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

Live Reporting

Sam Drury and Tim Oscroft

  1. Eng 109-2

    Target: 311

    Darcie Brown returns to the attack, and she drops one down leg side that Tammy Beaumont flicks behind square leg for the first boundary in a while, part of eight off the over.

  2. Eng 101-2

    Beaumont and Sciver push for two and the throw from Beth Mooney in the deep only just misses the stumps. It was touch and go whether Beaumont was home or not.

  3. Mel Jones
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

    When you look at what is to come for England, they're going to need a Lanning and Haynes-type partnership to set them up.

    The worm shows England Women are 19 runs ahead of Australia Women. England Women are 96 for 2 after 20 overs. At the same stage Australia Women were 77 for 1.

  4. Eng 96-2

    PerryGetty Images

    Ellyse Perry sends down another steady over to peg England back a touch further.

  5. Mel Jones
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Tahlia McGrath just makes things happen, doesn't she? With bat, ball and in the field.

  6. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It was there to drive but Heather Knight was too early on the shot. A lot of responsibility lies on Tammy Beaumont and the new batter, Nat Sciver, now.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Knight c Lanning b McGrath 40 (Eng 92-2)

    Huge wicket for Australia, and almost out of nothing!

    Heather Knight drives McGrath into the off side but it's a touch loose and goes straight at her opposite number, who makes no mistake with a straightforward chance.

  8. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Tammy is the sort of player who knows when a record like that is on its way.

  9. Eng 90-1

    Ellyse Perry is stemming the flow of runs a bit with three off her latest over, but one of them sees Tammy Beaumont reach 3,000 ODI runs. She's the fifth England women's player to reach the milestone, and in 78 innings she is the fastest to get there.

  10. Lydia Greenway
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    It is brave to go in with only five bowlers but it has allowed England to go in with an extra batter which might be helpful chasing a big total like this.

  11. Watch: Knight hits England's first six

    More of the same please, Heather...

  12. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special

    Tammy Beaumont has played nicely, showing some nice aggression at times. She's not celebrating too much. She knows this is just half of her job.

  13. 50 runs

    50 - Tammy Beaumont

    Eng 87-1

    The opener tucks McGrath away to reach 50 off 54 deliveries.

    The run map shows Tammy Beaumont scored 50 with 5 fours, 6 twos, and 18 singles for England Women

  14. Eng 84-1

    Tahlia McGrath is on for Annabel Sutherland, her bowling is quite similar to Megan Schutt's inswingers.

  15. Eng 84-1

    Hands on head time from Ellyse Perry as Heather Knight edges the ball close to her leg stump and down to fine leg for a single, one of five off the over.

  16. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special

    If you're not going to chase down 311 - and there is no suggestion that they're not - then get some runs, land some blows.

  17. Eng 79-1

    That was a steady over from Sutherland until she strayed down leg side and Beaumont nudged her fine off her hip for four.

  18. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    They can't get too far behind the required rate and, if we look at the worm, England are actually ahead of where Australia were at this point.

    The worm shows England Women are 20 runs ahead of Australia Women. England Women are 72 for 1 after 14 overs. At the same stage Australia Women were 52 for 1.

  19. Eng 72-1

    Steady stuff from Perry as Beaumont and Knight nudge her around for four off the over.

    This looks comfortable for England at the moment.

  20. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport's chief cricket writer in Hamilton

    I think both sides will be reasonably pleased with how things are going so far.

    England are still in this chase, they couldn't knock these runs off in the first few overs but they could have lost the game. And Australia will know they have lots and lots of runs on the board.