Stumps - Australia 328 for 7
Quite the day’s Test cricket. Australia chose to bat and will be pretty happy with the result, though an England surge after the afternoon rain delay meant that things didn’t get entirely out of control. Had Perry still been there with one of her top-six colleagues then a monster score would have been pending. Now England can still hope to keep them under 400 and go big themselves.
Perry falling on 99 is quite the story, after she was so in control. Ecclestone was outstanding, 31 overs sent down, 3 for 71 in the process. Lauren Filer was exciting with 2 for 65, Bell 1 for 65, Cross 1 for 81. Ecclestone was the only England bowler to go for under 4 an over.
Tahlia McGrath made 61, Ash Gardner 40, and Annabel Sutherland will resume on 39.
We’ll be with you tomorrow, Megan Maurice and Tanya Aldred doing the honours for Day 2. See you then.
Updated
85th over: Australia 328-7 (Sutherland 39, King 7) No we’re not, we’re playing until 7:24pm. Which is now. King gets a leg bye from Cross, Sutherland blocks the last two ball, and we’re done.
