11/01Result
1st ODI, England Women tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 12 2025
AUS Women won by 4 wkts (67b rem)
Player of the Match
Ashleigh GardnerAustralia Women
11/01Result
1st ODI, England Women tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 12 2025
AUS Women won by 4 wkts (67b rem)
Player of the Match
Ashleigh GardnerAustralia Women

That's a tremendous effort in the field by Australia, a pretty underwhelming display from England. Heather Knight had given her side a base, but was one of many of the batters to play a poor stroke. The bowlers shared the success with the spinners, Ash Gardner and Alana King, having a big impact.

Hypocaust: "Ash Gardner is the joint second fastest woman to reach the ODI career double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets (75 matches). Only Ellyse Perry has got there faster (70)."

There was some swing on offer and a bit of turn, but conditions are very good for batting. England feel a long way short of being competitive. They will have to make considerable early inroads into a very deep Australia batting order. Alex will be with you for the start of the chase

43.1
W
Gardner to Bell, OUT, and finishes the innings! Slides one on at the stumps, Bell playing back and misses as it turns back a touch to take off stump. That's 100 ODI wickets for Gardner

LK Bell b Gardner 1 (3m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

Ash Garder, who really started the slide, returns

END OF OVER:
43 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG-W: 204/9 | RR: 4.74

  • Lauren Filer8 (8b)
  • Lauren Bell1 (1b)
  • Darcie Brown7-0-21-1
  • Annabel Sutherland6-0-42-2
42.6
0
Brown to Filer, no run, full and straight, 118kph, driven to mid-on without getting into line
42.5
0
Brown to Filer, no run, short and flies over the top edge as Filer swats at it
42.4
0
Brown to Filer, no run, full at the stumps, gives herself room and flicks down to mid-on
42.3
1
Brown to Bell, 1 run, full at off stump, squeezes away a square drive, good work from Mooney at backward point
42.2
W
Brown to Ecclestone, OUT, well, that's very soft! A full ball into the pads, looks to work into the on side and gets a leading edge that loops to midwicket

S Ecclestone c Gardner b Brown 16 (22m 17b 2x4 0x6) SR: 94.11

42.1
2
Brown to Ecclestone, 2 runs, short and wide, square drives strongly over the off side and is able to keep the strike

How does Ecclestone play it from here?

END OF OVER:
42 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG-W: 201/8 | RR: 4.78

  • Lauren Filer8 (5b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone14 (15b)
  • Annabel Sutherland6-0-42-2
  • Darcie Brown6-0-18-0
41.6
0
Sutherland to Filer, no run, back of a length, straight, 109kph and defended
41.6
1w
Sutherland to Filer, 1 wide, very full and down the leg side
41.5
4
Sutherland to Filer, FOUR, length ball outside off, opens the face and steers it down to the vacant deep third...that was nicely played. England have reached 200
41.4
4
Sutherland to Filer, FOUR, short, top edge, gets away with it as the ball flies down to fine leg...wasn't in any control
41.3
0
Sutherland to Filer, no run, full at off stump, drives to mid-off
41.2
0
Sutherland to Filer, no run, through her! Nearly cleaned up. Back of a length at middle, beats the edge and travels just over the stumps

England have certainly had a big helping hand in their downfall today

41.1
W
Sutherland to Wyatt, OUT, big top edge, taken at long leg! Not Sutherland's best ball, angled into the pads, Wyatt-Hodge picks it up with a pull/sweep type stroke and couldn't have picked out Brown much better

DN Wyatt c Brown b Sutherland 38 (92m 52b 3x4 0x6) SR: 73.07

Sutherland returns

END OF OVER:
41 | 3 Runs | ENG-W: 192/7 | RR: 4.68

  • Sophie Ecclestone14 (15b)
  • Danni Wyatt-Hodge38 (51b)
  • Darcie Brown6-0-18-0
  • Megan Schutt7-1-38-0
40.6
0
Brown to Ecclestone, no run, good bouncer, skims over the top edge as Ecclestone goes for the hook

Wyatt-Hodge has gone past 2000 ODI runs

40.5
1
Brown to Wyatt, 1 run, full and straight, flicked off the pads to deep square leg
40.4
1
Brown to Ecclestone, 1 run, steered through the off side, out to the sweeper
40.3
0
Brown to Ecclestone, no run, back of a length at middle, 116kph, defended back to the bowler

lebigfella: "Ecclestone's highest ODI (and T20) score is 33… England need somewhere that or better today. 240 may be a challenging total but that seems a long way off currently "

40.2
1
Brown to Wyatt, 1 run, steered down to deep third
40.1
0
Brown to Wyatt, no run, starts with a yorker, driven up to mid-off

Ten overs remaining. Can England find their way to 250? Brown returns to the attack

END OF OVER:
40 | 4 Runs | ENG-W: 189/7 | RR: 4.72

  • Danni Wyatt-Hodge36 (48b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone13 (12b)
  • Megan Schutt7-1-38-0
  • Alana King7-0-35-2
39.6
1
Schutt to Wyatt, 1 run, opens the face down to deep third
39.5
0
Schutt to Wyatt, no run, back of a length, at the stumps, defended

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AUS Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8AJ HealyP Litchfield
2nd35AJ HealyEA Perry
3rd61AJ HealyBL Mooney
4th20AJ HealyA Sutherland
5th40AJ HealyA Gardner
6th19TM McGrathA Gardner
7th23A GardnerAM King