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

    A slight raise of the bat from Annabel Sutherland. She knows the job is not done yet.

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

    That was firmly struck, not an easy shot off and off-spinner. Annabel Sutherland is looking ominous.

  3. 50 runs

    50 for Annabel Sutherland

    Aus 118-4

    Charlie Dean changes ends and is immediately struck up and over extra cover for four.

    Annabel Sutherland has a half-century off 66 deliveries.

  4. Aus 114-4

    Target 245

    Lauren Bell of EnglandGetty Images

    Lauren Bell returns for a fifth over, and starts with a wide.

    Two singles come off her six legitimate deliveries, with Annabel Sutherland moving to 48.

    We've reached the half-way stage, England were 108-3 at this stage.

    Here's Elizabeth Botcherby to take you through the rest of the match.

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

    This partnership is starting to look dangerous.

    England will have learnt from the last game to stay in and target the stumps - anything can happen at the end of an innings.

  6. Aus 111-4

    WinViz has it 71-29 in England's favour against AustraliaBBC Sport/CricViz

    Four more runs off the rest of the over - this partnership is now worth 43.

    Ash Gardner and Annabel Sutherland are starting to even out WinViz.

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

    That is up there with the shots of the day. There is nothing streaky about it and it has cleared the boundary by some metres.

  8. 6 runs

    Aus 107-4

    Slog swept for six!

    A huge shot from Annabel Sutherland, sending Linsey Smith's delivery over the ropes at backward square.

  9. Aus 100-4

    Three singles from Charlie Dean's over, with the third bring up Australia's hundred.

    England also reached three figures in the 22nd over, having lost two wickets.

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    Annabel Sutherland of Australia (L) speaks to team mate Ash GardnerGetty Images

    Doesn't this score line show, that Australia are susceptible to collapses, just like any other team?

    Adrian in Worcester

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

    Annabel Sutherland of AustraliaGetty Images

    Australia will know that a quiet passage in the middle is nothing to be worried about and they can make the runs up later.

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

    That bounced and bamboozled Charlie Dean. She thought she was in business but ended up missing it completely.

  13. Aus 97-4

    Linsey Smith returns, and Ash Gardner cracks her down the ground.

    The ball bounces in front of Charlie Dean coming in from long-off and scoots past her hand for four - perhaps there was some uneven movement as it came off the on-pitch advertising.

    Gardner follows that up with three out to backward square, with Lauren Bell just about managing to chase the ball down and tap it away from the ropes.

    19 runs off the last two overs - do I smell Australian acceleration?

  14. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Off-spin is the best match-up to Ash Gardner who has surprisingly struggled against it over the past couple of years. Her average of just 25 against off-spin is the lowest of all spin types.

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

    Great shot from Ash Gardner. Charlie Dean knows that is a poor ball; Gardner did not have to do that much with it.

  16. Aus 88-4

    After a run of 28 deliveries without a boundary, Australia reach the ropes off Charlie Dean's first ball, with Annabel Sutherland advancing down the pitch and driving to the left of a diving Sophia Dunkley at cover.

    Dean then sends a ball down the leg side and Ash Gardner helps it on its way to the fine leg fence.

    10 off the over, the most expensive of the innings thus far.

  17. Aus 78-4

    And now two singles off Sophie Ecclestone's over.

    It's a touch repetitive at the moment, but that's good news for England.

    Australia have scored 32 runs off overs 11-20, scoring just one boundary.

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

    Australia will not be panicking because they have been in these situations before. They have so much depth to come and England cannot afford to take their foot off the gas yet.

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    Absolutely dominant display from England this! Maybe there will be less negativity going forward in this tournament now.

    Dom, Banbury

  20. Aus 76-4

    Three singles from Charlie Dean's second over, with Ash Gardner just about working the spinner's final delivery off her pads and taking the run.

    Meanwhile here's that Beth Mooney wicket.