Summary

  • Australia beat England by six wickets to return to top of table

  • Defeat is England's first of tournament

  • Australia recover from 68-4 with Sutherland (98*) and Gardner (104*) sharing unbroken 180 for fifth wicket

  • England post 244-9 from their 50 overs with Beaumont top-scoring with 78

  • Middle-order struggles continue with Lamb out for 7 and Dunkley makes 48-ball 22

  • Both sides through to semi-finals already

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live Sport commentary at top of page

Live Reporting

Elizabeth Botcherby

  1. Eng 69-1

    A couple of singles off Sophie Molineux's second over.

    Having scored 55 off the first 45 balls of the innings, England have added 14 off the next 39.

  2. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    England have been superb in transitioning out of the powerplay so far in the tournament.

    In overs 11-20 they have averaged 48 runs per wicket, the highest of any side in the tournament.

  3. Eng 67-1

    : Heather Knight of EnglandGetty Images

    Edged but safe!

    Heather Knight prods at an Annabel Sutherland delivery and sees the ball fly through an empty first slip region.

    Prior to that, Sutherland had stopped a Tammy Beaumont shot and taken a punt at a run-out, striking the England opener's calf as she targeted the stumps.

  4. Eng 62-1

    Sophie Molineux of Australia bGetty Images

    A first sight of spin for Australia, as left-armer Sophie Molineux comes on to bowl.

    Tammy Beaumont sends her penultimate delivery out through mid-wicket for four - that's her eighth boundary of the innings, while a final-ball single takes her to 37.

  5. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England have not been overly adept to turning over the strike but that is in part to Australia keeping the field up.

    That's what Australia can do to you.

  6. Eng 56-1

    Heather Knight gets off the mark from her second ball, taking a single to third off Annabel Sutherland.

    England's first run after a spell of 16 dot balls.

  7. Eng 55-1

    Back-to-back maidens for Australia as they turn the screw at the end of the powerplay.

    Kim Garth delivers six scoreless deliveries to Tammy Beaumont with new batter Heather Knight stuck at the other end.

    Garth has been a bit up and down thus far - her overs have gone for 16, zero, six, 12 and zero.

  8. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio Sports Extra

    Annabel Sutherland of AustraliaGetty Images

    The perfect sight for a fast bowler. Annabel Sutherland has been so crucial to Australia and they have had to turn to her earlier than usual.

    Is this the momentum that Australia need?

  9. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It has been a threatening over and that is a brilliant way to conclude it. Amy Jones could do nothing.

  10. wicket

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    Jones b Sutherland 18 (Eng 55-1)

    Australia make their first bowling change and Annabel Sutherland delivers!

    The seamer sends down five dot balls then takes the top of Amy Jones' off stump to complete a wicket maiden.

    A quicker delivery and a touch of movement, taking off one bail - Sutherland's now joint-leading wicket taker in the tournament with 13.

  11. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Australia are finding plenty of movement through the air so far (2.1° - third most of any powerplay in the tournament), but England have been more than equal to the task.

    It’s their best powerplay of the tournament to date at 55-0, with 12 balls still remaining.

  12. Eng 55-0

    Dot, dot, dot to end Kim Garth's over.

    You can't have everything, I suppose.

  13. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Kim Garth is not bowling bad balls but Tammy Beaumont is going slightly finer and gets the tiniest tickle on it. Perfect.

  14. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    There is some thinking to do for Australia here. England are rollicking.

  15. Eng 55-0

    Four, four, four!

    Kim Garth struggles with her line at the start of her over and Tammy Beaumont takes full advantage.

    She whips the first delivery off her pads to send it through mid-wicket, then adds another boundary in a similar area to bring up England's half-century off 44 balls.

    The next delivery is wide on the off side and Beaumont works it past point.

  16. Eng 43-0

    Two singles off Megan Schutt's fourth over.

    Meanwhile the TV cameras show us fans of both sides in some elaborate get-ups - it doesn't look like a massive crowd, but they'll be trying to make some noise.

  17. Eng 41-0

    Tammy Beaumont of EnglandGetty Images

    Worked away for another four.

    Tammy Beaumont finds the boundary from Kim Garth's last delivery, timing the ball well past a sprawling gully fielder.

  18. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Australia are getting through their overs very quickly here.

  19. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    As soon as the bowler gets it wrong, Amy Jones gets it right. England need to be making sure that when the ball is there to be hit, you hit it.

  20. Eng 35-0

    Amy Jones wracks up the boundaries!

    She powerfully lifts Megan Schutt through mid-wicket for a one-bounce four then twice finds the ropes at the end of the over, exploiting a gap between point and cover.

    A back-foot drive and a tidy cut, both England openers are looking in good shape in the powerplay.