 for 1 (0.4 overs) | Bouchier |
23 for 2 (7.1 overs) | Beaumont |
47 for 3 (15.6 overs) | Knight |
97 for 4 (38.1 overs) | Dunkley |
127 for 5 (48.4 overs) | Wyatt-Hodge |
130 for 6 (51.1 overs) | Jones |
131 for 7 (52.2 overs) | Ecclestone |
144 for 8 (58.6 overs) | Sciver-Brunt |
157 for 9 (63.3 overs) | Filer |
170 for 10 (71.4 overs) | Bell |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
batting,Litchfield,not out batting, Litchfield, not out | 20 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 30.77 |
Voll,caught Jones, bowled Bell Voll, caught Jones, bowled Bell | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 75.00 |
batting,Sutherland,not out batting, Sutherland, not out | 24 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 47.06 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 0 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 0 | ||||||
Total,56 for 1 22.0 overs Total,56 for 1 22.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 8.0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2.62 |
Filer | 4.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 |
Sciver-Brunt | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 |
Ecclestone | 3.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 |
MacDonald-Gay, bowling | 3.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
19 for 1 (6.6 overs) | Voll |
