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

Tammy Beaumont salutes the crowd at stumps after scoring a century, as England end the second day on 213-2. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

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A Test century too for Anabel Sutherland, her first in international cricket:“I am not sure it’s sunk in yet! It was a lot of fun there and it was nice to put on some runs with Kim Garth and Alana King at the end. They really did their jobs.

“I think we are on top at 250 ahead. Nat and Tammy took some momentum England’s way but there is some variable bounce in the pitch and we saw some chances to our spinners and looking forward to getting stuck in tomorrow.”

Do join us tomorrow to see which way this tightly-strung game unwinds. The initiative swung from Australia at lunchtime – to England at the close, with parts big and slightly less-big played by Sophie Ecclestone (best Test figures of 5-129), Sutherland, Beaumont, Knight and a joyful cameo from Nat Sciver-Brunt toward the close. Thanks for your messages, good night!