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by Sam Drury & Timothy Abraham

  1. 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.

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

    Ash Gardner is jut looking to keep the stumps in play. Naturally, she won't get as much rip rom this surface.

  3. Eng 76-1

    Trail by 194 runs

    A bit of indecision with the running and calling between Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight when the latter sets off for a single.

    There's a shy at the stumps at the non-striker's end but Alana King cannot stop the ball, there's nobody else really backing up, and it races away for overthrows.

    Five runs added to England's total.

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

    Rare misfield from Australia, Tahlia McGrath just diving over the ball.

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    Eng 71-1

    Tammy Beaumont sweeps Alana King straight into the midriff of Georgia Voll at shot leg. Is that a catching chance? Given the England opener absolutely nailed it, Australia are happy it's not gone for four.

    Voll is okay, thankfully, and chuckling away to stifle the grimace of the pain.

    Beaumont does pick up a boundary later in the over, though, with a nice drive. Tahlia McGrath could perhaps have done better at mid-off after allowing the ball to go under her dive.

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

    The runs are on offer, you've just got to make the most of it. It will get tough when the sun goes down but it's all about how they play against Alana King for me.

  7. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator

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    I think Australia wished they had Georgia Wareham in the side.

  8. Eng 65-1

    Ash Gardner continues to plug away, waiting for England's batters to blink.

    Just one run off the over after Tammy Beamont steered the Aussie spinner to mid-on for a single.

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  10. Sarah Elliott
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Sounds

    The runs won't worry the Australians, it's just about searching for ways to get a wicket.

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

    It all became a little bit too easy for England. The one discipline that England have struggled against through this whole series is leg spin. This will be interesting to see what Alana King can do today.

  12. Eng 64-1

    Heather Knight picks up a couple of runs with a sweep of Alana King.

    Beth Mooney is encouraged, however, with the England skipper deciding to play a shot rather just try to snuff out the spin.

    I think we're going to see a lot of the King-Gardner spin axis over the next hour or so.

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

    England are going to struggle against the spinners. The surface is offering a lot of turn now.

  14. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator

    The game isn't going to be won by England but they can't get bogged down. They need to stay positive.

  15. Eng 62-1

    Ash Gardner rattles through a maiden over, defended by Tammy Beaumont.

    All of a sudden England sense a bit of pressure building.

  16. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator

    This is where England are in danger. Play straight and they are fine. Try to sweep and they are in trouble.

  17. Eng 62-1

    It is that time of the day, Alex.

    Alana King, a headline writer's dream, is summoned by Alyssa Healy and is straight into her business.

    Heather Knight is twice hit on the pad - once fending and the other sweeping - by King and there's vociferous appeals from the Aussie leg-spinner.

    There's a brief conflab for the second appeal to discuss whether it was worth reviewing, but the TV replays show perhaps it would have gone on to miss off stump.

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

    It's just got to that stage of the day where it feels like we need a bit of Alana King. With Ash Gardner turning the ball as much as she is, you just know King is going to get a lot out of this surface.

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    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    Cricviz analyst

    A battle of restraint here for Tammy Beaumont as the Australia bowlers try to make her play off the front foot often. Across this Ashes series, Beaumont has been dismissed playing off the front foot/coming down the wicket on four occasions, while she's yet to be dismissed off her preferred strong back-foot game.

  20. Eng 62-1

    Tammy Beaumont makes use of her crease and decisively whips Ash Gardner for four through leg.

    The England opener looks like she's found a bit of form and confidence here.

    Beaumont hits back-to-back fours