Women’s Ashes 2023 Nottingham Test Day 3 Highlights- AUS 82/0, leads by 92 runs: Mooney, Litchfield start strong in Aussie second innings

It has been a strong start by Phoebe Litchfield and Beth Mooney who have not taken unnecessary risks but have kept the runs trickling in. The idea will be to get a healthy amount of runs on the board and force a result out of this game given the women have the fifth day in hand now.

The openers start well hitting two boundaries in the first three overs.

Openers Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield are out in the middle with a narrow 10-run lead in hand. It’ll be interesting to see how the game moves from here. Mooney to take the strike. Kate cross with the new ball.

Tammy Beaumont is out bowled after scoring 208 and with that England is now bowled out for 463 runs, just 10 runs behind Australia’s 473. Gardner picks the final wicket and finishes the innings with the figures of 4/99.

Tahlia McGrath picks her third wicket as she gets debutant Lauren Filer out caught behind. It was a very sharp catch by Alyssa Healy, who was standing up at the stumps for the pacer. Lauren Filer c Healy b McGrath 11(10) [4s-1]

England’s last batter Lauren Bell at the crease.

Mcgrath bowls Kate Cross for a two-ball duck. England has now lost eight wickets and is still 25 runs behind the total. The ball moves past Cross’ outside edge and hits the stumps.Cross b McGrath 0(2)

Debutant Lauren Filer comes to the crease.

Tahlia McGrath picks her first wicket as she removes Sophie Ecclestone for 17. A yorker on the middle stump and Ecclestone misses. Umpire raised the finger. She reviewed it only to find three reds and loses a review. Ecclestone lbw b McGrath 17(34) [4s-3]

Kate Cross joins Beaumont in the middle.

A double century for Tammy Beaumont. She is now the first women cricketer from England to score a 200 in Tests. She is also only the second opener to score a double ton in women’s Tests.

A yet another solid session for England. Even though Australia picked three wickets in the session, the hosts are now just 45 runs away from the total. Beaumont is looking set to score her maiden double century in Tests.

England 428/6.

Tammy Beaumont now has broken the 88-year-old record of the highest individual Test score by an English woman, overtaking Betty Snowball’s 189.

Check the detailed record here.

Ellyse Perry gets Australia the sixth English wicket in the form of Amy Jones, who chipped the ball towards the mid-on. Jones c Sutherland b Perry 13(17) [4s-3]

Sophie Ecclestone is now at the crease

With that boundary from Amy Jones, England has now crossed the 400-run mark and is just 73 runs behind Australia’s total. Can Australia get one more wicket before the shine runs off the new ball?

Darcie Brown has got Dani Wyatt to edge it to slips just before she reached her half-century. The second new ball has worked for Australia. Wyatt c Jonassen b Darcie Brown 44(49) [4s-7]

Amy Jones comes in at number seven.

The second new ball has been taken. It’ll be an interesting phase where Wyatt is looking solid and comfortable to take the aggressive route. Can Australia open up the game?

Test debutant Dani Wyatt is looking settled into the longer format and has added 50 runs for the fifth wicket with Tammy Beaumont in 74 balls.

Despite a nervous start to the second session, England has once again gained control and crossed the 350-run mark, reducing the trail to 123 runs. Beaumont (169*) and Wyatt (15*) looking at ease.

Gardner picks her third wicket of the innings - second today - as she clean bowls Dunkley, who was going for a slog sweep and England loses its fourth wicket. Dunkley b Gardner 9(51).

Debutant Dani Wyatt comes to the crease.

Tammy Beaumont reaches 150 in 228 balls. She has looked in complete control throughout her innings.

The teams are back after lunch. Australia will be hoping to have an improved session with the ball to unsettle the Beaumont-Dunkley pair, which looked comfortable and helped England cross the 300-run mark.

England had a great first session with Tammy Beaumont continuing from where she left last night. Nat Sciver-Brunt scored half-century but got out to Ashleigh Gardner post-drinks. Sophie Dunkley looks at ease and joined Beaumont to get England past the 300-run mark.

Despite the wicket of Sciver-Brunt, England looks comfortable with Dunkley and Beaumont at the crease. The hosts trail by 173 runs now.

Ashleigh Gardner gets the much-needed breakthrough for Australia as she gets Nat Sciver-Brunt for 72. A quicker bowl outside the off-stump and Sciver-Brunt edges it for Alyssa Healy to catch it. This ends the 137-run partnership between her and Beaumont.

The wicket brings Sophia Dunkley to the crease.

The first hour of the morning belongs to England as Sciver-Brunt and Beaumont have looked in absolute control.

Tahlia McGrath has come into the attack for the first time in this Test match replacing Kim Garth. England batters looking solid this morning so far.

Centurion with the bat in the first innings, Annabel Sutherland now replaces Darcie Brown for her first spell of the day. A century partnership between Nat Sciver-Brunt and Tammy Beaumont in 132 balls.

England number four Nat Sciver-Brunt reaches her third Test half-century with a boundary. England has now began to up the run-rate with a flurry of boundaries in the last few overs.

Both Nat Sciver-Brunt and centurion Beaumont look in no hurry as England starts the first four overs scoring just five runs including one boundary off an edge. Nat closing in on her fifty.

Nat Sciver-Brunt (41*) and Tammy Beaumont (100*) are in the middle to continue there 67-run stand for the third wicket.

While Australia scratch their collective heads on how to find a wicket early in the first session of the day, Nat Sciver-Brunt will hope to continue from where she left off yesterday. Her fluent 40 has been impressive in keeping England in a health scoring zone and pushing the Aussies to the wall. Can England slash the deficit with ease? Stay with us to find out.

Australia’s Annabel Sutherland went into the record books with the highest score for a women’s batter at number eight or lower with an unbeaten 137 before picking up a wicket in her first over on Friday as England trail by 255 runs in the Ashes Test.

After dismissing Australia for 473, the highest first innings total in women’s Test history for a team batting first, the host was 218-2 at stumps with Tammy Beaumont leading the charge on an unbeaten hundred.

We are not anticipating any rain delays but it is cloudy with streaks of sunlight peeping out in Nottingham. Gear up for an exciting day of cricket at Trent Bridge.

All six women’s Tests played since 2015 ended in draws, with sessions or even days lost to poor weather, prompting the shift in approach from the ECB.

The Test match will be England’s women’s first over five days on home soil. However, women’s Tests in Australia are set to remain at four days, said Peter Roach, Cricket Australia’s Head of Cricket Operations and Scheduling - although consideration will be given to a reserve day in the event of wet weather.

Unlike the men’s Ashes, which started last week and features five Test matches, the women’s version is a multi-format, points-based encounter.

Running from June 22 to July 18, the women’s Ashes includes one Test, three Twenty20 internationals and three one-day (50-over) internationals.

An ODI or T20I victory earns 2 points and a tie means 1 point for each team, while there are 4 points awarded to the winners of the Test, with each side awarded 2 points for a draw.

This year’s Test will last five days rather than four, which has been the traditional length in the women’s game.

You can watch the Women’s Ashes on the Sony Sports Network. Sony LIV will be streaming the games live.