Women’s Ashes Test match, day one: Australia v England – as it happened

Katherine Brunt celebrates the key wicket of Rachael Haynes on day one of the Women’s Ashes Test at Manuka Oval in Canberra. Photograph: Lukas Coch/EPA

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Ebb, flow and missed opportunities

Well, what to make of that? An absorbing first day of this solitary Ashes Test match. Ebb, flow, runs, wickets, catches and drops. England had the Aussies on the ropes early doors, two quick wickets and then an almost unheard of failure for Ellyse Perry saw Meg Lanning and Rachael Haynes come together for a rebuild job. England put down a few chances and missed the opportunity to really twist the knife. Australia made them pay, at 211-3 it looked pretty grim for Heather Knight and co.

A couple of quick wickets after tea changed things, albeit briefly. Lanning and Haynes missed out on Test centuries but Ash Gardner and Thalia McGrath set about counterattacking magnificently to ram home their sides’ advantage. England roused again at the end to remove both batters just after their fifties but with 327 already on the board and the license for a bit of a swing in the morning it’ll be the antipodean contingent who will sleep sounder this evening.

Enough wittering from me. Here’s Geoff Lemon’s more insightful take on the day:

Thanks for your company, we’ll be back again tomorrow. Ta ra!

Updated at 7.20am GMT

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From 2-4 and 3-43 Aust have absolutely dominated day one in Canberra #Ashes

— Daniel Brettig 🏏 (@danbrettig) January 27, 2022

When you put it like that...