England was reeling at 116-5 at stumps on day 4 of the ladies’s Ashes Test on Sunday chasing a goal of 268, giving Australia the higher hand going into the ultimate day of the one-off match at Trent Bridge.
After Australia’s center order collapsed of their second innings, England’s opening pair started the chase with a stable 55-run partnership.
The begin gave the house followers hope of victory till spinner Ashleigh Gardner took three wickets.
Tammy Beaumont, who had smashed 208 within the first innings, was the primary to fall, dismissed off the primary ball of Gardner’s spell when she nicked to first slip.
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“It was a lucky ball to get Tammy, she made 200 yesterday so I’ll take that,” Gardner advised Sky Sports.
“Bowling in partnerships was just as important to put pressure back on England because I’m sure they came out quite confident after bowling us out.”
Medium pacer Tahlia McGrath acquired in on the act to dismiss opener Emma Lamb whereas Nat Sciver-Brunt was caught off Gardner as England’s high three fell inside a span of 11 runs.
Skipper Heather Knight grew to become the second English batter after Lamb to be dismissed lbw, with each failing to get the Decision Review System (DRS) to overturn the umpire’s determination.
Danni Wyatt and Sophia Dunkley then steadied the ship with a affected person 37-run partnership. But Kim Garth picked up her first take a look at wicket when she dismissed Dunkley, caught behind off an outswinger.
Wyatt and Kate Cross have been on the crease at stumps with England needing 152 extra runs to win.
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Earlier, Australia had resumed on 82-0 after their openers survived 19 overs on Saturday however Phoebe Litchfield (46) was the primary to fall, misreading an inswinger from Cross and leaving the supply which nipped again in and hit her off stump.
All-rounder Ellyse Perry (25) didn’t final lengthy both when she performed on a supply from Lauren Filer.
Spinner Sophie Ecclestone dismissed the damaging Beth Mooney, one other participant who performed on to get bowled for 86, whereas skipper Alyssa Healy contributed with a fifty however fell when she chipped a full toss to midwicket for a catch.
Cross and Filer picked up two wickets every earlier than Ecclestone took the ultimate wicket simply earlier than the brand new ball was due for her second five-wicket haul within the match as Australia have been dismissed for 257.
“We probably didn’t bat to our full potential in our second innings but you have seen in this final innings how hard it is to bat. Some are spinning and some are rolling,” Gardner added.
“We spoke at tea how crucial those runs were from Alyssa Healy and it was a monkey off her back. She led from the front and took it into her keeping as well.”
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com