Heather Knight capitalises on an over-pitched delivery from Darcie Brown first and calmly lifts it over gully for a welcome boundary.

Off the final ball of the over Tammy Beaumont dispatches Brown to the fence with a rasping cut shot.

A 50 partnership for these two. England are ticking along nicely.

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A little short and wide from Ellyse Perry with her penultimate ball of the over and Tammy Beaumont slaps it into the covers for a couple more.

England gnawing away at Australia's total.

Ellyse Perry is a fraction short and Tammy Beaumont picks up the length quickly and pulls it to towards the boundary. It looks destined to hit the rope, but the diving Darcie Brown flings herself full length to save two runs.

Fresh off the back of bowling as well. Top effort.

The Cricketer's James Coyne: It's hardly Bazball boldness but Beaumont and Knight doing the right thing so far: sensible accumulation and getting up to Australia's score is surely the only way to give Ecclestone something to work with next innings. Runs should come fast enough anyway on this outfield

Alex Blackwell
Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

Captain Healy is giving their bowlers a chance to find out which end their bowlers prefer, not that they would all get the choice. I wonder if its another way of adding a bit of variation without doing too much. The batter has to get used to facing each bowler from a different end.

Darcie Brown with the first over after tea.

Her third ball is dug into the pitch but sits up and England skipper Heather Knight is able to swivel on her heels and pull it mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

The players are back out on the field. We'll be back underway shortly.

Emma Lamb was the only wicket to fall in the afternoon session. Can England get through to the close just the one down?

This is currently Tammy Beaumont's third best score in Test cricket. Her other two have been a 70 and 66 against Australia and India respectively.

Thanks, Mike.

Encouraging start by England with the bat. Tammy Beaumont, in particular, has played quite fluently.

I hope you're taking a chance to grab a quick drink and a snack before settling down for what should be an interesting final session.

To that end, I'm off to get to work on a nearby packet of biscuits - it's of utmost importance to me that they're not allowed to get stale.

Here's Timothy Abraham to take you through to close.

Five maidens in the first 19 overs for Australia, but England are going at over three and a half runs an over.

A case of leave the good ball and dispatch the bad one?

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

They still trail by 405, a long way to go. You've got to be positive and there is still a long way to go in this Test match.

No, nothing doing. Looks like it was bat on ground - Australia have lost an appeal and the chance to have another over before tea.

England batters lead the two sides off the field. It's been a solid start for the home side, with only Emma Lamb lost to the bowling of Annabel Sutherland. But they'll need many more sessions like this if they're going to match Australia.

Here's Ellyse Perry, as Kim Garth finally makes way.

Tammy Beaumount dispatches a low leg-side full-toss to the boundary. The second ball is a bit tighter to the England batter, there's a cautious appeal from the bowler and behind the wicket.

Hold on - they're reviewing that!

A return for Darcie Brown in place of Annabel Sutherland. Like Garth, she has now bowled at both ends in this innings.

Just the single for Beaumont, pulling to mid-wicket. Just the 409 runs behind - England are chipping away.

Consecutive maidens for Kim Garth who's bowled eight overs now. Played out once again by Heather Knight.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

Two balls almost identical as well, almost the same reaction. Really well played by Tammy Beaumont, just flicking both through the on side.

Sutherland serves up two full-tosses to Tammy Beaumont. They're the very definition of juicy and she clips them away for boundaries through an empty mid-wicket area.

Better ball to follow as Beaumont attempts a cut and misses - almost an easy chance for Healy.