- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR66.1 Blows the glove off! Caught behind! Haynes cops a brute! Back of a length with a scrambled seam, it really rears off the length, Haynes fends at it and it catches the shoulder of the bat as she takes the bottom hand off the bat, the edge flies through to Jones. England are delighted 212/52.5 caught behind! Brunt sucked her in with a beautiful outswinger! Full angled into off and it shapes away late, Healy drives to drive on the up, gets a faint edge and it's a simple catch for Jones 1/13.2 caught behind! Another one gone driving on the up! Shrubsole pulled the length ball and got some lovely shape away wide of off, Mooney didn't need to play but pushed away from her body on the front foot, gets a thick edge and Jones claims another one! 4/214.5 the big wicket! Short outside off, gets big on Perry who top-edges the pull, it goes straight up and to the left of the keeper, she runs and pouches a good catch. That caught Perry by surprise and Sciver fist-pumps in delight. What a massive wicket and the talisman of the Australian side walks back 43/365.4 edged and finally taken at slip! Lovely delivery from Sciver. Fuller outswinger but not a half-volley, Lanning pushes at it with an open face, gets a thick edge and Knight moving low to her right holds on to the sharp chance. Lanning misses out on that elusive century 212/496.6 caught behind! Loose shot off the last ball of the day! Good length well wide of off, no need to play but she tried to lash a square drive and it just swung away late, she got a thin edge through to Jones who claims her fifth catch of the day! 327/788.3 Given lbw! Gardner reviews. Good delivery, length ball, pitching outside off, threatening to shape away but it nipped back off the seam and beat the inside edge to hit the back pad again. Carbon copy of McGrath's. Has this also done too much? No. It is crashing into leg. Decision stands and Gardner falls. Superb delivery. 296/6100.1 what a delivery! That's an absolute ripper. Good length at middle and off, nips away to beat the edge and takes the top of off. Won't see better 328/8104.1 edged, caught behind! Brunt has her five-wicket haul and it's been a brilliant display. In the channel outside off, Jonassen playing away from the body and it's another catch for Amy Jones. And Australia have declared 337/9Extras12 (b 8, lb 4)TOTAL337/9d (104.1 Overs, RR: 3.23, 415 minutes)Did not bat: D BrownFall of wickets: 1-1 (Alyssa Healy, 2.5 ov), 2-4 (Beth Mooney, 3.2 ov), 3-43 (Ellyse Perry, 14.5 ov), 4-212 (Meg Lanning, 65.4 ov), 5-212 (Rachael Haynes, 66.1 ov), 6-296 (Ashleigh Gardner, 88.3 ov), 7-327 (Tahlia McGrath, 96.6 ov), 8-328 (Annabel Sutherland, 100.1 ov), 9-337 (Jess Jonassen, 104.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB K Sciver-Brunt 21.1 4 60 5 2.83 0 0 A Shrubsole 18 5 38 1 2.11 0 0 KL Cross 17 4 67 0 3.94 0 0 Nat Sciver-Brunt 16 4 41 3 2.56 0 0 S Ecclestone 20 2 74 0 3.70 0 0 CE Dean 12 0 45 0 3.75 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.1 edged, taken at second slip! Neat grab. Full outside off, Winfield-Hill lured into the drive as the ball just shapes away a touch. Maiden Test wicket for Brown 6/111.1 big appeal for lbw and given! Will Beaumont review? Yes, she does. A length delivery that nipped back. First thing will be if there's an inside edge but the review wasn't instant. Then it will be height. Certainly no bat involved. Takes the back leg. This looks close. Hitting the top of middle. Lovely bowling from Perry 23/224.6 gone! The nipbacker, cuts in sharply and Sciver gets a thin inside-edge on the punch, no issues for Healy and the umpire has her finger up. That cramped Sciver for room. Aussies have their 3rd 46/335.6 Perry strikes. The angled bat from Dunkley and she drags it back on. Back of a length outside off, Dunkley is tentative on the back foot block and that proves costly. Perry is pumped 79/444.5 good catch by Brown! In-angler cramps Jones on the pull and she skies it towards mid-on, Brown keeps her eyes on the ball as she runs to her right and tumbles to take the catch two-handed over her shoulder. The Aussies run to mob her. England lose a wicket just when things seemed to be in control 118/547.4 Brunt walks back shaking her head as King is mobbed by her mates after taking a debut Test wicket. Nicely flighted and drifting into middle and leg, pitches in line and Brunt goes back to defend a fairly fullish ball, misses and it strikes her high on the pad, loud appeal is upheld and Brunt reviews. But HawkEye shows it to be umpire's call on hitting which means it is clipping the stumps and Brunt has to go. What a moment for King. And with that wicket, the players head back for some tea 120/660.2 holes out to deep square! Dean panics and slog sweeps off a top edge and it carries all the way into the deep and McGrath who was stationed perfectly takes the catch comfortably 150/766.3 chipped to cover-point! Excellent catch by McGrath! Good length but wide of off, Shrubsole tried to invent a cut shot that wasn't on and just chipped it to cover-point, McGrath dived low to her left and pouched it beautifully 169/899.1 Given lbw! This looks plumb. Ecclestone reviews. But she wiped across her front pad trying to whip a straight full delivery. No bat involved and ball tracking has it smashing middle and leg. The umpire had no hesitation in giving it. Great effort by Ecclestone 269/9105.5 Cross holes out to long-leg and that's the end of the innings. Short ball outside off, she pulls but the top-edge carries all the way to the deep fielder where Brown makes no mistake, diving forward to snaffle a good catch. They check for a fair delivery and it is one 297/10Extras19 (b 1, lb 3, nb 12, w 3)TOTAL297 all out (105.5 Overs, RR: 2.8, 435 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Lauren Winfield-Hill, 2.1 ov), 2-23 (Tammy Beaumont, 11.1 ov), 3-46 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 24.6 ov), 4-79 (Sophia Dunkley, 35.6 ov), 5-118 (Amy Jones, 44.5 ov), 6-120 (Katherine Sciver-Brunt, 47.4 ov), 7-150 (Charlie Dean, 60.2 ov), 8-169 (Anya Shrubsole, 66.3 ov), 9-269 (Sophie Ecclestone, 99.1 ov), 10-297 (Kate Cross, 105.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB D Brown 12 3 39 1 3.25 1 3 EA Perry 20.5 2 57 3 2.73 1 3 TM McGrath 10 1 35 1 3.50 0 5 A Sutherland 21 5 62 2 2.95 1 1 AM King 26 4 58 1 2.23 0 0 JL Jonassen 7 1 15 1 2.14 0 0 A Gardner 9 0 27 1 3.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 50th Test wicket for Brunt! This is a fine period of play for England. Swinging into the pads of Haynes who gets an inside-edge onto pad as she goes back to defend, lobs to Beaumont at short-leg who takes a sharp catch. The umpire was quick to raise the finger and Haynes walks off. Brunt has her second 12/20.3 Healy gone for a pair! Look at Brunt's reaction. She roars in the departing batter's face. Lovely outswinger with extra bounce, shaping away from off and Healy defends forward but it takes the edge and Jones does the job behind the stumps. The English crowd around Brunt as she celebrates. Great start for them 1/142.3 a wicket just before lunch and the obdurate knock of Mooney comes to a end. Dipping full-toss on middle and leg, Mooney misses the sweep, is hit on the front toe and the ball is going onto hit the stumps. She wastes a review as well. That will be lunch as the players walk off 123/433.3 pad-first and a loud appeal for LBW is upheld. Perry has a chat with Mooney and walks off. Drifting into off and middle, Perry lunges forward to block but the ball hits the pad first and the umpire thinks about it before raising the finger, good call as it was striking Perry low on the pad and HawkEye shows it to be crashing into the stumps 103/344.3 edged, taken at first slip! Brunt's outstanding Test continues. Full outside off, there's that shape away, Lanning goes into the drive and it's safely held by the captain 130/562.2 cleaned her up! Through the gate. Nicely bowled. Tossed up, McGrath drives, spins back into the stumps 199/756.6 top edged, taken at deep backward square! The short ball works. A well-directed delivery, Gardner not holding back, doesn't keep the pull down 178/6Extras3 (lb 3)TOTAL216/7d (64 Overs, RR: 3.37, 259 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Alyssa Healy, 0.3 ov), 2-12 (Rachael Haynes, 4.4 ov), 3-103 (Ellyse Perry, 33.3 ov), 4-123 (Beth Mooney, 42.3 ov), 5-130 (Meg Lanning, 44.3 ov), 6-178 (Ashleigh Gardner, 56.6 ov), 7-199 (Tahlia McGrath, 62.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB K Sciver-Brunt 9 2 24 3 2.66 0 0 A Shrubsole 8 1 30 0 3.75 0 0 Nat Sciver-Brunt 7 1 29 1 4.14 0 0 S Ecclestone 24 4 68 1 2.83 0 0 KL Cross 9 1 38 0 4.22 0 0 CE Dean 7 1 24 2 3.42 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR21.4 Haynes with another good catch and Winfield-Hill's innings is over. Full on middle, she flicks but Haynes at short mid-wicket times her leap to perfection and takes an overhead catch. Sharp work 94/214.1 McGrath strikes first-ball! What a good low catch by Haynes at short cover. Full and wide outside off, Beaumont can't keep the drive down and it's travelling to Haynes' left, she latches on and that's the end of the dangerous Beaumont 52/133.1 Knight plays across the line to a full ball and is trapped in front. She falls 2 short of a fifty. Gets the front foot across to flick but misses a middle and leg ball, the umpire raises the finger and HawkEye shows it to be clipping. A wicket at the right moment for Australia 166/340.3 Lanning at square leg with a good catch and Sciver is gone. Another twist to this fascinating game. Short on off, pulled in the air and Lanning takes it with both hands to her right. Will that wicket force England to shut shop? 218/443.2 what a good tumbling catch by Mooney at long-on and Dunkley has to walk back. She can't believe that she has not placed it wide of Mooney. Lofts well but it's in Mooney's range, she judges it beautifully and takes it two-handed. Australia keep taking wickets at the right time. King's family are delighted in the stands 233/642.2 caught at deep mid-wicket. Mooney with the calm head. Length ball outside off, Jones heaves it in the air but doesn't get the distance, Mooney settles and takes a low catch in front of her 224/544.1 top-edge and gone. Sutherland with the third wicket. Can the Aussies now push for a win? Short dug in and Brunt edges the pull behind. She has a word with the next batter coming in as she walks off 236/745.4 drifts into Shrubsole, who takes it on the pad outside leg, Dean calls her through for a legbye but Shrubsole is very slow, Healy throws it to King who manages to break the stumps catching the batter just short 244/845.5 top-edge and straight up. King went round the wicket and tosses it up, Dean slogsweeps but can only top-edge it, Healy takes the catch. They are checking for a back foot no-ball here. The third umpire reckons that the first point of contact is not touching the return crease and goes with the bowler. King definitely touched the crease but not when she made first contact which was crucial 244/9Extras7 (lb 3, nb 4)TOTAL245/9 (48 Overs, RR: 5.1, 217 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-52 (Tammy Beaumont, 14.1 ov), 2-94 (Lauren Winfield-Hill, 21.4 ov), 3-166 (Heather Knight, 33.1 ov), 4-218 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 40.3 ov), 5-224 (Amy Jones, 42.2 ov), 6-233 (Sophia Dunkley, 43.2 ov), 7-236 (Katherine Sciver-Brunt, 44.1 ov), 8-244 (Anya Shrubsole, 45.4 ov), 9-244 (Charlie Dean, 45.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB EA Perry 5 0 28 1 5.60 0 2 D Brown 5 0 18 1 3.60 0 0 JL Jonassen 7 0 37 0 5.28 0 0 A Gardner 5 1 25 0 5.00 0 0 A Sutherland 13 0 69 3 5.30 0 0 TM McGrath 4 0 26 1 6.50 0 2 AM King 9 1 39 2 4.33 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
27,28,29,30 January 2022 (4-day match)
Women's Test debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia Women 2, England Women 2
Close of Play
- Thu, 27 Jan - day 1 - Australia Women 1st innings 327/7 (A Sutherland 7*, 97 ov)
- Fri, 28 Jan - day 2 - England Women 1st innings 235/8 (HC Knight 127*, S Ecclestone 27*, 87 ov)
- Sat, 29 Jan - day 3 - Australia Women 2nd innings 12/2 (BL Mooney 7*, EA Perry 0*, 4.5 ov)
- Sun, 30 Jan - day 4 - England Women 2nd innings 245/9 (48 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Australia Women: 50 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 99 balls (BL Mooney 25, EA Perry 23, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Australia Women - 76/2 in 24.0 overs (BL Mooney 40, EA Perry 29)
- Over 27.2: Review by England Women (Bowling), Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - BL Mooney (Struck down)
- Over 29.1: Review by England Women (Bowling), Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - BL Mooney (Struck down)
- BL Mooney: 50 off 96 balls (5 x 4)
- Australia Women: 100 runs in 30.5 overs (185 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Australia Women - 123/4 in 42.3 overs (MM Lanning 12)
- Over 42.3: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - BL Mooney (Struck down)
- Australia Women: 150 runs in 49.6 overs (300 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Australia Women - 178/6 in 57.0 overs (TM McGrath 17)
- Australia Women: 200 runs in 62.4 overs (376 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: Australia Women - 216/7 in 64.0 overs (A Sutherland 7, JL Jonassen 14)
- England Women 2nd innings
- Tea: England Women - 23/0 in 6.0 overs (L Winfield-Hill 4, TT Beaumont 18)
- England Women: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (83 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (L Winfield-Hill 15, TT Beaumont 36, Ex 1)
- Drinks: England Women - 80/1 in 19.0 overs (L Winfield-Hill 21, HC Knight 19)
- England Women: 100 runs in 21.6 overs (136 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (HC Knight 20, NR Sciver 29, Ex 2)
- England Women: 150 runs in 30.2 overs (186 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: England Women - 153/2 in 31.0 overs (HC Knight 46, NR Sciver 32)
- Over 33.1: Review by England Women (Batting), Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - HC Knight (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 33.2: Review by England Women (Batting), Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - SIR Dunkley (Upheld)
- NR Sciver: 50 off 48 balls (7 x 4)
- England Women: 200 runs in 36.4 overs (224 balls), Extras 6
- Over 39.2: Review by Australia Women (Bowling), Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - NR Sciver (Struck down)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (NR Sciver 15, SIR Dunkley 37, Ex 0)
- England Women: 250 runs in 90.6 overs (557 balls), Extras 16
- Over 92.6: Review by Australia Women (Bowling), Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - S Ecclestone (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- HC Knight: 150 off 274 balls (16 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 9th Wicket: 100 runs in 198 balls (HC Knight 59, S Ecclestone 34, Ex 7)
- Over 99.1: Review by England Women (Batting), Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - S Ecclestone (Struck down)
- Drinks: England Women - 282/9 in 101.0 overs (HC Knight 161, KL Cross 3)
- Innings Break: England Women - 297/10 in 105.5 overs (HC Knight 168)
- Australia Women 2nd innings
- Rain: Australia Women - 12/2 in 4.5 overs (BL Mooney 7, EA Perry 0)
- Lunch: Australia Women - 12/2 in 4.5 overs (BL Mooney 7, EA Perry 0)
- Rain: Australia Women - 12/2 in 4.5 overs (BL Mooney 7, EA Perry 0)
- Tea: Australia Women - 12/2 in 4.5 overs (BL Mooney 7, EA Perry 0)
- Rain: Australia Women - 12/2 in 4.5 overs (BL Mooney 7, EA Perry 0)
- End Of Day: Australia Women - 12/2 in 4.5 overs (BL Mooney 7, EA Perry 0)
- Innings Break: Australia Women - 337/9 in 104.1 overs (AM King 7)
- England Women 1st innings
- Drinks: England Women - 20/1 in 10.0 overs (TT Beaumont 5, HC Knight 9)
- Over 11.1: Review by England Women (Batting), Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - TT Beaumont (Struck down)
- Lunch: England Women - 38/2 in 19.0 overs (HC Knight 14, NR Sciver 11)
- England Women: 50 runs in 25.3 overs (157 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: England Women - 79/4 in 36.0 overs (HC Knight 32)
- England Women: 100 runs in 41.3 overs (257 balls), Extras 10
- HC Knight: 50 off 130 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Tea: England Women - 120/6 in 47.4 overs (HC Knight 57)
- Over 47.4: Review by England Women (Batting), Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - KH Brunt (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- England Women: 150 runs in 59.4 overs (367 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: England Women - 173/8 in 69.0 overs (HC Knight 95, S Ecclestone 1)
- Over 70.4: Review by Australia Women (Bowling), Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - S Ecclestone (Struck down)
- HC Knight: 100 off 213 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 73.3: Review by Australia Women (Bowling), Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - S Ecclestone (Struck down)
- Second new ball taken at 80.1 overs
- England Women: 200 runs in 80.3 overs (492 balls), Extras 14
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls (HC Knight 29, S Ecclestone 19, Ex 4)
- End Of Day: England Women - 235/8 in 87.0 overs (HC Knight 127, S Ecclestone 27)
- Australia Women 1st innings
- Drinks: Australia Women - 42/2 in 14.0 overs (RL Haynes 21, EA Perry 18)
- Australia Women: 50 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 0
- Over 23.3: Review by England Women (Bowling), Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - MM Lanning (Struck down)
- Lunch: Australia Women - 79/3 in 28.0 overs (RL Haynes 41, MM Lanning 15)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 99 balls (RL Haynes 21, MM Lanning 28, Ex 2)
- Australia Women: 100 runs in 35.3 overs (213 balls), Extras 3
- RL Haynes: 50 off 107 balls (8 x 4)
- MM Lanning: 50 off 97 balls (7 x 4)
- Over 43.4: Review by England Women (Bowling), Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - MM Lanning (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia Women - 135/3 in 44.0 overs (RL Haynes 55, MM Lanning 52)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 192 balls (RL Haynes 37, MM Lanning 55, Ex 11)
- Australia Women: 150 runs in 49.2 overs (296 balls), Extras 11
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 257 balls (RL Haynes 57, MM Lanning 81, Ex 12)
- Tea: Australia Women - 199/3 in 60.0 overs (RL Haynes 82, MM Lanning 84)
- Australia Women: 200 runs in 61.2 overs (368 balls), Extras 12
- Australia Women: 250 runs in 79.1 overs (475 balls), Extras 12
- Drinks: Australia Women - 255/5 in 80.0 overs (TM McGrath 16, A Gardner 27)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (TM McGrath 17, A Gardner 35, Ex 0)
- Second new ball taken at 84.1 overs
- A Gardner: 50 off 63 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 87.5: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - TM McGrath (Upheld)
- Over 88.3: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - A Gardner (Struck down)
- Australia Women: 300 runs in 89.2 overs (536 balls), Extras 12
- TM McGrath: 50 off 83 balls (7 x 4)
- End Of Day: Australia Women - 327/7 in 97.0 overs (A Sutherland 7)
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