Australia have been handed a actuality examine forward of the ladies’s Ashes, with England A piling on 9-562 of their warm-up sport forward of the only real Test.
After Australia have been all out for 284 of their first innings, the hosts made much better use of a flat Leicester wicket on the second day of the three-day match on Friday.
Two Englishwoman hit centuries, with Lauren Winfield-Hill notching up 106 and No.8 Paige Scholfield 102.
The solely constructive for Australia was 4-69 for Kim Garth, who now seems sure to make her Test debut for Australia on Thursday at Nottingham after transferring from Ireland.
“It was a tough day out there, but I think there are a lot of positives to come out of it though,” Garth stated afterwards.
“We regrouped as a bowling unit yesterday and spoke about the lengths we wanted to bowl today and we did that.
“I believe we really did fairly properly on a wicket that’s not providing a lot for the bowlers.”
Garth was adamant that the team spending 90 overs in the field in one day would help ahead of the Ashes Test, which kicks off the multi-format series.
“If you ask the teaching workers upstairs, they’d’ve needed a sport like this quite than cruising by three days of cricket,” Garth stated.
“There is a lot to take out of it main into subsequent week.”
England’s top side have had a far more positive lead into the Test, going to stumps at 7-611 against Australia A in Derby.
Tammy Beaumont scored 201 for the hosts, while Heather Knight, Natalie Sciver-Brunt and Sophia Dunkley all posted half-centuries.
Australia A had been bowled out for 221 on day one in all that match.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
