Ashleigh Gardner left England in a spin to offer Australia the benefit within the lone Women’s Ashes Test at Trent Bridge.
Gardner captured three top-order wickets as England reached the shut of Sunday’s fourth day on 5-116.
That left England needing an extra 152 to achieve a victory goal of 268 on Monday’s closing day.
Australia require simply 5 extra wickets having eliminated England’s high order, a number of of whom – together with first-innings double-century maker Tammy Beaumont – succumbed to Gardner because the off-spinner returned 3-33 in 9 overs.
Gardner, 26, additionally dismissed star all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt and England captain Heather Knight earlier than stumps.
Ash has been superb. Her off-spin bowling has been nice,” Australia opener Beth Mooney, who top-scored with 85 within the Ashes-holders second-innings 257, instructed the BBC.
“She’s an absolute game-changer for us.” Earlier, England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone took her second five-wicket haul of the Test to complete with the exceptional match figures of 10-192 from 77.1 overs.
But she may solely watch as England suffered a top-order collapse, with 4 wickets misplaced in 29 balls as her facet slumped to 4-73.
England will look to Danni Wyatt (20 not out) and nightwatch Kate Cross (5 not out).
“We have to believe we can win tomorrow,” Ecclestone instructed Sky Sports. “I think if I hit the winning runs that will top it off! We need Kate Cross and Danni Wyatt to keep batting.”
She added: “Hopefully we can put Australia under pressure and go at them.”
Unlike the continuing five-Test males’s Ashes, the ladies’s collection is a multi-format contest.
Victory within the Test is price 4 factors, and a win in every of the three subsequent three one-day internationals and three Twenty20s two factors, with Australia the world champions in each white-ball codecs.
Emma Lamb and Beaumont, whose 208 within the first innings was the best particular person Test rating for England Women, made a stable begin to the chase.
But the introduction of Gardner turned the tide in Australia’s favour. Gardner had Beaumont nicking to slide for 22 and Sciver-Brunt top-edging to quick leg earlier than eradicating the skilled Knight, lbw for simply 9, with a sharply turning supply.
Day 3: Aussies on high regardless of England nice shattering 88-year document
Tammy Beaumont’s 208 set the best ever Test rating for England ladies however Australia ended Saturday on high of the one-off Ashes Test with a 92-run lead and all 10 second innings wickets in hand.
Resuming on 100 not out, Beaumont carved her title into the document books by surpassing Betty Snowball’s 189 in opposition to New Zealand in February 1935 because the earlier greatest by an England participant.
The 32-year-old efficiently overturned an lbw determination given in opposition to her on 152 and likewise had a reprieve on Friday when Australia did not overview a catch that may have been out on 61.
What a day!” Beaumont instructed the BBC. I wasn’t conscious of that milestone, that’s why I didn’t wish to have fun it and we nonetheless wanted runs.
“It’s a great accolade to have but for me it was about getting as close to the Aussies score as possible.”
At one stage Beaumont’s brilliance regarded set to offer the hosts a primary innings lead at Trent Bridge.
Natalie Sciver-Brunt made 78 and Danni Wyatt 44 as England reached 5-411. But the second half of the day belonged to the guests as the ultimate 5 wickets fell for 52 runs with Beaumont the final girl out.
Australia then pressed residence their slender benefit as Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield reached 0-82 within the closing 19 overs of the day.
“I’d say we have the upper hand just a little bit,” mentioned Australia’s Ash Gardner.
“I think in the second innings for the English girls it’s going to be pretty hard to bat on.
“We’ve seen the odd ball stay pretty low which is kind of what we expect in a Test match wicket. I think for us the key is to play nice and straight and look to get on the front foot.”
The five-day match is a part of a multi-format Ashes collection together with three Twenty20 matches and three one-day internationals.
Originally revealed as Women’s Ashes: Advantage Australia after Ashleigh Gardner tears via England top-order
Source: www.news.com.au
