Summary

  • Australia 177-5; trail England by 103

  • Two wickets for debutant Ecclestone

  • England all out for 280 after resuming on 235-7

  • Aus lead series 4-2 on points; 4pts available for Test win

  • Inaugural day-night women's Test

  • North Sydney Oval; England won toss

  1. Eng 262-8published at 03:59 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Shrubsole 20, Marsh 4

    Shrubsole shows no mercy to McGrath, edging the first ball of McGrath's over for four and then blasting a full toss through the covers for four more. After playing out 15 dot balls last night, her first 25 deliveries today have brought 19 runs. A single takes her to 20 - and steals the strike.

  2. Postpublished at 03:56 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Lisa Sthalekar
    Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    When the English batters are throwing their hands at the ball, the ball is literally flying. I'm not sure whether they need a first slip.

  3. Eng 253-8published at 03:55 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    If we were expecting defiant defence from Laura Marsh after her legendary 55 from 304 balls, external in the 2013 Ashes Test, it's a bit of a shock when she late-cuts her second delivery just past the wicketkeeper for four to push England's score past 250. She shares a joke with keeper Alyssa Healy - she and Marsh were team-mates at Sydney Sixers in the first Women's Big Bash League a couple of years ago.

  4. Postpublished at 03:52 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Lisa Sthalekar
    Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    It didn't get above stump height, Wilson got hit on the splice and it just ballooned up to square leg. A more comfortable catch for Ellyse Perry this time.

  5. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 03:51 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Wilson c Perry b Schutt 13 (Eng 249-8)

    Gone! Megan Schutt finally has her reward in her 23rd over as Wilson tries to take her on, and top-edges it to give an easy catch to square leg.

  6. Eng 249-7published at 03:51 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Wilson 13, Shrubsole 11

    Fran Wilson has nearly been caught up by her partner today, but she's been pretty solid - while fortune favours Shrubsole as she plays and misses a whisker outside off stump.

  7. dropped catch

    CLOSE!published at 03:47 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Eng 248-7

    Wilson scores her first run of day two, before Shrubsole finds the boundary for the first time, opening the face to guide a four backward of point. Then it's edged - and just wide of Jess Jonassen at point, although as the umpire extends his right arm to signal a no-ball, it would not have counted. England have added 13 in five overs today.

  8. Postpublished at 03:47 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Charles Dagnall
    BBC Test Match Special

    Should Tahlia McGrath want to, I think she's got an extra yard of pace there. She's tall and lean, and if she needed an effort ball, I think she could find it.

  9. Eng 238-7published at 03:44 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    McGrath 16-7-35-2

    Steady defence from Shrubsole - and while the Australians continued the tradition yesterday of wearing their fabled Baggy Green cap in the first session of the Test, a few of them have now donned wide-brimmed white sunhats, including captain Rachael Haynes. It looks nice and sunny at North Sydney Oval as McGrath completes her second maiden of the day.

  10. Eng 238-7published at 03:41 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Schutt 21-7-36-0

    While the Richies begin with a hokey-cokey - and the TMS crew fear for the eardrums of Elyse Villani at fine leg - Shrubsole pushes Schutt for a quick single.

    A steady start for England - with both sides having said in their interviews that the magic number appears to be 300, with England hoping to exceed that target, and Australia hoping to restrict the tourists to less than that score.

  11. Postpublished at 03:38 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Lisa Sthalekar
    Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Three of the Richies can play the trumpet. I'm sure we'll hear the music associated with cricket in Australia.

  12. Eng 237-7published at 03:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Rather than regular opening bowler Ellyse Perry (who spent most of the last few overs giggling yesterday after that unorthodox dismissal of Sarah Taylor), Australia turn to the medium pace of debutant seamer Tahlia McGrath, who starts with a maiden to Fran Wilson.

    And the TMS crew have noticed that the "Richies" at the game today - all clad in their cream, bone, white, off-white, ivory or beige jackets - are mostly women.

  13. Marvellous...published at 03:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

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  14. Eng 237-7published at 03:34 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Wilson 11, Shrubsole 2

    Schutt, right-arm fast-medium with her dark hair tied back in a ponytail, finds Anya Shrubsole's aforementioned forward defensive (see her earlier comments on TMS) in good order, before the Somerset right-hander gets her first runs from her 20th delivery faced, guiding Schutt for two through mid-wicket.

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  16. Postpublished at 03:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Ready to roll at North Sydney Oval. Unsurprisingly, Australia have thrown the ball (which is 20 overs old) to their pace spearhead Megan Schutt.

  17. Postpublished at 03:30 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Lisa Sthalekar
    Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    They call Anya Shrubsole a tail-ender, but she deals with pressure extremely well - look at home she came out and hit the winning runs against South Africa in the World Cup semi-final.

  18. Postpublished at 03:29 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    They used to call this place Concussion Park because it was so hard out there in the middle.

  19. Postpublished at 03:29 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Charlotte Edwards
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Ellyse Perry is one of those players who changes games. It was such a big wicket, as Sarah Taylor had the chance to take the ball away from Australia. Now it's up to Anya Shrubsole and Fran Wilson.

  20. Postpublished at 03:28 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    One of the most interesting moments last night was the dismissal of Sarah Taylor, who was caught and bowled by Ellyse Perry. Perry was almost embarrassed, as she was making sure where her footholes were and she wasn't really watching - the ball hit her and she caught it.