| Australia 473 & 82-0 (19 overs): Litchfield 41* |
| England 463 (121.2 overs): Beaumont 208; Gardner 4-99 |
| Australia lead by 92 runs |
| Scorecard |
Australia took management on day three of the one-off Ashes Take a look at with a lead of 92, regardless of Tammy Beaumont’s record-breaking 208 for England.
The hosts had been bowled out for 463 of their first innings at Trent Bridge, trailing Australia by simply 10, however openers Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield steered the guests to 82-0 on the shut.
Beaumont’s innings, the primary double-century in England ladies’s cricket, put England into a good place however some unfastened bowling firstly of the innings eased all stress on Australia.
She beat an 88-year-old document set by Betty Snowball, who scored 189 towards New Zealand at Christchurch in 1935, in making England ladies’s highest rating.
England began the day 255 runs behind Australia’s first-innings 473 and dominated the morning session as Beaumont and all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt added a third-wicket partnership of 137.
Sciver-Brunt overturned an lbw determination from the primary ball of the day and went on to attain 78, earlier than Take a look at debutant Danni Wyatt struck an aggressive 44 from 49 balls to edge England nearer to parity.
However Beaumont finally ran out of batting companions as England misplaced their final 4 wickets for 15 runs, with spinner Ash Gardner ending with 4-99 and Tahlia McGrath taking 3-24.
England then produced a sloppy spell of bowling with the brand new ball, the seamers going at 5.15 runs an over as Litchfield and Mooney completed unbeaten on 41 and 33 respectively.
Saturday’s crowd at Trent Bridge was 6,951, taking the mixture attendance for the sport to 17,149, a document for a ladies’s Take a look at in England.
Beaumont’s brilliance defies Australia
Beaumont’s journey in an England shirt has not all the time been easy, with the batter struggling to nail down a spot within the facet and batting as little as quantity eight till 2016.
Extra just lately, she has discovered herself out of England’s T20 set-up, however in entrance of an appreciative crowd at Trent Bridge she offered a Take a look at batting masterclass and a reminder of her worth to England on the prime of the order.
Beaumont’s intent had the normally unflappable Australia a little bit rattled.
Edges burst by the slip cordon, uncommon fumbles crept in from the fielders and unfastened extensive balls had been accepted gratefully by Beaumont to thrash by the covers.
It was an innings of outstanding focus and endurance in addition to brutal strokeplay, her 200 coming from 317 balls – the second-fastest of all time after Australia legend Karen Rolton’s 306-ball effort in 2001.
She was given a reprieve on 152, overturning an lbw because the overview confirmed the ball to be marginally pitching outdoors the road of leg stump, however it was an in any other case chanceless innings towards the perfect bowling assault on this planet.
Sciver-Brunt and Wyatt’s aggression took the stress off Beaumont, permitting her to bat in her personal model towards their counter-attack.
Australia could also be within the ascendancy, however Beaumont has etched her identify into cricket historical past with a efficiency that can stay lengthy within the reminiscence of these fortunate sufficient to witness it.
England compete however Australia’s class prevails
Regardless of Beaumont’s heroics, England had been served a harsh reminder of the category of their opposition as Australia’s openers cashed in on a flat pitch.
With simply 10 runs separating the perimeters after one innings, the sport was nearly completely balanced, and a few early wickets – or not less than a conservative run-rate – may have seen England going into day 4 with the chance to arrange victory.
England have dedicated to enjoying their attacking model of cricket to this point, however with the brand new ball the seamers gifted Mooney and Take a look at debutant Litchfield loads of width to capitalise on and it felt like the sport had slipped from their grasp.
Towards such formidable opposition England can’t afford to maintain gifting so many scoring alternatives.
As soon as once more Heather Knight was pressured to show to her trump card Sophie Ecclestone early, after her 46-over spell in Australia’s first innings, to supply any aspect of management.
Australia’s bowlers struggled in the course of the day, however confronted with England’s tail they pounced – whereas their very own decrease order added a outstanding 158 from their ultimate 4 wickets.
And Australia’s batting prowess was exemplified by all-rounder Annabel Sutherland scoring a flawless century from quantity eight on day two, so England’s process – which was at one level on a comparatively flat trajectory – is now firmly uphill.
Australia maintain ‘higher hand a little bit bit’ – what they mentioned
England opener Tammy Beaumont on Take a look at Match Particular: “I am nonetheless assured. There’s two days to go and loads of runs and wickets to be taken. The morning session is essential and we’ll attempt our greatest to chase the whole.
“We need to get the ball swinging and we simply should membership collectively.”
Australia all-rounder Ash Gardner talking to TMS: “I would say we now have the higher hand just a bit bit. I believe within the second innings for the English women it’ll be fairly onerous to bat on.
“It will be attention-grabbing. There may be a lot time left within the sport. We’re considering small in the mean time and never fascinated by the end result simply but.”
Former England spinner Alex Hartley on TMS: “England have given the momentum to Australia and I am annoyed for them. They should come again higher on Sunday.”
