Women’s Ashes, Australia Women vs England Women, Test Only Day 4 Live Scores: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 4 updates of the Australia Women vs England Women’s Ashes Test match from Canberra.
Australia extended their lead to 150 after the lunch break on Day 5, however, they have already lost five wickets. Tahlia McGrath and Ashley Gardner are now in the middle. Whereas Katherine Brunt has taken three wickets in this innings so far.
Meanwhile, England captain Heather Knight and senior pacer Katherine Brunt led England’s fight before the rain on the third day of the Women’s Ashes Test at the Manuka Oval on Saturday.
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At stumps, Australia bowled out England for 297, with Heather remaining unbeaten on a career-best 168, Katherine taking two early wickets to reduce Australia to 12/2 in 4.5 overs.
Resuming at 169/8 on the second day, Heather and Sophie Ecclestone extended their ninth-wicket partnership to a century, the latter being dismissed lbw for 34 by Tahlia McGrath, the first over by Australia captain Meg Lanning. After being dropped twice in the slips. of the day and then at 33.
Heather and No. 11 Kate Cross hit some boundaries until Kate was pulled and the top-edge went over long leg, ending England’s innings on 297 and giving Ellyse Perry the third wicket of the innings.
With a slim lead of 40 runs, Australia came out to bat but were quickly shaken by Katherine, who had scored 5/60 in the first innings. The 36-year-old dismissed wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy for a pair that went a short distance and brought some bounce as well.
Just before rain interrupted action, Katherine had another wicket as Rachel Haynes caught Tammy Beaumont at forward short leg. The wicket took Katherine’s match to seven and, overall, scored her half-century in Test cricket.
With the rain refusing to stop, the action on the fourth day becomes all the more important for both the teams. The wash out of action due to rain means that the debate on extending women’s Test matches by five days with men’s Test cricket action will be discussed and debated again.
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