Summary

  • England fall short having needed 16 off final over

  • Sciver hits brilliant 79-ball century; is dropped in penultimate over

  • Beaumont, dropped at slip on 4, hits 74 before falling to King leg-break

  • An England victory would be a record run-chase in women's ODI cricket

  • England lose Winfield-Hill in first over of their reply

  • Haynes hits 130 off 131 balls to set up big total for Australia

  • Lanning & Haynes put on 196 for second wicket

  1. Aus 33-0published at 8.1 overs

    Not a great start as she sends down a wide down the leg side off the first. Amy Jones is still up to the stumps and has to get her hands high up to her left to stop that r=errant delivery.

  2. Aus 32-0published at 8 overs

    Just the single to Healy off Shrubsole's latest over, the hero of 2017 seems to have found her mojo.

    Now there's a change in the attack as Nat Sciver replaces Brunt.

  3. Warne to get MCG stand named after himpublished at 01:28 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2022

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  4. Bangladesh need 208 to beat South Africapublished at 01:27 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2022

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    In the other match in the competition happening today in Dunedin, South Africa have limped to 207 all out, having been 119-5 against Bangladesh. The Proteas are indebted to Marizanne Kapp (42) and Chloe Tryon (39), who staged a middle order fightback. You can follow that match via our scorecard here.

  5. Aus 30-0published at 6.4 overs

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    Rachael Haynes is playing second fiddle to Alyssa Healy here, and she edges Brunt past slip for just her fourth run.

    Off the next, Brunt drops short and Healy helps herself for four behind square leg.

  6. 'Warne was an absolute genius'published at 01:25 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2022

    Lydia Greenway
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

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    The thing that stands out to me, as someone who didn't know him personally, is all the positive stories from those who did know him. It's been a real shock to everybody. Nasser Hussain was talking about him earlier, obviously they spent a lot of time together commentating, and he just said he was an absolute genius.

  7. Tributes to Shane Warne continuepublished at 01:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2022

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  8. Aus 25-0published at 6 overs

    Shrubsole continues and nips one past Healy's outside edge - Jones fumbles it but there was no touch.

    Healy tries to break the shackles off the final delivery, airily driving into the off side for two. That was a much better over from Shrubsole, though.

  9. 'Tough start is good for England'published at 01:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2022

    Lydia Greenway
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    I think it is a good thing for England to play Australia so quickly after the Ashes. If you play a so-called lesser side and get a convincing win then it can lull you into a false sense of security.

  10. Grab the popcorn...published at 01:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2022

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    Australia's Alyssa Healy, speaking to the ICC: "I think people pull out the popcorn when they see me walking out to bat against Katherine Brunt. We may possibly be the two most competitive players in the women's game."

  11. Aus 22-0published at 4.2 overs

    Healy 18, Haynes 3

    Jones is staying up to the stumps for both openers now, it looks to be a slow pitch that isn't deviating much.

  12. Aus 19-0published at 3.3 overs

    Healy looks to be in ominous form, clipping Shrubsole high over mid-wicket for her third four.

  13. Aus 14-0published at 3.1

    Jones is staying up for Healy to Shrubsole's bowling, but the Aussie opener is unfussed, driving through cover for another boundary off the first of the over.

  14. Aus 9-0published at 2.5

    Keeper Amy Jones is standing up to the stumps already, and England have two slips in for Brunt as she takes on Healy. But the bowler drops it short and the opener rocks back to pull her for four behind square leg for the first boundary of the day.

  15. Postpublished at 01:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2022

    Fancy a reminder of 2017? Oh, go on then...

  16. Aus 4-0published at 2 overs

    Healy 3, Haynes 1

    Both openers are off the mark, and Healy played the first really positive shot with a clip for two over midwicket that Danni Wyatt cut off just in from the boundary.

  17. 'Added pressure for England'published at 01:06 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2022

    Lydia Greenway
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    I think England are stronger chasing. But I think if you look at their most recent ODIs, against Australia they struggled to post a score and in terms of success rate, chasing seems to be their stronger suit. In a World Cup game though, there is that added pressure.

  18. Aus 1-0published at 1.2 overs

    There's a bit of swing there as Healy edges it past the sole slip for the first run of the innings.

  19. Aus 0-0published at 1 over

    That is an on-the-money maiden from Katherine Brunt to get England nicely under way. There's definitely a bit of movement early doors.

    Anya Shrubsole will take the second over, bowling to Alyssa Healy.

  20. Aus 0-0published at 0.1 overs

    Brunt swings it back in from over the wicket to the left-hander, who safely defends it into the leg side.