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Melinda Farrell
Journalist
"My gut feeling is there will be a run-out, because they'll suddenly feel the need to rotate the strike."
Summary
Eng 168 all out: Brunt 39, Sciver 35; Schutt 4-26
Aus 274-9 dec: Jonassen 99; Shrubsole 4-63
Australia lead multi-format series 4-2
4pts for Test win, 2pts for draw
Postpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 12 August 2015
Eng 85-4 (Greenway 20, Sciver 17)published at 16:43 British Summer Time 12 August 2015
England are being pinned down by the Australians, who are bowling the type of line and length which Glenn McGrath made a career out of. Giving nothing away, Sarah Coyte sends down another set of six dots.
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tms@bbc.co.uk
Lanning's tactic with regard to her bowlers seems to be to bowl them in short spells, ringing the changes frequently. She used the same measure during the ODIs. By contrast, at about this time yesterday, Brunt and Shrubsole had bowled 15 overs apiece.
David in Spain
Eng 85-4 (trail by 189)published at 16:40
The Australians are all fitted with GPS trackers, which monitors how much work they are getting through. Apparently, the spin bowlers travel just as far as the fast bowlers over the course of a match. Maiden for Megan Schutt.
Eng 85-4 (Greenway 20 off 71)published at 16:36
Sarah Coyte almost begins with a maiden, but when she strays down leg Lydia Greenway elegantly flicks four down to fine leg. That'll do for England.
Postpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 12 August 2015
Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport at Canterbury“Walking around a cricket ground can always be entertaining. Having bumped into these young boys playing cricket and in between the sheer concentration, all three managed to tell me Katherine Brunt is their favourite player because they love how aggressive she is on the pitch."
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Afternoon all, Marc Higginson here. I've been thinking... never a good thing, I know.
But, on the back of our footballing myths debunked feature, I want to know which are your favorite cricketing myths. It doesn't have to be scientific.
Just random stuff. For example, it's a myth that Shane Watson is a "fast-medium bowler". More like medium. I won't rest up until he's reclassified.
Anyway... you know the drill. Get involved at #bbccricket.
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Well let's be honest, that wasn't a great session for England. Australia have seized control of this match, rocking England with four early wickets. Ellyse Perry did the bulk of the damage early on, and after Australia claimed the key wicket of Charlotte Edwards, the wind completely went out of England's sails. The silver lining? Lydia Greenway and Nat Sciver got through to tea safely and can go again in the evening session.
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Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special"That was a decent session for Australia, they will be very pleased with that."
Tea intervalpublished at 16:12
Jonassen to bowl the final over before tea. She beats Sciver in the flight with a lovely delivery that grips and turns past the outside edge. Fittingly, it's a maiden to end the session.
Postpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 12 August 2015
Izzy Westbury
Middlesex captain on BBC Test Match Special"In terms of the speed through the crease, Meg Lanning reminds me of Simon Jones."
England 81-4 (trail by 193)published at 16:09
Australia captain Meg Lanning brings herself into the attack to bowl some part-time medium pace. Greenway and Sciver rotate strike with a couple of sharp singles.
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Izzy Westbury
Middlesex captain on BBC Test Match Special"That's the release of pressure England needed. They couldn't get going against the seamers but they've had more success against the spinners."
England 79-4 (Greenway 15, Sciver 16)published at 16:06
England were in the 60s for 12 overs. I didn't live through the actual 60s, but I think they may flown past quicker than that passage of play.
Australia bring almost-centurion Jess Jonassen into the attack for a bit of tweak and immediately the runs start to flow again. Greenway gets her first run for yonks, and then Sciver rocks on to the back foot and absolutely batters Jonassen down the ground. That's better!
Postpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 12 August 2015
Izzy Westbury
Middlesex captain on BBC Test Match Special"This is not Nat Sciver's natural game. She's known for hitting the ball hard - she's having to dig in here."
England 72-4 (trail by 202)published at 16:01
There's still an hour to go until tea. I'm kidding. It's 10 minutes. Still, things are livening up as Natalie Sciver steals a couple of twos off Sarah Coyte's latest over.
Image source, Getty ImagesHow's stat?!published at 15:58 British Summer Time 12 August 2015
This is far from being the slowest innings recorded by a team in Test cricket. England Women hold that record, having taken 84.5 overs to reach 72 all out against Australia in Adelaide back in 1949.
That equates to a run-rate of 0.84. England are scoring at about 2 an over today.
Postpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 12 August 2015
Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport at Canterbury“The morning rain perhaps put off a few fans but there a still a number of families dotted on grass banks around the ground, enjoying some of their picnics and some tense cricket.
“A group of kids are making use of the pop-up food tent by using the sides of the tent as their net as they enjoy a friendly - and sometimes fiery - game of four-a-side cricket."
England 68-4 (Ferling 7-3-10-0)published at 15:58
These two are playing like they've got dumbbells in their pockets. It's another maiden. Greenway hasn't scored a run for 40 minutes. You officially have our permission to pop the kettle on.