Australia v England: Women’s Ashes second cricket one-day international – live | Women’s Ashes

30th over: England 108-5 (Jones 16, Capsey 11) Chance! Litchfield is again involved at cover and it’s hard to tell if the Australian got hands to that or not. She might have with a harder dive forward but there was little time to react as the ball bounced in front of her. Capsey starts the over with a sublime cut shot through point and to the rope.

29th over: England 101-5 (Jones 14, Capsey 6) King almost has another as Capsey drives on the up. Cries of ‘catch it’ but the ball sails wide of Litchfield at cover.

28th over: England 100-5 (Jones 13, Capsey 6) Sutherland gets her angles wrong as a wide heads down the leg-side as fine keeping from Healy limits the damage. Capsey clips her first boundary of the innings off her pads and wide of King at deep fine leg to bring up the 100 for the tourists.

27th over: England 94-5 (Jones 12, Capsey 2) King keeps tossing the ball up but both batters refuse to take the bait. Jones cuts a single off the one delivery in the over that falls shorter. King has 2 for 17 from six overs, so still a while to go if England are hoping to just see off the leg-spinner.

26th over: England 93-5 (Jones 11, Capsey 2) Sutherland is thrown the ball as Australia can rely on their bowling depth and variety to turn the screw on England. Still no Tahlia McGrath though, even as the all-rounder has been batting at No 7. Jones picks up a couple of singles including one from a ripping yorker that almost sneaks under the bat.

25th over: England 90-5 (Jones 9, Capsey 1) A high risk high reward shot from Jones under the circumstances as King gives the ball plenty of flight and the England keeper sweeps away. A feather touch takes the ball to the fine leg boundary. Jones picks up another run with a nudge to cover.

24th over: England 85-5 (Jones 4, Capsey 1) A maiden from Gardner to Capsey as England have plenty of overs up their sleeve with 96 runs still to get but the concern suddenly the number of wickets they have in hand after losing 3 for 16.

23rd over: England 85-5 (Jones 4, Capsey 1) King has helped to turn this match with some masterful leg-spin that has pulled the rug out from under the England chase that had looked so promising at the drinks break. Two new batters at the crease and the England tail are now within Australia’s sights.

WICKET! Sciver-Brunt c Mooney b King 35 (England 84-5)

22nd over: England 82-4 (Sciver-Brunt 33, Jones 4) England are within 100 runs of their target as Jones clips a fuller delivery from Gardner through the leg-side. Garth chases hard to save a run.

21st over: England 78-4 (Sciver-Brunt 32, Jones 1) England are taking few risks with King in such blistering form with the ball. Sciver-Brunt finds an early single to deep point, while Jones finally gets off the mark with a cut to the same region. Australia have lifted in the field as they smell fresh blood.

20th over: England 76-4 (Sciver-Brunt 31, Jones 0) Sciver-Brunt drives away but takes a few balls to find a gap for a single off Gardner. Jones is stuck too much on her back foot and is still to get off the mark after facing eight deliveries.

19th over: England 75-4 (Sciver-Brunt 30, Jones 0) King almost bowls Jones with an identical delivery to the one that dismissed Wyatt-Hodge. This time there is a touch too much turn and the ball flies narrowly wide of the off-stump. Just as it did in Australia’s innings, spin is causing England all sorts of trouble at the Junction Oval.

18th over: England 74-4 (Sciver-Brunt 29, Jones 0) Gardner continues to Sciver-Brunt and tries to tempt the England batter with better of flight. But England will need to rebuild now as Sciver-Brunt only takes a single from a well-timed dab through mid-off.

WICKET! Wyatt-Hodge b King 0 (England 73-4)

WICKET! Knight c & b Gardner 18 (England 68-3)

15th over: England 66-2 (Knight 17, Sciver-Brunt 22) Brown has Sciver-Brunt on the back foot until an attempted yorker strays a touch too close to the batter’s feet and is stylishly clipped to the leg-side. Perry races around the boundary but pulls up short when realising she can’t prevent the boundary. That’s drinks. And time for Australia to reevaluate their plans.

14th over: England 62-2 (Knight 17, Sciver-Brunt 18) A less threatening over from Ash Gardner allows England to pick up four singles without any risk. Alana King can’t be too far away with Australia starting to look desperate for a breakthrough as the sun belts down in St Kilda.

13th over: England 58-2 (Knight 15, Sciver-Brunt 16) Darcie Brown continues and keeps the ball pitched up and just outside the off-stump. Sciver-Brunt finds a single from a straighter delivery and Knight adds one as she cuts with soft hands.

12th over: England 56-2 (Knight 14, Sciver-Brunt 15) Australia call on Ash Gardner after the off-spinner did much of the damage to the England batting line-up in the first ODI. Little luck to start at the Junction Oval though, as Sciver-Brunt steps back to smack a square drive to the rope. Lovely shot!

11th over: England 50-2 (Knight 13, Sciver-Brunt 10) England bring up their fifty for the loss of only two wickets as their most experienced pair take command of the chase. Darcie Brown comes into the attack as Australia turn to pace in search of a much-needed wicket. Sciver-Brunt cracks a fuller ball straight back past the bowler for four as England need another 131 runs to tie the series.

10th over: England 43-2 (Knight 12, Sciver-Brunt 6) Garth continues but Knight dispatches a fuller delivery through square leg to the rope to start the over. Healy comes up to the stumps to pile more pressure on the England batters as Knight defends resolutely from her crease.

9th over: England 38-2 (Knight 7, Sciver-Brunt 6) Sciver-Brunt can’t find a way through the infield sa Sutherland works away at a tidy line outside off. That’s until the bowler pitches one a touch short and Sciver-Brunt punishes her with a back-foot drive to the boundary. That’s one of the better shots of the England innings so far.

8th over: England 34-2 (Knight 7, Sciver-Brunt 2) Garth is proving a real handful for the England batters and – twice! – almost sends Sciver-Brunt on her way. The first opportunity has Sciver-Brunt pushing at a straight delivery outside off that lands short of second slip. The next is a cracking delivery as Garth angles the ball into the batter. If anything, that one has done too much. Garth has 2 for 11 from her four overs and surely Healy keeps her going with more wickets needed to drag Australia back into the contest.

This match feels evenly poised after a couple of England wickets but John Starbuck likes what he sees.

“It looks like England have at least given themselves a chance. Good news for such as me, following the excellent OBO because my medical condition means I cannot sleep. Well done.”

Thanks John, hope you’re doing well.

7th over: England 33-2 (Knight 7, Sciver-Brunt 1) DROP! Annabel Sutherland comes into the attack to bowl to Knight and almost strikes immediately. But that was a half-chance at best. Beth Mooney at second slips dives high and to her right, gets a decent hand to the ball but is unable to drag it in. The ball races away to the rope but Australia can’t have too many complaints with that one.

WICKET! Bouchier c Gardner b Garth 17 (England 27-2)

5th over: England 27-1 (Bouchier 17, Knight 2) Bouchier starts to open up at anything away from her body. SIX! A shorter delivery is pulled over the deep square leg and beyond the rope, and on the other side a blazing swipe sends the ball over gully for a boundary.

4th over: England 15-1 (Bouchier 7, Knight 2) Garth works away outside Knight’s off-stump with the England skipper happy to leave anything too wide to worry about. Knight clips to mid-wicket for a couple without any risk.

3rd over: England 13-1 (Bouchier 7, Knight 0) Schutt continues to keep Bouchier playing cautiously with Healy up at the stumps as the England opener plays and misses at a couple. Bouchier can’t be held back for too long though as the aggressive right-hander dances down the pitch and pulls a shorter delivery over mid-wicket.

2nd over: England 8-1 (Bouchier 3, Knight 0) After a couple of wide balls Garth straightens up and has the ball swinging around. Beaumont is almost caught at point after trying to use the movement back into her to nudge the ball to the on-side, then is out later in the over when trapped dead in front from much the same delivery.

WICKET! Beaumont lbw Garth 3 (England 8-1)

1st over: England 2-0 (Bouchier 2, Beaumont 0) Megan Schutt finds her line outside off and just back of a length as the usually assertive Maia Bouchier starts watchfully. A swipe narrowly misses the edge before the opener dabs a square drive almost to the rope to get the chase underway.

Australia all out for 180!

44th over: Australia 180-9 (Garth 9, Brown 4) Two singles off Filer as Australia eke out every run. A reminder that if England win this game then both sides will be level on 2 points apiece with four white ball games left worth 2 poinst each The pink ball Test closes out the series and is worth four points, the series needs to be alive for that historic occasion.

43rd over: Australia 178-9 (Garth 8, Brown 3) Bell can’t find the final wicket, over to Lauren Filer.

42nd over: Australia 174-9 (Garth 6, Brown 0) No five-fer for Ecclestone as Brown shuts up shop and blocks the over out. A fantastic spell though from England’s talismanic spinner, 4-35 off ten overs and her best figures against Australia.

WICKET! Schutt c Wyatt b Ecclestone 0 (Australia 174-9)