Women’s Ashes 2023 Nottingham Test Day 4 Highlights- ENG 116/5, 152 more to win: Stumps on day 4, hosts in trouble

England will be disappointed after the last session of play on day four. They were looking in control with Emma Lamb and Tammy Beaumont put on 55 runs for the opening partnership. Since then, it has been a procession of wickets as the hosts found themselves at 73-4. Sophia Dunkley and Danny Wyatt put on a decent partnership before Dunkley edged to the keeper giving Kim Garth her first test wicket.

Ashleigh Gardner has been the destroyer-in-chief, taking three wickets in her nine overs, including that of first innings double-centurion Beaumont. England look to be in trouble , still needing 152 runs to win but will be hoping one good partnership on the final day will get them closer to victory. The visitors on the other hand will be looking for five wickets to finish the game off. Stay tuned for live updates from the fifth day.

Dunkley edges one back to the wicket-keeper as Garth gets her first test wicket. The 37-run partnership is broken.

Dunkley c Healy b Kim Garth 16(39) [4s-2]

Ashleigh Gardner gets her third wicket of the innings. England captain Heather Knight trapped in front after scoring nine. Knight lbw b Gardner 9(17) [6s-1]

Dani Wyatt comes to the crease.

Nat Sciver-Brunt departs for a three-ball duck. Another wicket in quick succession. NSB tried to slog sweep only to top-edge it. Nat Sciver-Brunt c Kim Garth b Gardner 0(3)

Sophie Dunkley at the crease now.

The second England opener too departs as Tahlia McGrath traps her in front. Two wickets in two overs. England two down now. Lamb lbw b McGrath 28(40) [4s-4]

The wicket brings Nat Sciver-Brunt to the crease.

Right after drinks, Ashleigh Gardner gets into the attack and gets Tammy Beaumont out at first slip. She scored 22 off 26. Beaumont c Phoebe Litchfield b Gardner 22(26)[4s-5]

Heather Knight comes to the crease.

England has got a solid start to the run chase. The runs are coming off rather easily with no real threat by the Australian bowlers.

Annabel Sutherland welcomed to the attack with two consecutive fours.

English openers - Emma Lamb and Tammy Beaumont - are out in the middle and the first ball goes for four byes. Just the gift England would have liked.

Ecclestone claims her second five-wicket haul and completes 10 wickets in this match. Two fifers in one match. Gets Brown out LBW. Darcie Brown lbw b Ecclestone 0(4)

Australia bowled out for 257. England requires 268 runs to win this Test match.

Sophie Ecclestone claims her fourth wicket of the innings as she gets Alyssa Healy out caught at short mid-wicket. Australia nine down now. Healy out for 50. Healy c Lamb b Ecclestone 50(62) [4s-6]

Last batter Darcie Brown comes to the crease.

Australia captain Alyssa Healy has reached her second Test match half-century in just 61 balls. On the next ball, Alana King edged one to the slips off Lauren Bell. Australia eight down now. Alana King c Knight b Bell 9(48) [4s-2]

Kim Garth joins her captain at the crease.

Alyssa Healy closes in on her half-century and has 56 runs with Alana King to steady the ship after England picked four wickets in quick succession. Australia now leads by 264 runs.

After four quick wickets, captain Healy and Alana King have taken control of the situation and steadied the collapse.

Ecclestone gets her third wicket in the form of Annabel Sutherland, who tries to pull it only to find Dani Wyatt at square leg. Australia loses seventh wicket. Sutherland c Wyatt b Ecclestone 15(17) [4s-3]

Alana King at the crease.

New batter Ashleigh Gardner gets out for 1 as she edges one to the slips. Kate Cross gets her second of the innings. Gardner c Knight b Cross 1(3)

Captain Alyssa Healy joins Sutherland at the crease.

Beth Mooney gets out on 85 as she chops on a Ecclestone delivery, who gets her second wicket of the innings. Mooney b Ecclestone 85(168) [4s-10]

Ashleigh Gardner to crease now.

Jonassen went for a sweep and the ball gets through her to shatter the stumps. Australia loses its fourth wicket. Jonassen b Ecclestone 14(27) [4s-1]

The wicket brings Annabel Sutherland to the crease.

Mooney and Jonassen are taking their time at the crease and looking in no hurry to push the scoring rate. Filer is out of the attack after a short two over burst post-lunch. Ecclestone will share the ball with Kate Cross now.

The players are back for the second session. England finished the last session well, getting the wickets of Ellyse Perry and Tahlia McGrath - both by debutant Lauren Filer. Let’s see what happens in this session. Beth Mooney (73*) and Jess Jonassen (4*) on strike.

Is the Aussie camp eyeing a 400-run target? Will they want to declare at the end of the day and give themselves time to bowl out England? Lots of questions remain to be answered but they will all depend on how this second session goes for the visitor.

Brilliant from the young pacer. The ball goes off McGrath’s pads to knock off her off stump. Great match this is turning out to be for Lauren Filer! Slightest spot of bother, Australia is in now. The wickets need to stop falling.

Big big wicket for Lauren Filer as she takes out Perry yet again. Knight was looking to play on this little rivalry and it has paid off. A short ball sends Perry on the backfoot but an attempt to play the ball sends an inside edge straight onto the stumps.

There’s the Moons we know. Beth Mooney can be frustratingly determined at the crease and she’s channeling her best version today against arch rival England. A crucial half century as Australia looks for a big target to set.

BOWLED. Kate Cross’s good length delivery crashes into Litchfield’s off stump, the top of it. England pegs one back, but Australia will do well to remain dogged about a large total.

Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield have resumed guard for Australia. It’s warm in Nottingham today and we’re set for an uninterrupted day of cricket. Question for Alyssa Healy to answer now is, how much is going to enough wrt a declaration? Especially after seeing how relatively toothless their bowling was and how on song the England batters seem to be.

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