I’ll leave you with Raf Nicholson’s match report. Goodnight!
Tahlia McGrath's verdict
Yeah, very happy. The spinners did a fantastic job with the ball, we had a bit of a shaky start with the bat but then Bels and Ash were just world-class. It was clinical. I feel for Bels a bit, not getting a hundred – she thoroughly deserved it.
[On Alana King] I knew she was our key match-up; she’s got a really good record against England and matches up well against pretty much their whole batting line-up. I was debating bowling her overs straight through because she was on fire but decided to hold her back for some new batters. She was so good.
We missed our lengths a bit with the new ball so there’s a bit to tidy up there. And if we’re being critical they probably got 20 too many at the end. But if you told me 244 at the start of the game I’d have been stoked.
[On Annabel Sutherland] She’s such a gun. It’s scary how young she still is – she’s one of her hardest trainers, her planning’s meticulous. Whenever you’re in trouble you sort of just turn to Bels. She’s that good.
There’s still lots to improve and finetune. But we have the belief that we can win from any position.
[On Alyssa Healy’s fitness] She’s tracking nicely but it’s day by day. I’ll leave that to the physios.
