END OF OVER:50 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG-W: 244/9 | RR: 4.88
- Sophie Ecclestone10 (7b)
- Lauren Bell2 (2b)
- Sophie Molineux10-0-52-2
- Ashleigh Gardner9-0-39-2
6.22pm So, a job well done in the end by Australia. Led, inevitably, by Alana King's wonderful spell of 1 for 20 in ten overs. Her spin squeeze in the middle innings brought England to a standstill despite Tammy Beaumont's excellent impetus at the top of the innings. Once again those middle-order issues will not go away, with Dunkley looking desperately out of sorts and Emma Lamb still failing to provide ballast. Capsey, however, came good in partnership with Charlie Dean to prevent a complete power failure at the back-end.
Here's Alana King: "Pretty simple, keep the stumps in play, extract as much spin as I can. Create chances, the ball is coming out well. Natural variation ... they got off to a flyer, we missed our lines, but it was great partnership bowling. They got away again at the back end, but it's a good pitch. NSB is a big wicket, we know how damaging she can be. Not as dewy as we thought it would be but we've got a great batting line-up, hopefully I can put my feet up."
Right, with that it's back to Gnasher for the resumption. He'll be lurking here shortly.
Rog K: "Eccy thump. More like that, please"