Australia Women vs England Women, Only Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Ashleigh Gardner 1-27(9 ov)
74.6
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, turning in, Ecclestone nudges that down into the on-side to find FSL
74.5
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, floaty delivery and has been driven to short mid
74.4
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, tossed up delivery, Ecclestone on-drives the ball down to mid-on
74.3
Gardner to Ecclestone, 2 runs, goes back and punches it past point for a couple of runs. England need 5 more to avoid batting again
74.2
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, Ecclestone gets forward and defends it awkwardly into the deck
74.1
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, short ball, Ecclestone pulls the ball down to mid-on
72.6
Gardner to Ecclestone, 1 run, spinning in, the batter tucks the ball down into the on-side
72.5
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, goes right back and defends it as the bowler went wide of the crease to defend it
72.4
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, stabs it down into the off-side with soft hands
72.3
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, turning down leg, Ecclestone misses the clip for the keeper to collect it
72.2
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, well looped up and driven back to the bowler
72.1
Gardner to Knight, 1 run, tucks that away off the pads into the on-side for a single as she allowed the ball to turn in
70.6
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, plays with the spin and turns it away into the on-side
70.5
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, pushes it back to the bowler
70.4
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, that turned in, by some margin, Ecclestone missed the tuck and was hit on the pads. The Aussies decided to take the review and quite on expected lines didn't get much out of it
70.3
Gardner to Ecclestone, no run, tossed up delivery, turning in, Ecclestone defends it back to the bowler
70.2
Gardner to Knight, 1 run, drives a fuller length one outside off and gets it just past cover for a single
70.1
Gardner to Knight, no run, on the pads, Knight tucks that on to the on-side
64.6
Gardner to Shrubsole, no run, full on off, played back to the bowler
64.5
Gardner to Knight, 1 run, quicker on leg-stump, clipped away to deep square
64.4
Gardner to Shrubsole, 1 run, goes on the back foot and nudges the offbreak wide of mid-wicket
64.3
Gardner to Shrubsole, no run, full on off, defended to short cover
64.2
Gardner to Shrubsole, no run, full on off, Shrubsole lunges across and blocks
64.1
Gardner to Knight, 1 run, goes back and across to work the offbreak wide of square leg
62.6
Gardner to Shrubsole, 1 run, full on leg-stump, Shrubsole flicks into the vacant spaces at square leg
62.5
Gardner to Shrubsole, no run, forward and blocked
62.4
Gardner to Shrubsole, no run, pitches outside leg, Shrubsole looks to pad it away and it knocks the flap of the pad before knocking the elbow
62.3
Gardner to Shrubsole, no run, leans across and defends the full delivery to the left of short leg
62.2
Gardner to Knight, byes, 1 run, spinning down the leg-side, Knight looks for a tickle and misses, the ball runs off the thigh pad to the right of fine leg
62.1
Gardner to Knight, no run, spins in from a length, blocked from the crease
60.6
Gardner to Shrubsole, no run, offbreak on the stumps, Shrubsole stays back and blocks in front of off-stump
60.5
Gardner to Knight, 1 run, full on leg-stump, wristed away to deep square
60.4
Gardner to Knight, no run, pitches outside leg and spins down leg, Knight lets it be
60.3
Gardner to Knight, FOUR, Knight brings out the reverse sweep and slams it clean past the fielder at backward point to her left
60.2
Gardner to Charlotte Dean, out Caught by Tahlia McGrath!! And she runs out of patience..... That dropped chance got into her head and she wanted to make the most of it by attempting an audacious slogsweep. Doesn't get anywhere near the middle and the top-edge has been snaffled by the lurking deep mid-wicket fielder. Charlotte Dean c Tahlia McGrath b Gardner 9(40)
60.1
Gardner to Charlotte Dean, no run, dropped! Classic offbreak, Dean looks to defend and it skids off the splice of the blade to the right of short leg where Haynes does a juggling act before spilling it over her head. Looked to grab a low catch, loses balance and then kicks it off her boot but it eventually lands well over her shoulder
58.6
Gardner to Knight, no run, touch fuller on off, driven back to the bowler
58.5
Gardner to Charlotte Dean, 1 run, looks to defend the offbreak and it hits the splice before deflecting wide of FSL to her right
58.4
Gardner to Charlotte Dean, no run, spins in with extra bounce just outside off, Dean goes deep inside the crease to defend that
58.3
Gardner to Knight, 1 run, shortens the length and keeps it on middle and leg, Knight goes on the back foot to clip it wide of square leg
58.2
Gardner to Knight, no run, slower and fuller outside off, driven crisply to short cover
58.1
Gardner to Knight, 2 runs, gets low and paddles the full delivery to the right of fine leg
34.6
Gardner to Knight, 1 run, chips down the track and clips it past the diving short mid fielder for a single
34.5
Gardner to Knight, no run, gets a little forward and defends it out into the off-side
34.4
Gardner to Knight, no run, gets right behind the line of the ball and defends it out into the off-side
34.3
Gardner to Knight, no run, on-drives the ball down to mid-on as that was fuller
34.2
Gardner to Knight, no run, allows the ball to spin and then tucks it down for the fielder at FSL to stop it
34.1
Gardner to Knight, no run, defends it out into the off-side with a loose bottom hand
32.6
Gardner to Dunkley, 1 run, dropped short and has been pulled away into the on-side for a single as Dunkley managed to pick up the length pretty early. Not a great welcome for Gardner into the bowling crease
32.5
Gardner to Dunkley, no run, defends it out into the off-side
32.4
Gardner to Knight, 1 run, slog sweeps it hard and the fielder at FSL takes the blow. The ball ricochets off her body for a single
32.3
Gardner to Knight, no run, defends it out
32.2
Gardner to Knight, SIX, and bang! Gets hold of the tossed up delivery, Knight sat down and slog swept it over deep mid. That was hit well
32.1
Gardner to Knight, no run, tucks that off the pads into the on-side
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