Summary

Live Reporting

by Sam Drury

  1. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    Nat Sciver-Brunt isn't sure here.

  2. England review

    Alana King gets one to skip on and hit Nat Sciver-Brunt on the front pad.

    It's given out lbw. NSB immediately sends it upstairs.

  3. Eng 100-2

    Nat Sciver-Brunt has good judgment here.

    Sweeping when the time is right, but not frightened to shoulder arms to Alana King either.

    She takes England up to a hundred by reaching forward to clinically sweep the Aussie leg-spinner to the fence for four.

  4. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    Cricviz analyst

    BeaumontGetty Images

    This is now Tammy Beaumont's highest score in the second innings in her Test career, going past the 37 (81) she scored in the draw against Australia at the North Sydney Oval in 2017.

    Her three previous Test fifties have all come in the team's first innings.

  5. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    Not a large amount of turn from Ash Gardner here but she could get one to skid through for an lbw.

  6. Eng 94-2

    Bit of intent from Nat Sciver-Brunt as she powerfully sweeps Ash Gardner for a couple through square leg. Next ball there's an appeal for lbw, as Sciver-Brunt defends but there's nothing doing.

  7. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    KingGetty Images

    Leg-spin. Test match cricket. How good is this? This is the occasion for Alana King. I loved watching Shane Warne bowl and I love watching Alana King bowl.

  8. Eng 91-2

    Alana King theatrically plays along to a crowd catch, tossing the ball in the air, after Tammy Beaumont jabs one into the pitch and back to her.

    The leg-spinner continues to challenge England's batters with her flight and control. England are holding her at bay, but for how long?

  9. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    Cricviz analyst

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    Third time Heather Knight has been dismissed in as many innings by Ash Gardner in this Ashes.

    • three innings
    • three dismissals
    • 13 runs
    • 24 balls
    • 4.33 average

  10. Eng 90-2

    Ash Gardner wastes no time and is briskly through another over of off-spin. A single apiece for Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver-Brunt.

    Here's how Heather Knight was dismissed a few moments ago.

    Superb Litchfield catch dismisses England captain Knight

  11. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    England had a good start but here comes the Aussies.

  12. Eng 88-2

    Close!

    A leading edge from Nat Sciver-Brunt's bat off Alana King pops up on the off side, but lands safe.

    The England batter does not let it bother her, though, and promptly dispatches King's next two deliveries to the boundary.

    NSB sweeps the Aussie leg-spinner through fine leg then pumps her low down the ground for another four.

  13. Michelle Goszko
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

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    That was England's session until that wicket, they just lost concentration. Heather Knight forgot there was a fielder there.

  14. Eng 79-2

    Nat Sciver-Brunt is England's new batter as Alana King prepares to bowl her fifth over.

  15. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Patient from the spinners of Australia. This one is a little bit straighter, Heather Knight looks to turn it around the corner, it's an easy catch. Well bowled from Ash Gardner, Heather Knight had to hit that or she'd be out lbw.

    Australia have broken that partnership.

  16. Matt Clinch
    BBC Test Match Special

    Heather Knight can't believe it. Australia get their breakthrough, just as it looked like England were standing up.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Knight c Litchfield b Gardner 32 (Eng 79-2)

    The England captain is superbly caught at short leg!

    Moments before the drinks break and Heather Knight will probably chastise herself for giving her wicket a way a little at this stage.

    Knight shuffles across and tickles one one off the face of her bat, spinning ever so slightly into legs from Ash Gardner, straight into the hands of Phoebe Litchfield under the lid.

    Australia are cock-a-hoop.

    Superb Litchfield catch dismisses England captain Knight

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England have had their struggles against leg-spin this series.

  19. Eng 79-1

    A peach of a delivery from Alana King with her second ball of the over, to Tammy Beaumont.

    The England opener plunges forward to defend with a straight bat but it spits up and turns to beat the outside edge of the bat.

    Later in the over Beaumont briefly loses her focus and chips one just over the head of the Australia leg-spinner for a couple of runs.

  20. Sarah Elliott
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    It's remarkable how both teams have only used five bowlers. There's been some big workloads.