Key occasions
fiftieth over: Australia 211-3 (Perry 81, Jonassen 7) Classy back-foot punch from Jonassen! Stands up and hits Cross to deep cowl. Only two runs, the outfield hasn’t been quick right this moment. Jonassen provides three extra off the pads to midwicket. Runs flowing all day. There’s one other no-ball as Perry bats out the over.
forty ninth over: Australia 205-3 (Perry 81, Jonassen 2) Digs out the drive towards Ecclestone, off center stump, however Perry finds mid off. Set deep, that spot, with cowl shut for a catch. Two slips for the spinner, Knight and Sciver-Brunt forming a management cordon. Perry stretches properly all the way down to defend. Maiden over.
forty eighth over: Australia 205-3 (Perry 81, Jonassen 2) Filer bowls a fourth over on this spell, Perry off strike neatly. Appeals on hitting Jonassen’s pad, however that pitched about three stumps exterior leg for the left-hander. Jonassen pokes and fumbles at a pair extra, not getting her toes transferring correctly but.
forty seventh over: Australia 204-3 (Perry 80, Jonassen 2) Batting increased than in any of her 4 Tests to date is Jonassen, however she did make 99 on debut batting at six in 2015. That was at Canterbury, a humorous outdated match in plenty of methods. She made fifty within the second innings as properly from reminiscence? Anyway, can bat, and the Australians can choose in any order actually, all of them bat. Jonassen being a left-hander breaks up the order with Healy, Gardner, Sutherland to return. Off the mark with a reduce for 2.
WICKET! McGrath b Ecclestone 61, Australia 202-3
What a ball! And simply in time for England. Filer appears to be like weary as she begins the over chasing to deep third to gather a late reduce. Hands on her hips within the gully. But she’s energised when Ecclestone drifts a ball, drawing McGrath right into a defence on center and leg, then turns it with some bounce as properly, previous the sting to tip the off bail from its spot.
forty sixth over: Australia 200-2 (Perry 80, McGrath 59) Ooof! That was shut, on each counts! McGrath backs away to offer herself room to hit, however Filer is quick and straight at center stump. McGrath pushes a drive in hope and succeeds in getting an out of doors edge. So she’s not bowled, and as an alternative of going to the keeper it runs a contact wider for 4.
That doesn’t deter McGrath from backing away. She cracks a ball that’s properly stopped at level, then will get one by means of cowl level for 2 runs, then does the identical backward of level. Backing away every time, and Filer’s bounce was over stump top each instances. McGrath is the one who appears to be like answerable for these, with the shorter size.
forty fifth over: Australia 191-2 (Perry 79, McGrath 52) A quiet over from Ecclestone, only a Perry single to begin it as McGrath sees out the remainder.
forty fourth over: Australia 190-2 (Perry 78, McGrath 52) Lauren Filer, who begins off her method to the crease like an influence walker earlier than breaking right into a full run, shoots down a few pacy ones. Cutting into Perry and taking pad, earlier than darting away to deep third, making Filer assume she was near an uncontrolled edge. Not fairly. Tahlia McGrath backs away to get an identical run, earlier than Filer will get too straight in search of these pads and Perry whips her for 4! Deep backward sq., beats the sprawling try on the rope.
forty third over: Australia 182-2 (Perry 72, McGrath 50) Perry does begin turning over runs towards Ecclestone, first backing away to punch the spinner by means of cowl, then going again to play a late reduce. Two runs per shot.
Geoff Lemon
G’day all from Trent Bridge. Mild day right this moment with some massive jumbles of cloud and a good bit of blue sky in between the cumulo columns. It’s been absorbing cricket to date, Australia scoring at an excellent clip.
forty second over: Australia 178-2 (Perry 68, McGrath 50) After simply three costly overs, Kate Cross is changed by the pacy Lauren Filer, who surname had a Freudian autocorrect. She might go around the park however it’s well worth the danger as a result of England desperately want a wicket.
It’s not an excellent first over, with too many deliveries drifting down leg. A bouncer beats each McGrath and Perry en route for 2 wides. It’s time for drinks, after which Geoff Lemon will be part of you. Bye!
forty first over: Australia 174-2 (Perry 66, McGrath 50) The subject for Ecclestone remains to be attacking, with a brief leg, slip and gully. That is sensible with Ecclestone taking the ball away from the 2 right-handers.
Not a lot good when she sends down a low full-toss, nonetheless. McGrath lashes it for 4. A single brings her to an authoritative fifty, her second in 4 Test appearances: 67 balls, seven fours. She’s a category act.
fortieth over: Australia 168-2 (Perry 65, McGrath 45) Perry thick edges Cross to the purpose sweeper for a single; that was properly bowled. Australia are scoring runs at will off the seamers, although, and that single is one of 4 from the over. Perry has 65 from 91 balls, McGrath 45 from 62.
thirty ninth over: Australia 164-2 (Perry 63, McGrath 43) A maiden from Ecclestone to McGrath. I wouldn’t be significantly important of England’s efficiency; they’ve simply run into an excellent group on a first-day pitch. But even at this early stage, it’s exhausting to see them ever beating Australia once more, ever, in any format, ladies or males profitable this Test.
thirty eighth over: Australia 164-2 (Perry 63, McGrath 42) No slips for Cross now, with Jones as much as the stumps as properly. It helps to revive a little bit of order, with three singles from the over.
thirty seventh over: Australia 161-2 (Perry 62, McGrath 42) Just broad of slip! Ecclestone tempted Perry to drive with a stunning supply that drifted and dipped earlier than turning off the straight. It flew off the sting and simply broad of the diving Knight at slip.
The downside for England is that Australia have been savage on something free since lunch. Ecclestone’s final ball is a contact quick and reduce witheringly for 4 by Perry.
thirty sixth over: Australia 151-2 (Perry 56, McGrath 40) Kate Cross comes on for Lauren Bell, whose 4 overs after lunch went for 23. Perry guides her first ball intentionally previous gully for 4 to convey up one of the extra predictable half-centuries of the summer time: 76 balls, 9 fours.
She clips the subsequent ball to the deep midwicket boundary as properly. Four of this England group had been on the sphere when Perry made an unbeaten 213 at Sydney six years in the past; they might be experiencing some unwelcome deja vu.
McGrath makes it 16 from the over – and 33 from the final three – with successive cowl drive for 4 and three. It’s simply good batting.
thirty fourth over: Australia 138-2 (Perry 47, McGrath 33) Perry and McGrath bat properly collectively in all codecs, with a median partnership for Australia of 57. Perry will get 4 extra with a chic cowl drive off Ecclestone. After a barely nervous begin, significantly towards Lauren Filer, Perry is trying ominously safe for England.
thirty third over: Australia 133-2 (Perry 42, McGrath 33) Bell bowled fairly properly to the left-handers this morning however she’s struggling right here. McGrath will get consecutive boundaries with a tickle off the pads and a ferocious clout by means of the covers.
Bell is a bit unlucky to concede a 3rd boundary when McGrath will get a thick edge that drops wanting gully and flies away. That was a superb supply. The boundary brings up a superb fifty partnership from 72 balls.
thirty second over: Australia 121-2 (Perry 42, McGrath 21) A uncommon lengthy hop from Ecclestone is put away by Perry for the seventh 4 of her innings. In her final 5 Ashes Tests, going again to 2017, she averages 191.
Ecclestone is inflicting McGrath one or two issues with the ball that straightens from across the wicket. But for now something that has sneaked by means of to hit the pad has been going previous leg stump.
thirty first over: Australia 115-2 (Perry 37, McGrath 20) Yep, replays affirm that McGrath obtained an inside edge to that supply from Ecclestone.
McGrath is crushed, attempting to chop a large ball from Bell that retains a bit of low. There’s nonetheless plenty of batting to return for Australia, so they might do with breaking this partnership quicksmart. At the second, Ecclestone appears to be like the higher wager.
thirtieth over: Australia 113-2 (Perry 37, McGrath 18) Ecclestone has an attacking subject – slip, quick leg, foolish level – and is flighting the ball superbly now that she is in rhythm. She actually is an artist.
McGrath survives a giant LBW enchantment after pushing exterior the road of an arm ball. Ecclestone needed to evaluation however Heather Knight determined towards it. I assume there was an inside-edge.
A positive over is tarnished by a poor final ball that McGrath flicks by means of midwicket for 3.
thirtieth over: Australia 110-2 (Perry 37, McGrath 15) Bell is struggling to discover a constant line to the right-handers. McGrath thumps a canopy drive for 3, the one runs from the over. It has felt like a comparatively sedate morning however Australia are nonetheless scoring at 3.6 per over.
twenty ninth over: Australia 107-2 (Perry 37, McGrath 12) Sophie Ecclestone, who bowled properly earlier than lunch, resumes after the break. There’s are a couple of oohs and aahs when Perry pushes defensively down the unsuitable line – lacking leg – after which leaves a supply that goes simply previous off stump. It was properly judged by Perry, however she appears to be like a bit of bit becalmed towards Ecclestone.
twenty eighth over: Australia 106-2 (Perry 37, McGrath 11) The solar is out, the pitch is sluggish, the ball is approaching center age: it’s a good time to bat. Perry forces Bell’s second ball previous backward level for a pair, then flicks an tried yorker off her pads for 4.
The gamers are again out on the sphere. Lauren Bell is approaching to interchange Lauren Filer.
Lunchtime studying
Lauren Filer speaks to Sky Sports
It’s been excellent. It’s gone in a short time truly, I’m attempting to take all the things in, however to get the wicket was nice. I believe I noticed a couple of tears from my mum and pop [during her cap presentation]. I’m not that emotional however it was very nice.
[How did you feel before you bowled your first ball?] Nervous, positively nervous, however excited. I simply needed to bowl as quick as a I can and as straight as I can.
[On the Perry LBW] I did hear two noises however I wasn’t positive if it was pad first or not. Bit unlucky however yeah, an excellent begin.
[On the Mooney wicket] I didn’t truly see the ball! I appeared up and it was in Crossy’s fingers. It was an excellent feeling.
[On the pitch] There’s a little bit of bounce from again of a size however I believe it’s attempting to go a bit fuller to search out the sting. We’re proud of our begin, I believe it’s fairly even.
Two debutants caught the attention in that session. The Australian opener Phoebe Litchfield raced to 23 earlier than making a double misjudgement – first she supplied no stroke to Kate Cross, then she determined to not evaluation the ensuing LBW resolution.
England’s pacy Lauren Filer lived as much as the hype. She virtually dismissed the good Elysse Perry first ball, when an LBW was overturned on evaluation, however she did get Beth Mooney for 33 with a really sharp supply.
Lunch
twenty seventh over: Australia 100-2 (Perry 31, McGrath 11) Perry opens the face to drive Ecclestone for a single, which brings up the Australian hundred. That’s additionally the final run of a wonderful morning session.
twenty sixth over: Australia 99-2 (Perry 30, McGrath 11) This is Filer’s fifth over, which is quite a bit for a shock bowler, however there are only some minutes till lunch so you’ll be able to perceive it.
McGrath cuts to the duvet sweeper for a single; Perry does likewise for 2 runs, with the sprawling Wyatt saving the boundary, after which waves a single down the bottom. She appears to be like extra comfy towards Filer now.
twenty fifth over: Australia 95-2 (Perry 27, McGrath 10) Ecclestone replaces Sciver-Brunt, who bowled a combined spell of 5-0-25-0, and begins with a maiden to Perry. I’d think about she can have a protracted spell after lunch.
twenty fourth over: Australia 95-2 (Perry 27, McGrath 10) Another actually sharp over from Filer, with only a single to Perry off the primary ball. The batters don’t look fully comfy towards her.
twenty third over: Australia 94-2 (Perry 26, McGrath 10) The new batter Tahlia McGrath will get off the mark in type, thumping Sciver-Brunt by means of mid-off for 4. Sciver-Brunt hasn’t been at her greatest on this spell, and McGrath clips one other free supply off the pads for 4.
twenty second over: Australia 83-2 (Perry 25, McGrath 0) What a begin Lauren Filer has made to her Test profession: her figures are 3-1-12-1. That was a positive supply: good size, a little bit of motion and, most of all, uncooked tempo.
WICKET! Australia 83-2 (Mooney c Cross b Filer 33)
Filer’s further tempo means she has a extra orthodox subject, with two slips and no one on the drive. Perry pulls a brief ball confidently not far away for 4, bisecting the fielders at deep sq. and lengthy leg.
Filer will at all times bowl unhealthy balls – there have been two sprayed down the leg aspect in that over – however she is extraordinarily thrilling. She additionally appears to be like like she’s having the time of her life, which isn’t at all times the case for England Test debutants. When she drops the ball throughout her aforementioned cockney stroll, she smiles broadly as she walks again to her mark.
She’s even happier now! Mooney pushes at a size supply exterior off stump and edges to gully, the place Kate Cross takes a really sharp catch. Lauren Filer has her first Test wicket!
twenty first over: Australia 78-1 (Mooney 33, Perry 20) Amy Jones comes as much as the stumps for Sciver-Brunt to cease Mooney particularly transferring exterior her crease.
A brief ball is pulled easily for 4 by Perry. That’s not the best size on this pitch, not at Sciver-Brunt’s tempo. The follow-up supply is a lot better: fullish and shaping in to Perry, who meets it with a textbook ahead defensive.
Big fan of Lauren Filer’s cockney stroll into her supply stride #Ashes
— Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E) June 22, 2023
twentieth over: Australia 72-1 (Mooney 32, Perry 15) Perry tries to drag a leg-side quick ball from Filer and misses. Filer’s tempo* and unorthodoxy have extracted Perry from her bubble. England could have discovered one right here.
* Her quickest ball to date is 76.5mph.
nineteenth over: Australia 72-1 (Mooney 32, Perry 15) Heather Knight is transferring to a extra subcontinental subject, bringing herself in at quick further cowl for Mooney. Sciver-Brunt says 4 runs (in all probability) off her personal bowling with a superb cease in her follow-through. And due to that, now we have the primary maiden of the day.
18th over: Australia 72-1 (Mooney 32, Perry 15) We’d heard rather a lot about how sharp Lauren Filer was and he or she has made an exciting begin. Perry tries to chop and is crushed for tempo, then thick edges a drive wanting gully.
Perry works a yorker to leg for a single, then Mooney clatters a excessive full toss to the duvet sweeper. An extraordinarily eventful over ends with Perry threading a again reduce for 4. That was a a lot calmer stroke.
PERRY IS NOT OUT!
She wasn’t exterior the road in any respect – however she did get a slight, and very important, inside edge onto the pad. Perry survives. Even so, that’s some assertion of intent from Lauren Filer.
Perry has reviewed and my hunch is she was simply exterior the road. It was a cracking supply from Filer, good size and jagging again off the seam.
WICKET? Australia 66-2 (Perry LBW b Filer 10)
Lauren Filer could have dismissed Elysse Perry together with her first ball in Test cricket!
seventeenth over: Australia 66-1 (Mooney 31, Perry 10) Am I going mad or was that an opportunity? I suppose the 2 needn’t be mutually unique.
Sciver-Brunt continues and is waved to the duvet boundary by Mooney – not as soon as however twice. For such a large of the sport, Mooney hasn’t had a lot pleasure in Test cricket earlier than right this moment: 4 video games, common 26, highest rating 63. This is a superb probability to appropriate the file.
sixteenth over: Australia 58-1 (Mooney 23, Perry 10) Ecclestone has a slip, quick leg, quick mid-off and foolish level for Perry. And she virtually strikes when Perry is dropped by Beaumont at quick leg. It was a REALLY powerful probability, one-handed to her proper, and there was virtually no response from the England gamers when she put it down. The commentators didn’t point out it both. I’m positive that was an opportunity. Wasn’t it? WASN’T IT?
fifteenth over: Australia 57-1 (Mooney 22, Perry 10) England are holding again the debutant Lauren Filer. Next into the assault is Nat Sciver-Brunt, who replaces Kate Cross (7-0-34-1) and begins with an correct over to Mooney. Just a single off the final ball.
14th over: Australia 56-1 (Mooney 21, Perry 10) A greater second over for Ecclestone, simply one run from it, and that’s drinks. Australia have had one of the best of the primary hour, although England have bowled fairly properly on a sluggish pitch.
Here’s the abroad TMS hyperlink
thirteenth over: Australia 55-1 (Mooney 20, Perry 10) Mooney is dropped by Danni Wyatt! She fenced exterior off stump at Cross and sliced the ball in the direction of gully, the place Wyatt put down a tough low probability to her proper. That’s the second time Beth Mooney has been dropped this morning.
Perry, who has began with serene authority, drives pleasantly previous mid-off for 4.
twelfth over: Australia 50-1 (Mooney 19, Perry 6) Sophie Ecclestone, England’s left-arm spinner, is getting an early bowl. Her first ball is a loosener, a half-volley that Perry crunches to the duvet boundary. That brings up Australia’s fifty.
On Sky, Mel Jones factors out that, for all Ecclestone’s brilliance, her burgeoning Test file towards Australia isn’t nice: seven wickets at 54. England want much more on this recreation.
Here’s the wicket of Phoebe Litchfield
eleventh over: Australia 46-1 (Mooney 19, Perry 2) A five-day Test is ideal for Elysse Perry, who might be one of the best on the planet at batting time. She will get off the mark by forcing Cross for a single.
tenth over: Australia 43-1 (Mooney 18, Perry 0) Oh my. It seems Cross’s supply to Litchfield would have missed off stump. Litchfield walked straight off, virtually ignoring Mooney’s makes an attempt to debate a evaluation. She in all probability felt a bit of embarrassed as a result of she’d supplied no stroke.
Mooney crashes Bell for successive boundaries, the primary over the covers and the second by means of mid-off.
“It’s quite nice to not have endless chants and repetitive songs in this match!” writes Penelope. “Don’t miss the Barmy Army at all.”
I can see either side!
ninth over: Australia 35-1 (Mooney 10, Perry 0) The nice Elysse Perry, Test common 75, is available in at No3.
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