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
Thanks, Tim. No cornflakes today so I treated myself to a bacon sandwich, not too many claims of health benefits where they're concerned...
Alana King is ready to bowl the first over of the night session, it'll be the 17th over of her spell.
How long before we see Nat Sciver-Brunt move into white-ball mode?
Right, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Ryana MacDonald-Gay are back out in the middle along with Australia's fielders. Can England eke themselves towards 200 here?
I'm off for some breakfast. Sam Drury has already had his cornflakes and is full of riboflavin and whatever other health benefits they pertain have on the sides of the packets.
He will talk you through the night session.
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I hope that two positives come out of this shambolic tour. 1: England accept they are way below the standards of Australia and work on getting back to where they belong. 2: Alex Hartley receives an apology from some of her former team mates for her perfectly honest criticism of the team. We're in elite sport and it's clear to see that some players need to accept their performances have just not been good enough.
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Georgia Elwiss
England all-rounder on TNT Sports
England have struggled to play spin over the past 18 months and that's been exacerbated against Australia's brilliant spin attack. England have not had an answer to it
There's been a lot of good bowling from Australia, but some very soft dismissals for England.
Exhibit A from Sophie Ecclestone.
Ecclestone chips it straight to Garth
Sarah Elliott
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
If Australia had batted first, they would've wanted to get well over 300.
If you're just joining us over your breakfast... it's a familiar tale of Women's Ashes woe for England.
Australia won the toss and put England in and the home side's seamers did the damage early on, with England captain Heather Knight one of two of Kim Garth's victims at the top of the order.
Since then it's been an examination by spin for England and they have largely struggled against Alana King and Ash Gardner.
Apart from Nat Sciver-Brunt, who has batted doggedly for England, and is a beacon of hope for the tourists with an unbeaten half-century.
Garth dismisses Bouchier first over in 'perfect start' for Australia
England captain Knight out lbw
Wyatt-Hodge falls to King's spin
Gardner 'beauty' bowls Jones
Srinivas Vijaykumar
Cricviz analyst
Exceptional knock from Nat Sciver-Brunt with wickets falling around here.
She registers her seventh fifty-plus score in Tests, that includes two hundreds, and pushes her average above 50.
Highest Average for England in women's Tests (min. 500 runs):
Sarah Elliott
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
I think it's been a terrific innings from Nat Sciver-Brunt, she's been disciplined. It's been hard because she's had no real support but it's been an innings of maturity so far.
Ash Gardner with the final over before the break and Ryana MacDonald-Gay sees it off.
Australia's session, despite a belligerent knock from Nat Sciver-Brunt.
From a little earlier...this was a stunning grab under the helmet by Phoebe Litchfield to end Danni Wyatt-Hodge's innings.
Image source, Getty ImagesSarah Elliott
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's important to think about scoring and rotating the strike, especially because Alana King is bowling so well.
England need to start looking for runs, make some calculated risks.
Australia creating enough opportunities to suggest that chance will not be too costly. A fourth maiden for Alana King.
Ryana MacDonald-Gay slashes at one from Alana King and gets an edge, but Beth Mooney spills it.
Sarah Elliott
Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds
It seems clear that spin will be vital here.
Matt Clinch
BBC Test Match Special
Nat Sciver-Brunt is trying really hard to give England something to be proud of.
Ryana MacDonald-Gay manages to get some bat on a drag down from Ash Gardner to pick up three runs through fine leg.
Nat Sciver-Brunt brings up her half-century with a nudge into the leg side off Ash Gardner. It's taken her 121 balls which gives you an idea of how much she has applied herself at the MCG.
The England batter had a bit of a let off earlier, mind.
Sciver-Brunt survives as catch is grounded
Matt Clinch
BBC Test Match Special
Nat Sciver-Brunt is trying to put on a one woman show here.
Alana King continues to tease and tempt with her lengths to the batters.
Nat Sciver-Brunt picks up a single off the Australia leg-spinner leaving Ryana MacDonald-Gay, who has a very organised defensive game, to see off the remainder of the over.
Here's how Danni Wyatt-Hodge perished to King a short while ago.
Wyatt-Hodge falls to King's spin
| 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 |
