Summary

  • Australia reach 56-1 after tricky session under lights - report

  • England bowled out for 170

  • Sciver-Brunt (51) only batter to resist dominant hosts

  • King stars with the ball (4-45)

  • Brown (2-47) impresses with pace

  • One-off Test, Melbourne, day one of four

Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham & Sam Drury

  1. Eng 136-7

    Ryana MacDonald-Gay starts by diligently seeing off a maiden from Ash Gardner. Can England get through to the next break without any more soft dismissals, please.

  2. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    Cricviz analyst

    KingEPA

    These is now Alana King's best figures in her short five-match Test career - 3-36.

  3. Sarah Elliott
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    That was a really poor shot from Sophie Ecclestone in the context of the score and the game. No sense of desire or digging deep.

    What do you do here if you're Nat Sciver-Brunt?

  4. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator

    England find themselves in a bit of a heap.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Ecclestone c Garth b King 1 (Eng 131-7)

    Erm, two balls...

    Sophie Ecclestone throws the kitchen sink at one tossed up by Alana King, but ends up chipping it straight into the hands of Kim Garth at cover.

    Deary me. That was a bit brainless given Nat Sciver-Brunt is at the other end fast running out of partners.

    Ecclestone chips it straight to Garth

  6. Eng 131-6

    How long can Sophie Ecclestone resist the tempters from Alana King?

  7. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator

    Sophie Ecclestone bats for a good time, not a long time.

  8. Eng 131-6

    Sophie Ecclestone squirts the final delivery of the over from Ash Gardner through extra cover to get off the mark.

  9. Sarah Elliott
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    Amy Jones will be disappointed when she looks back at that. Good piece of bowling but it's a free wicket for Australia really.

  10. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator

    That's a beauty. England are starting to look at a familiar story.

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Jones b Gardner 3 (Eng 130-6)

    Amy Jones does not know whether to go forward or back to Ash Gardner and ends up surrendering her wicket with a rather meek poke to straight one from the off-spinner.

    England might have the chance to bowl at Australia under lights. Albeit on day one after batting first.

    Gardner 'beauty' bowls Jones

  12. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    The ladies aren't used to being out on the field this long.

  13. Eng 130-5

    Nat Sciver-Brunt is edging towards a Test half-century. She is unbeaten on 44 off 114 balls after seeing off a maiden from Alana King.

  14. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    Cricviz analyst

    24th dismissal and counting against leg-spin for England this Ashes.

    England batters in this Ashes series:

    • v right-arm pace : 28 dismissals (24.0 average)
    • v leg-spin : 24 dismissals (11.3 average)
    • v off-spin : 4 dismissals (25.3 average)

  15. Eng 130-5

    Ash Gardner looks to spin one through the gate to Amy Jones, but just about manages to keep the ball out. Later in the over ehe England wicketkeeper slices on behind point to pick up a couple

  16. Sarah Elliott
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    GardnerEPA

    The pressure just keeps building on England. These last five wickets are making me nervous.

  17. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    Cricviz analyst

    As well as Nat Sciver-Brunt has played today while looking to attack, the Australian bowlers have constantly challenged her defensive shots.

    Nat Sciver-Brunt - Today

    • While defending - 11 false shots (32% deliveries)
    • While attacking/rotating the strike - 4 false shots (6% deliveries)

  18. Eng 128-5

    Amy Jones the new batter for England as Alana King and Ash Gardner continue to spin their webs.

  19. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    That is an absolutely spectacular catch from Phoebe Litchfield, diving to her right. That drift that Alana King has been able to extract has been absolutely remarkable.

    Australia have gotten their breakthrough.

  20. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator

    Alana King has been threatening and finally she strikes.