Summary

  • AUSTRALIA WIN WORLD CUP

  • Sciver hits unbeaten 148 for England but runs out of partners

  • Australia pile up 356-5 - a World Cup final record score

  • Healy - dropped on 42 - hits brilliant 170 off 138 balls

  • Australia put on 160 for first wicket after England win toss

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne and Tim Oscroft

  1. From the press box

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  2. Aus 120-0

    Healy 58, Haynes 57

    Five easy singles from the over.

    Australia are firmly in control and have barely broken a sweat. What has Heather Knight got up her sleeve?

  3. Desperately in need of a wicket, Heather Knight brings on her talisman Katherine Brunt to try and make it happen.

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    All about Steve: So far, England have bowled poorly and dropped their catches. Which isn't ideal when you're playing against arguably the most dominant sports team in the world right now.

    Dan Smith: This opening Australia partnership has offered nothing to England. Tighter than a Rishi Sunak budget!! Those two catching opportunities needed to be taken.

  5. Aus 115-0

    You've got to feel for Kate Cross.

    Both openers dropped off her bowling in the last over, and now she finds the edge of Healy's bat ... but it goes for four.

    England have got to keep their heads up - otherwise the game could be gone by the halfway mark.

    Kate Cross' bowling: 4% full, 38% good length and 58% short. 4 overs, 0 maidens, went for 27 runs, took 0 wickets with an economy of 6.75.

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    In response to Henry's remarks about the toss - hindsight is a wonderful thing. Had we taken 3 wickets by now it would've been a masterstroke of a call. That's the beauty of cricket - we just don't know.

    Lee, Sunderland

  7. 50 runs

    50 for Alyssa Healy

    Aus 109-0

    Short, wide and absolutely nailed for four.

    What a way to bring up your half-century.

    Stand and deliver.

  8. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special

    That decision to bat first looks increasingly odd.

  9. Aus 105-0

    Healy 47, Haynes 53

    Haynes comes down the track and heaves Ecclestone down the ground for two, Charlie Dean pulling off a tremendous dive to save the boundary.

    This is brilliant batting. They take Ecclestone for seven overs, without really taking any risks, and not allowing her to settle in the same way that other teams have done.

  10. Natalie Germanos
    BBC Test Match Special

    Rachael Haynes is in the form of her life. She's been brilliant in this tournament for Australia.

    The run map shows Rachael Haynes scored 50 with 6 fours, 1 three, 1 two, and 21 singles for Australia Women
  11. 50 runs

    50 for Rachael Haynes

    Aus 98-0

    In an over where she was dropped, then watched her partner get dropped, Rachael Haynes has her 50.

    She raises her bat nonchalantly for her half-century as if to say, the job's not done yet, team.

  12. Snehal Pradhan
    Ex-India seamer on BBC Test Match Special

    What is Kate Cross going through right now?!

  13. dropped catch

    Healy dropped on 42

    Another! Oh dear, oh dear.

    This time Nat Sciver at mid-wicket - it's hit hard by Healy and she has to jump, but she mistimes it and once again Kate Cross despairingly watches the ball hit the ground.

    Both openers dropped in one over.

  14. Snehal Pradhan
    Ex-India seamer on BBC Test Match Special

    Those are the kind of catches you put your best fielder at point for.

  15. dropped catch

    Haynes dropped on 47

    Oooooh. What a moment!

    Haynes goes back and cuts to point, Danni Wyatt has to dive so it's a difficult chance but she does get two hands to it and it bounces awkwardly out.

    Tough, but she'd back herself to take it. You have to take those in big games.

  16. Snehal Pradhan
    Ex-India seamer on BBC Test Match Special

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    Australia are coasting. This is setting up to be the kind of total any chasing team - no matter how good they are - has nightmares about.

  17. Aus 92-0

    Healy 40, Haynes 47

    Australia are in cruise control. They take six from Ecclestone's over without really seeming to try.

    They're barely out of first gear yet. Will they go into second now we've reached the 20 over mark?

  18. Natalie Germanos
    BBC Test Match Special

    It's all looking easy for the number one side in the world. It's a good pitch for batting this.

  19. Aus 86-0

    I envy how easy Haynes and Healy make batting look.

    Four singles and a wide off Cross' over.

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