Girls’s Ashes: Australia v England solely cricket Check, day two – reside | Girls’s Ashes

53rd over: Australia 141-2 (Sutherland 61, Healy 20) A high quality over from Ecclestone, her greatest for fairly a while in a neverending spell. The off-spinner raps Healy on the pads with one which stayed straighter and England ship the not-out determination off for a second opinion inside milliseconds of their time working out. They might have been higher off ready barely longer as replays clearly present the ball taking a thick inside edge off Healy’s bat. Effectively, that evaluate was wasted. Ecclestone follows up instantly with a jaffa that drifts throughout Healy, spins exhausting and barely passes the surface edge. A maiden filled with motion.

52nd over: Australia 141-2 (Sutherland 61, Healy 20) Lauren Filer returns with England more and more determined to snap this partnership earlier than the late-lunch / early-tea break. The sphere is about for extra chin music to Sutherland however the first supply is simply too excessive and vast to be a priority to the set batter. Sutherland sees off the remainder of the over of what can solely be termed “quick stuff”. Maiden.

51st over: Australia 140-2 (Sutherland 61, Healy 20) Ecclestone to Healy and the Australian skipper is making an attempt to work the angles to search out a straightforward single. She ultimately does off a fuller supply that Healy clips to midwicket. Sutherland provides one other single off her pads.

fiftieth over: Australia 138-2 (Sutherland 60, Healy 19) Heather Knight backs MacDonald-Homosexual with one other over after the younger seamer was far too free a couple of minutes in the past. She is tidy sufficient this time however the Australia pair benefit from something drifting onto their pads for 3 singles.

forty ninth over: Australia 135-2 (Sutherland 59, Healy 17) Healy guides the primary ball of the over down to 3rd for a single as Ecclestone then targets the stumps with the following 5 deliveries to Sutherland.

forty eighth over: Australia 134-2 (Sutherland 59, Healy 16) Sutherland is on the cost with a pair of punishing boundaries. MacDonald-Homosexual loses her line and the set batter flicks the primary off her pads to the rope at wonderful leg, then dispatches a wider supply down the leg aspect barely squarer.

Fifty for Annabel Sutherland

forty sixth over: Australia 121-2 (Sutherland 47, Healy 15) A tidier over from MacDonald-Homosexual as she offers Healy no room to go away the Australia skipper defending on the entrance foot. Maiden over.

forty fifth over: Australia 121-2 (Sutherland 47, Healy 15) Ecclestone has Healy enjoying cautiously till lastly pitching the ultimate ball of the over a contact quick. Healy pulls it away for a single.

forty fourth over: Australia 120-2 (Sutherland 47, Healy 14) Bell is at her greatest briefly and sharp spells and is taken out of the assault after making the breakthrough then displaying indicators of tiring. Ryana MacDonald-Homosexual comes into the assault in her place however offers Healy an excessive amount of width because the Australia skipper swings exterior her off-stump however is a contact lucky because the thick edge flies over level.

forty third over: Australia 114-2 (Sutherland 47, Healy 9) Healy is trying snug off her again foot, first pulling over midwicket for 3 runs then including a pair extra with the same shot that sails a bit squarer.

forty second over: Australia 108-2 (Sutherland 46, Healy 4) Bell is pressured to vary her line now bowling to a pair of right-handers however continues to threaten exterior off-stump. Sutherland flicks off her pads for a single off the primary ball, then Healy finishes the over with an uppish straight drive that falls wanting Lauren Filer at mid-off.

forty first over: Australia 106-2 (Sutherland 45, Healy 3) Ecclestone continues after the drinks break with a brand new batter on the crease. However Healy appears to be like relaxed as she drives off the again foot for a single, whereas Sutherland dispatches one other shorter ball to the leg aspect as Filer collects contained in the boundary to save lots of a run.

fortieth over: Australia 102-2 (Sutherland 42, Healy 2) Bell has been the choose of the England bowlers this morning as she had the left-handed Litchfield on the ropes from her opening over. Subsequent in is Alyssa Healy because the Australia skipper is straight into the sport with a pull for a single.

WICKET! Litchfield c Jones b Bell 45 (Australia 99-2)

thirty ninth over: Australia 98-1 (Litchfield 45, Sutherland 41) Litchfield is utilizing her ft extra now to Ecclestone whether or not stepping backwards or dancing down the observe. However she is unable to discover a hole till clipping off her pads for a single to midwicket.

thirty eighth over: Australia 96-1 (Litchfield 44, Sutherland 40) Bell and Litchfield renew their battle with the younger opener beginning to look extra snug the third time round. Litchfield finishes the over by clubbing a wider supply with a shot that deserved greater than a single to cowl.

thirty seventh over: Australia 95-1 (Litchfield 43, Sutherland 40) Ecclestone straightens up her line a contact to make sure the Australian pair should play however is unable to discover a manner by means of. Sutherland sneaks a single after a thick edge that bounces by means of level, then Litchfield provides one other when whipping away off her pads.

thirty sixth over: Australia 93-1 (Litchfield 42, Sutherland 39) Bell to Litchfield once more because the England fast turns the strain up on the Australian opener. Litchfield makes higher selections this time over when to play or depart deliveries angling throughout her however it’s one other maiden.

thirty fifth over: Australia 93-1 (Litchfield 42, Sutherland 39) The Australian duo are beginning to look extra snug in opposition to Ecclestone because the off-spinner sends down her seventh consecutive over of the day. Heather Knight might need to show to different spin choices quickly, if solely to offer her principal strike bowler a breather. 4 runs from the over together with a cultured backfoot drive from Litchfield for a pair.

thirty fourth over: Australia 89-1 (Litchfield 39, Sutherland 38) An excellent over from Bell to Litchfield because the England fast has the ball angling throughout the left-hander in a tempting channel simply exterior off-stump. Litchfield performs and misses at 4 of the six deliveries as an enthralling duel will get brewing. Maiden over.

thirty third over: Australia 89-1 (Litchfield 39, Sutherland 38) Ecclestone continues with Litchfield extra watchful till dancing down the pitch to create a half-volley for a single to long-on. Litchfield’s backfoot drive to finish the over with one other single provides a contact of sophistication because the 21-year-old, dare I say it, strikes nearer to a primary Check fifty.

thirty second over: Australia 86-1 (Litchfield 37, Sutherland 37) Lauren Bell comes into the assault as England hope a bit extra motion that Filer tends to supply would possibly shift this Australia partnership. The pacer very practically breaks by means of together with her first ball as Litchfield performs and misses with a canopy drive. A misfield at cowl permits Litchfield to choose up a present of two runs, then the opener finds a single by means of midwicket.

thirty first over: Australia 83-1 (Litchfield 34, Sutherland 37) SHOT! Litchfield steps again to drag Ecclestone away to the sq. leg boundary and pile extra distress on the off-spinner. She responds instantly with a jaffa that beats the surface edge. Ecclestone has began about in addition to Heather Knight would have hoped immediately however with out fairly getting her simply reward.

thirtieth over: Australia 78-1 (Litchfield 29, Sutherland 37) Filer to Litchfield because the England fast continues to pitch as much as the younger opener with out threatening. Litchfield picks up the primary shorter ball of the over to comfortably pull for a single.

twenty ninth over: Australia 77-1 (Litchfield 28, Sutherland 37) Oh expensive, one other likelihood goes begging for England. This one was more durable as Sutherland is deceived by Ecclestone’s flight and drift to nick off. Amy Jones has no thought because the ball crashes into the information of her gloves and falls to the ground. That’s three alternatives for England wasted already on day two and Sutherland rubs salt into the wound with a monstrous SIX over long-off.

twenty eighth over: Australia 71-1 (Litchfield 28, Sutherland 31) After two catches are grassed the runs begin to move as Litchfield and Sutherland flip over the strike with straightforward singles. The opener makes probably the most of a looser supply from Filer as she clips off her hip for 4 to carry up the 50-run partnership.

twenty seventh over: Australia 63-1 (Litchfield 22, Sutherland 29) DROPPED! It was a comparatively easy likelihood for Danni Wyatt-Hodge as Sutherland reaches away from her physique and drives exhausting by means of covers. Wyatt-Hodge dives exhausting and low to her proper and will get two arms the ball however is unable to carry on. That actually ought to have been wolfed up by one in every of England’s higher fielders however now she is left counting the variety of runs that Sutherland makes together with her second life.

twenty sixth over: Australia 62-1 (Litchfield 21, Sutherland 29) Filer doubles down on her plan to bowl quick to Sutherland and begins with a bouncer that sails over the all-rounder’s head. Sutherland waits till the ultimate supply of the over to get on the again foot and drive by means of covers for a pair.

Cricket Australia have ominously confirmed that Ellyse Perry is accessible to bat on this innings “if required”, although there is no such thing as a additional suggestion whether or not she would possibly are available in sooner slightly than later… or in any respect.

twenty fifth over: Australia 60-1 (Litchfield 21, Sutherland 27) A life for Litchfield because the younger opener steps down the pitch and targets the long-on boundary however will get underneath the stroke. Sophia Dunkley scampers backwards with the solar staring straight at her and together with her again turned throws an arm within the air looking for a miracle. The ball drops safely contained in the rope because the Australian pair solely handle a single.

twenty fourth over: Australia 57-1 (Litchfield 20, Sutherland 25) Lauren Filer takes the ball in hand as England go for a spin-pace mixture early on day two. The England fast begins with a pair of quick balls earlier than Sutherland clips a single off her pads. Filer is way fuller to Litchfield with two slips in place.

twenty third over: Australia 56-1 (Litchfield 20, Sutherland 24) Ecclestone begins with a slip and a brief leg in catching positions as England look to seize a much-needed early wicket. The off-spinner tries to tempt Litchfield however the Australia opener is content material leaving the ball or defending when required to play. Maiden over to start out day two on the MCG.

England will flip to spin to start out day two of the Girls’s Ashes Check with Sophie Ecclestone marking out her run up and Phoebe Litchfield taking strike.

Australia have little question benefited from their enviable depth throughout a collection that may have as many as 10 match days squeezed into little greater than two weeks, as they’ve brushed apart England to now be within reach of the primary Girls’s Ashes clear sweep because the multi-format collection was launched.

Geoff Lemon suggests Australia’s dominance allowed them the luxurious of enjoying humorous buggers on the choice desk, whereas additionally trying on the different vital ladies’s cricket match that took half in Melbourne yesterday.

Proper now Australia might choose eight gamers and three lucky-dip winners from the gang and nonetheless come out on prime.

Now for the climate. After sunny however comparatively cool situations yesterday there’s a contact of cloud round forward of the beginning of day two in Melbourne. England have stacked their assault with pacers, which might work of their favour even with a ball that’s already 22 overs outdated.

An Ashes marketing campaign that started with excessive hopes for a detailed contest particularly after the tied collection 18 months in the past has drifted in the direction of a deal with whether or not a dominant Australia aspect can full a clear sweep over their rivals England. Even with renewed incentive to keep away from such a humiliation, England have been unable to get a foothold within the Check on day one as Maia Bouchier was dismissed within the opening over and Australia had an excessive amount of firepower of their assault.

Raf Nicholson was on the MCG as England didn’t reside as much as the event of the primary Girls’s Check on the venue in 76 years, whereas Alana King turned again the clock even additional with one more masterful show of leg-spin.

As Alana King spun her internet round England – taking 4 for 45 because the guests fell to 170 all out in 71.4 overs – the spirit of one other leg-spinner echoed across the floor. No, not Shane Warne however Peggy Antonio, the Melburnian factory-worker who took six for 49 the primary time a ladies’s Check was performed at this floor, in January 1935.

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