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(24/2/03 - Second Test) England are in prime position after two days of the second and final test match in the Ashes series. With Australia having already retained the Ashes, England would be keen to level the series and finish their tour on a high.
With wet weather forecast and a delayed start, England won the toss and sent Australia in. Belinda Clark opened the batting with test debutant Kris Britt.
With only a 45 minute first session, this pair made a cautious start before Clark (16) was the first of Lucy Pearson's seven victims, playing the ball onto the stumps while attempting to let it go. Karen Rolton (0) was next in and next out, lasting only 15 minutes before she played a less than 100% defence shot at spinner Laura Harper into her leg with the ball rebounding back onto the stumps. Lunch was taken at this point with Australia 2/21.
Britt was next to go, lbw Pearson for 5 before a 65 run partnership between Mel Jones and Lisa Sthalekar. Unfortunately Sthalekar (18) gave her wicket away just when she looked set for a big innings, hitting a simple catch to Sarah Collyer at midwicket off the bowling of Pearson. Jones, having completed her first test 50, was then dismissed with the score on 99 for 58, bowled leg stump by Pearson.
The remaining five wickets fell for the addition of 35 runs. Julie Hayes was caught behind for 0 off Pearson before Alex Blackwell (13) and Cathryn FItzpatrick (18) combined for 21. Blackwell was also caught behind off Pearson. Julia Price (4) was bowled by Pearson, Fitzpatrick was caught by Laura Newton off Kathryn Leng and Emma Twining was bowled by Leng for 0. Therese McGregor was not out 0.
Australia's innings lasted 67.1 overs for 134 runs. Pearson finished with the outstanding career best figures of 7/51 off 25, Leng 2/5 off 3.1 and Harper 1/38 off 15. Leng will resume bowling on a hat-trick in the second innings.
Collyer and Leng opened the innings, with Collyer out in the first over for 0, caught behind off Fitzpatrick. At stumps, England were 1/21 with Leng and Edwards the not out batters.
Yesterday's play was hindered by persistent rain which prevented play in most local grade matches. But thanks to the good work of the groundsmen, 71 overs were bowled in a stop-start day. The score moved to 48 before Leng played the ball forward of square and took off for the single only to be rightly sent back by Edwards as the ball had gone to Sthalekar. Leng was easily run out for 21.
Edwards was next to fall for 40, lbw to Hayes, with the score on 70. Arran Thompson fell at the same score after struggling to 2 off 46 balls in 44 minutes. She was lbw to Britt who took a wicket in her first over of test cricket. However Lydia Greenway (31*) and Claire Taylor (45*) then put on 81 runs to give England a 17 run lead at stumps (4/151).
Fitzpatrick has 1/44 off 28, Hayes 1/32 off 20 and Britt 1/17 off 7.
Play resumed at 10.30am, with alternating periods of dark cloud and brilliant sunshine. Play will continue until 6.30pm - the revised hours of play are 10.30am-1.00pm, 1.40-3.40pm, 4.00-6.30pm.
Australia has lifted in intensity this morning with Emma Twining the pick of the bowlers, taking 3 wickets to have England 7/167 after they were 4/151 overnight.
Lydia Greenway was first to fall, bowled for 31. Claire Taylor then followed lbw for 48 before captain Clare Connor was caught in close by Karen Rolton for 3. Laura Harper and Laura Newton are the batters at the wicket.
Australia will be keen to restrict the deficit to around 60-70. However, they will need to improve dramatically with the bat if they are to have a chance at posting a defendable score. With England's current score the highest of the series, the odds are with England.
Lunch, 3rd Day, Second Test:
Australia dismissed England for 187, a lead of 53 runs.
Julie Hayes and Emma Twining both finished with 3/32 off 21.4 and 26 overs respectively. Hayes will be on a hat-trick when she resumes bowling in England's second innigns after dismissing Laura Newton (16) bowled and Lucy Pearson (0) leg before wicket.
Cathryn Fitzpatrick finished with 2/64 off 42 overs after picking up Laura Harper (1) caught behind. In reply, Australia are 1/19 off 12 overs with Kris Britt back in the pavilion for 3, leg before wicket to Pearson.
Middle Session , 3rd Day, Second Test:
Australia are struggling at 4/60 (44 overs), a lead of just 7 runs. Lisa Sthalekar is 18 not out and Alex Blackwell is 3 not out.
Belinda Clark was caught at midwicket by Sarah Collyer off Lucy Pearson for 16, Karen Rolton was caught at backward point by Lydia Greenway off Laura Newton for 15 and first innings topscorer, Mel Jones, was caught behind off Pearson for just 4.
Pearson now has 10 wickets for the match. Kathryn Leng missed out on her hat-trick.
Australia will need to rely on the lesser bats to try and forge a lead of at least 150 to stand any chance of turn this match in their favour.
Fourth and final day, Second Test:
Halfway through the morning session Australia has added 37 runs to reach
6/200, an overall lead of 147.Alex Blackwell was out bowled by Lucy Pearson for 58. Blackwell and Lisa
Sthalekar (87*) put on 136 (226 minutes, 438 balls) for the 5th wicket, a record for Australia against all countries. This just beat the previous best of 135 between Betty Wilson and Val Batty set in the 3rd Test versus England in 1957/8.Pearson's wicket also takes her to 11 for the match, an English record. The
best bowling by any bowler in a Test is 11/16 by Betty Wilson versus England in the 2nd Test 1957/8.Julie Hayes was the other wicket to fall, run out for 5.
Cathryn Fitzpatrick has joined Sthalekar and they will be looking to get the
score up near the 250 mark by lunch, a lead of nearly 200.Lunch, 4th and final day, Second Test
Australia have reached 7/259, a lead of 206. Lisa Sthalekar remains unbeaten
on 120 while Julia Price is on 6. Cathryn Fitzpatrick was out caught behind off Clare Taylor for 11.Sthalekar's score could have been much higher if she had been able to find the fence more often - her total contains only 4 boundaries but has 13 3s!
Captain Belinda Clark will now be weighing up her options but it is highly likely that she will declare during lunch and give her bowlers two sessions to get the wickets required.
The Second Test ended in a draw with England 6/133 off 83 overs.
Charlotte Edwards top scored with 67 off 209 and Claire Taylor remained not
out on 21. Cathryn Fitzpatrick took 4/15 off 19 to take 14 wickets for the series.Lucy Pearson was Player of the Match with her 11/127.
The Peden-Archdale Medal, which covered the two one day matches played
between the two sides in New Zealand as well as the Test matches, was won by Fitzpatrick.(17/2) The First Test commenced on Saturday with three debutants in the Australian
side (Emma Twining, Alex Blackwell and Lisa Sthalekar) and one in the England side (Lydia Greenway).Australia won the toss and elected to field, a good decision as England had slumped to 9/124 off 108 overs at stumps.
Fitzpatrick produced a tight and fiery opening spell returning figures of
0-9 from her initial twelve over spell but her fellow opener Therese McGregor was relatively expensive (23 in six overs).England made a good start with openers Sarah Collyer and Kathryn Leng
batting beyond lunch reaching 53 before Collyer was caught by Rolton from the bowling of the Cathryn Fitzpatrick.The lunch break looked to have broken England's concentration as they lost
6/40 in 40 overs. Karen Rolton picked up two wickets and Twining her first in Tests. Greenway was caught by a spectacular diving catch from Melanie Jones at short cover off McGregor, just as she began to open up.Sthalekar also secured her first wicket when she dismissed Clare Connor for 7.
McGregor picked up Claire Taylor (14 off 107) while Fitzpatrick took two more wickets (Laura Newton 5 & Clare Taylor 0).
Upon the resumption of play on Sunday, Fitzpatrick took the last wicket (Lucy Pearson
0) for no further addition to the score. Fitzpatrick finished with 4/32 off 29.3, Rolton 2/6 off 8, McGregor 2/24 off 14, Sthalekar 1/8 off 11 and Twining 1/17 off 20.What followed next was nothing short of astounding - 18 more wickets fell for 165 runs!
Australia collapsed for 78 off 41.4 overs - three batters reached double
figures: Jones 22, Rolton 14 and Julie Hayes 12. This was Australia's 3rd lowest score in Test history (they were dismissed for 38 in the 2nd test of 1957/8 and for 47 in the first ever women's test in 1934/5)Tall left armer Pearson took 4/31 off 15 while Newton took 3/10 off 6. Connor took 2/8 off 6.4 and Harper 1/16 off 6.
With an unexpected lead of 46, England most have been hopeful of setting a
reasonable score to defend for victory. However by stumps they had slumped to 8/87.Fitzpatrick was again the destroyer with 3/25 off 15.5. She was well
supported by Julie Hayes with 3/9 off 10 (career best figures) with Rolton and Sthalekar each picking up one wicket.Edwards top scored with 27 before being out to Hayes while Connor scored 19
and Thompson 10.resuming today, Australia now require 139 for victory after dismissing England for 92 (their 4th lowest score against Australia) in their second innings.
After being 8/87 overnight, Cathryn Fitzpatrick and Emma Twining picked up the remaining wickets quickly.
Fitzpatrick finished with 4/28 off 20 overs to have match figures of 8/60.Twining took 1/14.
Australia began the run chase and when Belinda Clark reached 43, she became Australia's leading run
scorer in tests, passing the great allrounder Betty Wilson (862 runs).Australia made hard work of their chase as they reached their target of 139
for the loss of 5 wickets.Lisa Sthalekar fell for a duck with the score on 22 before Clark and Karen
Rolton put on 78. A mini collapse then ensued with Rolton falling for 46 (off 80, 8 4s), Clark for 47 (off 117, 6 4s), Mel Jones for 4 (off 14) and Michelle Goszko for 4 (35 balls) to leave Australia 5/111. Julie Hayes and Alex Blackwell saw the side home with a partnership of 28 in 20.1 overs.With this victory, Australia retain the Ashes but it will be interesting to
see how the second and final Test plays out at Bankstown, starting Saturday.Shooting Stars v England in Ashes warm-up...(14/10)
The Ashes warm up match ended in a draw yesterday as England dismissed the
Australian Youth side, the Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars, for 131 (a lead of 71) before batting again to reach 2/44.Ingrid Noack top scored for the Aussies with 50 off 190 balls (4 4s). Sarah
Andrews, batting at 8, passed 20 with 21 off 49 (3 4s) but Leah Poulton (15 off 21, 3 4s), Kate Blackwell (12 off 54) and Belinda Matheson (11 off 29, 2 4s) were the only other batters to reach double figures.Laura Harper was the pick of the bowlers with 5/30 off 19 while Laura
Spragg, Clare Taylor, Laura Newton and Clare Connor each took one.In their second dig, Kathryn Leng remained note out 25 (50 balls, 3 4s).
Shooting Stars v England in Ashes warm-up...(13/10)
The Australian Youth side, the Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars, will resume
their chase today after being 0/9 (3 overs) overnight having dismissed England for 202 (94.4 overs).Top scorer for England was Lydia Greenway, Mandi Godliman's replacement,
with 88 off 255 balls with 6 4s. Greenway shared a 72 run partnership with Laura Harper (17 off 100 balls) which was the backbone of the innings. Dawn Holden, batting at 8 was next best with 23 (56 balls, 3 4s) while Kathyrn Leng made 20 (66 balls, 2 4s).8 bowlers were used by the Shooting Stars, with Lauren Ebsary having the
best figures of 4/35 off 17. Megan White took 2/17 off 11.4 while Emma Sampson took 2/41 off 13. Belinda Matheson and Sharon Millanta took one each.Captain Leah Poulton (9 off 12, 2 4s) will resume with Ingrid Noack with
hopes of continuing their good start.Ashes Team announced...(10/2)
| Player | State | Player type | Test caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belinda Clark (captain) | Victoria | RHB | 11 |
| Karen Rolton (vice-captain) | South Australia | LHB, LM | 7 |
| Alex Blackwell | New South Wales | RM, RHB | 0 |
| Kris Britt | South Australia | RHB, LB | 0 |
| Cathryn Fitzpatrick | Victoria | RF, RHB | 8 |
| Michelle Goszko | New South Wales | RHB | 2 |
| Julie Hayes | New South Wales | RM, RHB | 1 |
| Melanie Jones | Victoria | RHB | 3 |
| Therese McGregor | New South Wales | RM, RHB | 2 |
| Julia Price | Queensland | RHB, WKT | 6 |
| Lisa Sthalekar | New South Wales | RHB, OB | 0 |
| Emma Twining | New South Wales | RM, RHB | 0 |
Team Management: Stephen Jenkin (coach), Claire Connolly (team manager), David Moore (assistant coach), Lisa Ross (physiotherapist), Sally Bailey (physical conditioning co-ordinator).
Four players - Blackwell, Britt, Sthalekar and Twining - could make their Test debut for Australia when the final XI is announced on the morning of the first Test (Saturday 15 February).
Sthalekar and Twining have been regulars in the Australian one-day international squad since making their national debut in the limited-overs game in 2001 and 2002 respectively.
Blackwell and Britt made their debuts for the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars in the just-completed four-nations one-day international tournament in New Zealand, which Australia won after defeating the host nation by 109 runs in Saturday's final (8 February).
Blackwell, 19, played five matches in New Zealand, scoring 54 runs and taking four wickets. Her call-up to the national side came after a consistent season in the Women's National Cricket League, where she scored 212 runs at an average of 30.28.
Britt, also 19, played three matches in the four-nation one-day international tournament in New Zealand, capturing four wickets at an average of 6.25.
The South Australian all-rounder secured her place on the tour of New Zealand following an impressive performance at the Australian Under-19 Championship Series in Canberra last month. Britt was named Player of the Championship after topping the run-scoring list with 384 at an average of 76.80 and taking 15 wickets at 14.73.
New South Wales pace bowler Therese McGregor rejoins the team after being rested from the New Zealand one-day tournament with a minor back strain. Victorian medium-pace bowler Clea Smith and Queensland top-order batter Melissa Bulow have been omitted from the 13-player squad that travelled to New Zealand.
(c) 2003 Australian Cricket Board
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Date |
Venue |
Match |
Results |
| February 12-13 | Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars v England | Allan Border Field, QLD |
Match Drawn |
| February 15-18 | First Ashes Test -Aust v England | The Gabba, QLD | |
| February 22-25 | Second Ashes Test - Aust v England | Bankstown Oval, NSW | Match Drawn |
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