END OF OVER:20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-W: 107/8 | RR: 5.35
- Lucy Higham3 (1b)
- Linsey Smith1 (2b)
- Kathryn Bryce3.5-0-19-2
- Amanda-Jade Wellington3.5-0-17-2
64 mins So much pressure in the box now as Caldentey and Paraguello take turns to walk the ball towards the goal, through a forest of desperate defenders. There's a check for a penalty now, with the ball striking Walsh's outstretched arm... was it in an unnatural position? She was trying to keep her balance while blocking Paraguello's advance... It's a penalty!
60 mins Kiera Walsh has her pocket picked in midfield, and once again Spain storm forward in numbers. Another strike from the edge of the area from Bonmati skims over the bar! England can't afford to lose concentration for a second.
59 mins Spain's first substitution. Redondo makes way for Hernandez.
57 mins England's substitutes are starting to make a difference on the right-hand side, resulting in Walsh with another whipped cross to the far post. The chance is scuffed by Carter, but the momentum has shifted a touch since the break. Kelly with another good run down the right, but this time her cross floats over the bar.
53 mins Back in Sydney, a HUGE chance for the equaliser! Chloe Kelly, storming down the right, a lovely whipped cross in towards Hemp at the far post, who pokes her chance wide from seven yards! Was there a defender's toe on that? Moments late, Hemp gets a yello card for a lunging challenge on Cordena. Didn't get much of a piece of her, to be fair, but into the book she goes.
12.10pm 107 is a score on the board... but it's not particularly substantial. Armitage put in a shift, but there weren't many fireworks at the back-end of the innings.
Mahika Kaur: "A great crowd and really enjoyed it," she says of her spell. "Soph kept me on for an extra five as there was the potential for another wicket. Grateful and honoured [for the England call-up]."
HJ Armitage st †Threlkeld b Bryce 46 (60m 43b 5x4 0x6) SR: 106.97
48 mins Earps has to push another shot from Caldentey round the post! Pressure still on in Sydney