END OF OVER:50 | 26 Runs | AUS-W: 282/7 | RR: 5.64
- Georgia Wareham37 (14b)
- Jess Jonassen5 (5b)
- Lauren Bell9-0-85-3
- Nat Sciver-Brunt10-0-44-0
Akram: "This last over will cost match for England." It definitely could. The chase will come up soon and provide answers. Stick around.
2:10pm: Generous applause for Wareham, as she walks up with Jonassen to the pavilion. 37 off 14 with three fours and sixes each. Talk about a superstar cameo. Australia perform their act to perfection - the one where they keep facing setbacks throughout but hurtle over to a score well above what any other team could muster. They were rocked early by Bell. Perry led a charmed life and found able partners in the middle overs, to keep ticking. Mooney, Gardner added 33 each. Both stands added 117. And then Sutherland took over as the aggressor who smacked 50 while Perry anchored along to her highest ODI score against England. Both of them fell to Ecclestone in the 47th over. It should've kept Australia to around to 260 but Wareham flew them over 285. England will feel like they missed out, because of how well Bell and Cross bowled in the early overs. Glenn wasn't always in control but was able to create chances and get Mcgrath early. Ecclestone was economical and got her late wickets. Bell should have been the pick of the bowlers, taking out Litchfield and Healy early, but the spell at the death finishes her with 3 for 85 in nine.
"That last dot ball is massive, England with all the momentum now," quips Lisa
Final over. Gotta be Bell. Keeper up. Can she restrict Australia under 265?
END OF OVER:49 | 5 Runs | AUS-W: 256/7 | RR: 5.22
- Georgia Wareham11 (8b)
- Jess Jonassen5 (5b)
- Nat Sciver-Brunt10-0-44-0
- Lauren Bell8-0-59-3
Crowd sets up the ball with the rising-tempo applause