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Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special commentator
If Healy has not hit it, there's trouble for her here.
Summary
England win by two wickets to level Women's Ashes with two to play
Skipper Knight's unbeaten 75 anchors England, who lose regular wickets
Cross hammers 19 at number 10 to allay late nerves
Beaumont (47 off 42) and Capsey (40 off 34) get England off to fast start
Mooney top-scores for Australia with unbeaten 81
England drop five chances and miss chance to stump Mooney
Australia had won 41 of their last 42 completed ODIs
Two ODIs to play: 16 July (Southampton) & 18 July (Taunton)
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Alex Blackwell
Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match SpecialI think Healy has hit her pad here...
England reviewpublished at 0.4 overs
Kate Cross thinks she has trapped Alyssa Healy lbw.
The umpire says no but England sends it upstairs.
If was full and straight. If Healy hasn't hit it she could be done for here.
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Alex Blackwell
Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match SpecialThe start is not what Kate Cross was looking for, Healy can be suspect with nicking the ball so they have two slips in.
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Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport at BristolA collective groan that says "oh, here we go" has just echoed around the commentary box...
Aus 8-0published at 0.3 overs
Ominous start from Australia. Alyssa Healy crashes the first ball of the match through the covers for four. Two balls later she clips off her pads to the rope through mid-wicket.
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Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialI'm looking for them to ask questions straight away, I don't want any loose balls, the first ball you're on the money and you're waiting for them to get bored first and you cash in.
You can't let them settle in, I want them to come steaming in and be on the money. The better bowling side will win.
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Kate Cross will open the bowling, with Alyssa Healy facing the first ball.
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Alex Blackwell
Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match SpecialIt's a fascinating balance at the moment, the pressure is on Australia, they want to win and be on top of the England side.
England seem really relaxed and they could do something quite epic. After the Test match, people lost faith in them and maybe this is their chance to do something special.
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Here come the two teams, with England sporting their new snazzy all blue ODI kit. There is no mistaking Australia either in their familiar yellow and green strip.
Bristol is filling up nicely too, so there should be a cracking atmosphere for what is a pivotal game in this series.
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Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport at BristolEngland struggled against Australia's left handed batters during the Test match, so it's interesting to see them mixing up the left-and-right combination in the top four.
Left-hander Phoebe Litchfield joins Alyssa Healy at the top of the order - who ominously made a 170 last time these two teams played in an ODI (in a World Cup final, no less)!
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Alex Blackwell
Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match SpecialAustralia seemed deflated since their last defeat, they would not have to get back-to-back losses in the white-ball format against England but they come back today having won plenty of ODIs against England, so they should be confident.
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As Ffion says there has been some rain around Bristol this morning but thankfully it is now dry. The weather forecast is good for the rest of the day, so we should get through without any interruptions.
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Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport at BristolIt rained for most of my short drive from Cardiff to Bristol this morning but the cricket gods seem to be being kind to us at the moment, as it has cleared up pretty nicely.
As we know England are in must-win territory, and conveniently, this is the venue where they last beat Australia in a home ODI.
The only problem is that it was in 2017...
The teamspublished at 12:44 British Summer Time 12 July 2023
England: Sophia Dunkley, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (C), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, Danielle Wyatt, Amy Jones (WK), Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Kate Cross, Lauren Bell.
Australia: Alyssa Healy (C, WK), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ash Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Georgia Wareham, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown.
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England captain Heather Knight: "I was 50-50 so don't mind losing the toss too much, we are happy to have a bowl.
"We feel like we gained a bit of momentum but it is a new format, that will rally the Aussies. They are really successful in this format so we have to be at our best."
On all matches in the series being sell-outs: "It is awesome. We love it as players. We felt the support. They can give you a lift in key moments. More of the same today, let's be having ya!"
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Australia's captain Alyssa Healy speaking to Sky Sports: "We're going to have a bat first. The statistics show that batting first will help us get a good total and we will give that a crack, it looks dry so hopefully we get the better of the conditions."
"A lot of the cricket transfers across all three formats, there are key areas we want to tighten up on, we played a good Test match and hopefully we can transfer some of that now to the ODI.
"Phoebe Litchfield comes into the top of the order and all other things are the same, hopefully we get the job done."
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Alyssa Healy calls correctly and chooses to bat first.
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First up let's bring news of the toss...
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Image source, Getty ImagesWelcome to our coverage of the first one-day international between England and Australia in the Women's Ashes multi-format series.
Things were looking bleak for England after losing the only Test match at Trent Bridge, but victory in the T20 series - Australia's first series defeat since 2017 - means the game is very much on.
Heather Knight's side trail 6-4 with three one-day internationals remaining, each worth two points.