Australia have begun the run-chase on a positive note despite losing Georgia Voll. The batter was clean bowled by Lauren Bell as ENG-W struck early and brought some momentum back on their side.
Australia have begun the run-chase on a positive note despite losing Georgia Voll. The batter was clean bowled by Lauren Bell as ENG-W struck early and brought some momentum back on their side.
England women end up with 150 on the scoreboard with Sciver-Brunt scoring a fifty and Freya Kemp playing an important knock of 44 not out. Australia will be quite content with that score, given how they have bowled and restricted the hosts. There were just two sixes hit in the entire of ENG-W innings.
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Freya Kemp are key for ENG-W as they look to take the hosts towards a formidable total. Australia bowlers are the under the cosh a bit, given the ENG-W captain and Kemp are going after the Aussie bowlers.
ENG-W have lost two more wickets in cheap fashion as AUS-W look to cash in and roll out the hosts for a paltry score. England women captain Nat Sciver-Brunt remains key for the hosts with other batters falling cheaply to the AUS-W bowlers.
After the fall of two wickets, AUS-W had ENG-W under the pump but Alice Capsey has released some of the pressure with 16 runs coming off Ash Gardner's over. England women need to push from here, if they are to get a formidable total on the board.
England women will be disappointed with the PP they have had. 39 runs scored and lost two wickets - AUS-W will be the happier of the two. Australia women have been poor themselves as well, giving away free-hits but the hosts have not capitalised.
Amy Jones was the first wicket to fall for ENG-W at Lord's with Lucy Hamilton striking first for the Aussies. However, the skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt and Danni Wyatt-Hodge are at the crease and are looking to revive the innings and end the PP on a positive note.
ENG-W batters are out - Amy Jones and Danni Wyatt-Hodge as the two batters look to get off to a fiery start against the in-form Aussie pace attack at Lord's.
Australia Women have won the toss and have opted to field
England Women (Playing XI): Amy Jones(w), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Charlotte Dean, Linsey Smith, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell
Australia Women (Playing XI): Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney(w), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux(c), Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton
Matches played: 45
England won: 20
Australia won: 22
No Result: 1
Tied: 2
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