04/07Result
2nd ODI (D/N), Australia Women tour of England at Leicester, Jul 4 2019
AUS Women won by 4 wkts (28b rem)
Player of the Match
Delissa Kimmince
Delissa KimminceAustralia Women
04/07Result
2nd ODI (D/N), Australia Women tour of England at Leicester, Jul 4 2019
AUS Women won by 4 wkts (28b rem)
Player of the Match
Delissa Kimmince
Delissa KimminceAustralia Women

5.05pm: England bowled out again, but not before Tammy Beaumont had carried the fight with a maiden Ashes hundred. No one else managed more than 25, which suggests that Beaumont was batting on a different level - but they lost their last four wickets for six runs, and Australia will be hopeful of chasing down a target, just as they did the other night. With a few more on the board to defend, England's bowlers should be in the game, too, meaning this game is beautifully poised at halfway.

England centurion Tammy Beaumont: [Hundred] "Very special, more special if we can defend that, to be honest. Feels a little bit slower than the other day, got a bit lucky with a few loose balls earlier on. Never felt in and it was difficult to start on. We have to make it difficult for the batsmen to get in. [Paddle-sweep?] Yeah, if they're not going to put a man on the 45 I'm going to keep doing it! We would have liked a bit more, kept losing wickets when we were trying to get going, but if we bowl well it'll be a good test."

"Why is Kimmince proving so tricky? Her descriptor (rm) doesn't indicate why she'd be dangerous, and I'm not really picking up why she's tricky from your ball-by-ball," wonders Jamie Dow. "She's obviously good .... what's her thing?" Tight lines, good yorker, changes of pace - classic one-day virtues, basically, Jamie

47.4
W
Kimmince to Ecclestone, OUT, slogged to point, FIVE-FOR for Kimmince! Was that wise from Ecclestone? There were still a couple of overs to go, and Kimmince had been giving nothing away - but now she has the ball, holding it up to the crowd as Australia walk off having bowled England out for 217

S Ecclestone c Jonassen b Kimmince 4 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

Kate Cross joins Ecclestone, who is on strike as they crossed

47.3
W
Kimmince to Marsh, OUT, slapped down the ground, in the air again... comfortably taken! Marsh picks the wrong ball to try and take to the cleaners and finds herself all washed up, fourth wicket for Kimmince and England continue to fade

LA Marsh c Gardner b Kimmince 2 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40.00

47.2
1
Kimmince to Ecclestone, 1 run, fullish and steered through the covers
47.1
0
Kimmince to Ecclestone, no run, full on off, no loose change from Kimmince today - squeezed back to the bowler

Three overs to go, England scurrying hard

END OF OVER:
47 | 4 Runs | ENG-W: 216/8 | RR: 4.59

  • Laura Marsh2 (4b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone3 (5b)
  • Megan Schutt9-2-30-1
  • Delissa Kimmince7-0-25-3
46.6
0
Schutt to Marsh, no run, back of a length outside off, Marsh cuts into the turf towards point
46.5
1
Schutt to Ecclestone, 1 run, length ball on middle and leg, tucked into a gap and they think about two, deep midwicket comes in and fields well, though
46.4
1
Schutt to Marsh, 1 run, full and punched into the off side, they scamper through
46.3
1
Schutt to Ecclestone, 1 run, short ball, 59mph and it sits up for Ecclestone to smash a tennis forehand through the covers, just a single to the sweeper
46.2
1
Schutt to Marsh, 1 run, shortish and pulled away through midwicket for one
46.1
0
Schutt to Marsh, no run, length outside off, bit of room but Marsh's cut finds backward point

Schutt to continue, Marsh on strike for her first ball. Four overs to go

END OF OVER:
46 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | ENG-W: 212/8 | RR: 4.60

  • Sophie Ecclestone1 (3b)
  • Laura Marsh0 (0b)
  • Delissa Kimmince7-0-25-3
  • Megan Schutt8-2-26-1
45.6
0
Kimmince to Ecclestone, no run, full length and poked into the covers

Well, England might not get 230 now... Laura Marsh is in at No. 10

45.5
W
Kimmince to Shrubsole, OUT, another one goes, hoicked high but safely pouched at mid-on! Back on the stumps and heaving to leg but Shrubsole got under it and was never in danger of threatening the rope; third wicket of the day for the miserly Kimmince

A Shrubsole c Mooney b Kimmince 12 (18b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

"The odds have Australia as favourites. I think I'd much rather be in England's position," muses Phil Durham. "230 will be a tough ask given what happened in the last game." Yes, I don't think they'll be too disappointed - Beaumont the only player to score freely so far today

45.4
1
Kimmince to Ecclestone, 1 run, low full toss on leg stump, Ecclestone clips it back down the ground
45.3
0
Kimmince to Ecclestone, no run, full on off, pushed back to the off side

Sophie Ecclestone is next in

45.2
W
Kimmince to Brunt, OUT, simple stumping! Beaten in the flight and Healy whips off the bails! Brunt advancing again but Kimmince pushed the ball wide and slipped it past a wild swing of the bat, England now seven down

KH Brunt st †Healy b Kimmince 11 (22b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

AUS Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st11NE BoltonAJ Healy
2nd6AJ HealyMM Lanning
3rd42EA PerryMM Lanning
4th53RL HaynesEA Perry
5th24EA PerryBL Mooney
6th22BL MooneyA Gardner
7th60JL JonassenBL Mooney