ENG-W vs AUS-W Ball by Ball Commentary

That's it! Tahlia McGrath gets off the mark instantly and gets the job done. Slower once again from Bell, around the leg pole. Tahlia McGrath clips it between short fine leg and backward square to get a couple of runs. Australia beat England by 5 wickets and get off to a fine start to their warm-up fixtures.

OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent take in the deep and Ellyse Perry fails to add the finishing touches. A real drag-down from Lauren Bell, over middle. Peryy leans back to pull but doesn't go through completely with the shot, just checking the pull a bit. The ball flies down to deep mid-wicket, where Danielle Gibson takes a fine catch running to her left. She also manages to flick the ball back up before touching the ropes and keeps composure to take it on the second attempt.

A touch fuller, on off and middle, Annabel Sutherland defends it back to the bowler.

Fuller in length, around the pads of the batter, Ellyse Perry clips it to square leg and gets a single.

Pitches it up, fuller, outside off, Perry lofts it over cover and gets a brace.

Short, around off, Ellyse Perry fends it to cover.

FOUR! More runs for Australia Women! On a nagging length, outside off. Ellyse Perry reverse sweeps it through short third and gets four more runs.

Good-length delivery, outside off, Ellyse Perry looks to offers a drive at it but misses.

On a nagging length, around off, Ellyse Perry pushes it to cover for one.

Change of pace from Filer, as she sees the batter shuffle across the stumps. Fuller in length, wide outside off, Ellyse Perry tries to scoop it, but the ball stays really low, almost along the carpet and Perry does well to just dab it down to the keeper.

FOUR! Hammered away! Bangs a bouncer, on middle. Ellyse Perry covers the stumps and pulls it away to deep backward square leg for another boundary.

Slower now, back of a length, around the hips of the batter. Ellyse Perry looks to tuck it but misses and wears on her thigh pad.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR PERRY! Pitches it up, does Filer, on off. Ellyse Perry punches through the line of the ball and hammers it over the mid on fielder for four runs. Perry gets to her half-century in some style.

Good-length delivery, on off, Annabel Sutherland tucks it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

A touch fuller, just outside off, Ellyse Perry lunges and blocks it out. 19 runs needed off 24 balls.

A touch fuller, around off, Annabel Sutherland punches it off her back foot to sweeper cover for one.

Quicker and shorter again, on middle. Ellyse Perry dabs it to cover and gets across.

Short, on middle, Ellyse Perry pulls it to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder and gets a couple of runs.

Fuller, around off, Annabel Sutherland pushes it toward cover and gets a single.

Fuller, just outside off, Annabel Sutherland drives it to the right of the point fielder, who dives and makes a good stop.

FOUR! Overpitched and punished! Too full, on off and middle, Ellyse Perry drills it straight as an arrow and collects a boundary towards the sightscreen. Just 24 needed now off 30 balls.

The call is for two and they get it with ease. Fullish length on middle and leg, Ellyse Perry shows the full face of the bat and punches it to the left of long on for a couple of runs.

Slower ball around leg, Sutherland looks to tickle it fine but misses. The ball goes off the pads, and rolls to short fine leg as the batters get a leg bye.

Good length on middle, holds a bit in the pitch. Perry drives it uppishly and to the right of mid off for a single.

FOUR! Cracked away by Perry. Marginally short but around leg, Ellyse Perry drags the pull well behind square leg and picks up another boundary.

WIDE! Length ball, down the leg side, Perry looks to slog but misses. Good take from Amy Jones down to her left.

Nagging length, on middle, angling away. Perry stays back and pats it down to extra cover.

Floated up outside off, hit away towards wide mid off, where the fielder misfields and allows the single.

Just short! Shorter one on middle, Sutherland rocks back and pulls it fiercely, but flat as well. Danielle Gibson does well to collect it on the awkward bounce and keep it down to a single.

FOUR! Squirted away through the gap. Flighted ball around off, Sutherland lunges for it and drives it between point and cover, and the ball speeds to the fence.

Fuller now, angled into the pads, clipped away to mid on.

Quick and short, darted in from outside off. Annabel Sutherland rocks back and smacks it to cover.

OUT! CAUGHT! A nothing shot from Grace Harris and England Women are still in it. Just a regulation delivery, tossed up around off, not completely full. Grace Harris sits down to slog-sweep but catches it high on the bat and the ball sails down to long on. Freya Kemp comes in from the deep and takes it with ease. Harris comes and Harris goes and Australia Women are now 115/4.

Good length, attacking the stumps, and tucked away in front of mid-wicket for a single by Grace Harris. 43 needed now off 42 balls.

WIDE! Attempted slower one, full and spilled down the leg side by Bell.

OUT! CAUGHT! Lifted over the in-field but straight to the fielder in the deep. Lauren Bell bowls it into the deck, well short and wide, but the ball sticks in the deck. Ashleigh Gardner goes after it, playing the uppercut but hits it straight to Danni Wyatt-Hodge stationed at deep point, and she makes no mistake. Gardner is disappointed with herself here.

Bowled back of a length, Perry leans back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Good work in the deep. Banged in short, a bit slower too. Perry shuffles inside the line to pull it fine but gets it more off the toe end of the blade and over short fine leg. Lauren Filer gives chase and puts in the dive to save a couple of runs.

Short of a good length, Ellyse Perry comes down the pitch and hoicks it away between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of comfortable runs.

Pitched up on off, Perry advances and checks the drive, punching it uppishly to mid off.

Another slower one, full on leg stump. Perry clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

A certain boundary saved by Tilly Corteen-Coleman. On the pads, flicked away to the left of short fine leg, where Tilly dives and parries it away, keeping the batters down to a single.

Slower one, full and on leg, Perry leans on, checks her shot and eases it along the turf to long on for another single.

Back of a length, on the pads, worked away past square leg for one more.

Good length, angling across off, dabbed into the off side for a single.

FOUR BYES! Unfortunate for the bowler. Pre-meditated by Perry as she shuffles to the off side. Kemp bowls it full and at the batter, beats the bat as well, but the ball beats the keeper as well, rolling into the deep third fence. 100 up for Australia Women.

FOUR! Lovely shot. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Ashleigh Gardner uses her feet well, comes down the pitch and plays a checked drive well over mid on for another boundary. 59 needed now off 54 balls.

A touch fuller, fired in around off. Perry hangs back and dabs it into the off side for a single.

Pushed through quicker and flatter, around off, punched away square towards point.

FOUR! Perry is really throwing caution to the wind here. Tossed-up delivery, Perry comes down the pitch, heaves it cross-batted and over wide mid on for a boundary.

Good, positive running. On the shorter side, around off. Ellyse Perry rocks back and punches it away wide of sweeper cover for a couple of runs.

Floated up around leg, Gardner comes down the track to smother the spin and hits it to long on for one.

On a nagging length yet again, around off, Ashleigh Gardner taps it to cover and gets a single.

Swing and a miss! Good-length delivery, pitching it just outside off and nips it away from the batter. Ashleigh Gardner attempts an expansive drive through cover but gets beaten on the outside edge.

WIDE! Bumper, but it sails way over the batter. Ashleigh Gardner drops her stance as she knows she will be getting a bonus run for the team.

Oh, off the inside edge! Slanting in, on middle, Ellyse Perry looks to slog it away, but gets nicked on the inside edge. The ball zips past the leg stump and rolls toward deep fine leg. Single taken.

Short of a length, outside off, Ashleigh Gardner bunts it to cover for a single.

Back of a length, outside off, Ashleigh Gardner looks to cut it but misses.

2 runs, played towards point.

No run, played towards third man.

FOUR! Oh, deft touch by Perry. Sophie Ecclestone drags her length back, outside off, Ellyse Perry opens the face of the bat and just pushes it through backward point for four runs.

WIDE! Fuller, but darts down the leg side, Perry misses on her flick.

FOUR! That's a top shot from Perry. Darted in full and around off, Ellyse Perry drills the drive past the cover fielder and the ball races away to the fence.

Floated up, slower and outside off. Perry gets across to the off side, looking for the lap but miscues it off the toe end of the bat and back onto her body.

Short, around off, Ashleigh Gardner pushes it to mid off for one.

DROPPED! Good-length delivery, just outside off, Ellyse Perry looks to drive it over cover, but gets it off the outer half of the blade. The ball loops just over the backward point fielder. Lauren Bell is the fielder who judges the skier late. However, as she backpaddles and leaps, take a one-handed blinder, but fails to grab on to it. The batter gets a single.

OUT! BOWLED! Alice Capsey can do it all. Nothing special, just a smart piece of bowling from Capsey. This is bowled a touch fuller around off, quicker too, and it holds its line. Beth Mooney leans on and looks to shovel it across to the leg side, but plays all around it. The ball goes on to hit the off stump, and England have their second wicket. Mooney will feel a half-century was there for the taking.

A tad fuller, at the stumps. Ellyse Perry slaps it to cover, where skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt fumbles and the batter gets a single.

Sharp fielding! Short of a length, on off. Ellyse Perry charges down the track and cuts it to point. Lauren Bell dives to her right and makes a one handed save.

Around off, fuller in length, Beth Mooney drives it to long off for a single.

Tossed up, fuller, pitching on off and turning in. Ellyse Perry goes deep into the crease and flicks it to square leg for a single.

Full-length delivery, on off, Beth Mooney nudges it to long on and gets a single.

Good-length delivery, outside off, Ellyse Perry opens the face of the bat and steers it through the vacant point region for a couple of runs.

FOUR! That's an excellent shot from Perry. Full-length delivery, on off, Ellyse Perry lofts it over the mid off fielder and gets four more runs.

Back of a length, on middle, Ellyse Perry nudges it to mid-wicket.

On a nagging length, on middle, Beth Mooney tucks it to square leg and gets a single.

Full-length delivery, on middle, Beth Mooney drives it to the right of the long on fielder for a couple of runs.

SIX! Just over the fielder. Good-length delivery, on off and middle. Beth Mooney opens her stance and pulls it uppishly toward the deep mid-wicket fielder. Gobson is the fielder who takes a leap and outstretches her rigth hand to grab it, but it thumps off her palm and bounces over the fence for six runs.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Lauren Filer hands England Women their first wicket on the last ball of the Powerplay and the 51-run opening stand is broken. Filer bangs it in short over middle, angling it in a bit. Georgia Voll steps across to the off side and looks to scoop it over the keeper's head, but the ball stops on her a bit. Voll gets a faint edge through to the keeper and Amy Jones gobbles it up.

On a nagging length, at the stumps, Beth Mooney nudges it to mid-wicket and gets a single.

SIX! That is such an easy pick for Mooney! Good-length delivery, angling in, around middle and leg. Beth Mooney waits for the delivery to arrive and flicks it uppishly, over deep fine leg fence for half a dozen.

Bumper, on middle, Beth Mooney rocks back and dabs it to cover.

FOUR! Not a good delivery from Filer! Aiming for a yorker, around off, but spills out a low full toss. Beth Mooney opens her arms and lashes it through cover-point for four runs.

FOUR! Up and over! Lauren Filer pitches it up, fuller, on off. Beth Mooney walks down the track and uses her bottom hand to loft it beautifully over extra cover for four runs.

Tossed up on off, Mooney steps out, converts it into a full toss and punches it to the left of mid off. The fielder over there puts in the dive, and deflects it behind, keeping it down to a single.

Quick and flat, darted into the pads. Mooney tucks it across to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Tossed up, angling into the batter. Beth Mooney is early to advance down the pitch and just bunts it over mid on for a boundary.

Full and fired in towards the batter. Mooney tries to make room and ends up digging it out to mid on.

Fuller, angled into the batter. Voll comes forward and looks to loft it straight, but gets it off the inner half of the blade to deep mid-wicket fora run.

Sophie starts with a full ball around off. Mooney heaves it across to deep mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

SIX! Much more in control this time from Georgia Voll. Flighted ball on middle and leg, Voll skips down the track, checks the lofted drive and hits it over the ropes at long on for a six.

Similar length, albeit a tad wider outside off. Voll hits it to cover-point.

Good length, outside off, and this one skids through. Voll looks to cut but misses.

Fuller now, angled into the batter. Georgia Voll comes down the pitch, lifts it very high and towards wide long on for a couple of runs.

Quicker through the air, in and around off, Voll rocks back and punches it out to cover.

Starts well, does Tilly. Lands it on a nagging length, around middle and leg. Voll goes on the back foot to defend.

Good-length delivery, slanting down leg. Voll gets low and looks to scoop it away, but gets a top edge onto the body. The ball lands just neat the cut strip and Mooney calls her through for the single.

The in-between length now, attacking off and middle, Voll solidly blocks it to mid on.

Bumper, over middle and leg, pulled away without any timing and just over the square leg region for a single.

Not perfectly timed. A proper short ball now, over middle, Beth Mooney charges down the pitch and clubs the pull over mid on. The ball plugs in the outfield and Mooney picks up another brace.

Shorter and pushed wider of the off stump. Mooney reaches out and hits it straight to point.

Aerial but safe! Fullish length, shaping into the pads. Mooney comes forward and clips it over the square leg region, picking up a couple of runs in the deep.

Oh, an enticing one for the fielder. On the pads, clipped away uppishly but well to the right of the diving mid-wicket fielder. It goes through and Voll picks up two runs.

FOUR! Cleverly played. Length ball on off, Voll shuffles across the off stump and scoopps it down to fine leg for a boundary and falls over as well.

DROPPED! Straight through the hands. Short ball outside off, Beth Mooney looks to cut but fails to control it. The ball goes quickly and over point, where Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets both hands on it, but it bursts through for a single in the deep.

Filer bashes the hard length, bowling it around off. Mooney taps it down to backward point.

Good length, angled into the batter. Voll fails to pick it over the leg side and the ball goes off the thigh pad just into the leg side. Voll pinches a leg bye.

Late swing, and plenty of it for Lauren Filer right away. Pitched up on middle, darts back in sharply and Voll is very late on the flick, getting pinged on the front pad.

Mooney fails to find the gap, and 7 runs come off the first over of the chase. Hard length around off, Beth Mooney backs away and smacks it down to cover.

Back of a length, tighter line around off. Mooney presses back and keeps it down to cover.

FOUR! Picked up and dispatched. Length ball on off, Mooney reaches for it and hoicks it up and over, in front of square on the leg side and picks up the first boundary of the chase.

Nice shape again. Full and around off, curves away from the right-hander. Voll looks to drive, but one hand comes off the handle and this is sliced to deep backward point for a single.

Nice and full on off, shapes away. Georgia Voll leans ahead and strokes it to extra cover.

WIDE! Fuller, but angled down the leg side.

A bit of a loosener, but Lauren Bell gets away with it. Back of a length, wide outside off, Beth Mooney gets up on her toes and taps it to the left of deep point for one.