• Perry scores 84 not out in hard day for England
The first day of women’s Test cricket in two years concluded with the series pendulum still firmly in favour of Australia, who clocked up 265 runs for the loss of only three wickets. England have to win this Test if they are to stand any chance of regaining the Ashes but already, after 100 overs of attritional cricket and with rain likely to interrupt play across the second and third days, a draw looks the most likely result.
England were yet again undone by a patient effort from Ellyse Perry, who finished unbeaten on 84 after a century partnership with Rachael Haynes for the fourth wicket, in an innings that has already sparked comparisons to her 213 not out on the last occasion of this kind, at North Sydney in 2017. Earlier in the day, Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning had both hit maiden Test half-centuries.
Written by Raf Nicholson at Taunton
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/18/england-australia-womens-ashes-test-day-one-report under the title “Women’s Ashes: Advantage Australia as Ellyse Perry torments England in Test”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
