Women’s Ashes Test: England v Australia, day four – live

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While you’re getting yourself ready for the start of play, why not read Geoff Lemon on the unexpected fallibility of the Australians yesterday? Is Alyssa Healy’s inexperience in Test captaincy starting to show? Drop me an email or send me a tweet to let me know your thoughts on the situation.

Preamble

Well, well, well. It seems we have a five-day Test on our hands folks. There was some doubt beforehand that it would get to five days, but unless things go wild very quickly today, I think we’re getting to day five, which is an incredibly exciting prospect.

Tammy Beaumont was impeccable for England in her batting performance, she put on a masterclass out there. Australia, in an unusual moment for them, just didn’t seem to have the answer with their bowlers for much of England’s innings. Kim Garth was not particularly memorable on debut – she will hope for a stronger bowling performance in the second innings.

Speaking of second chances, Phoebe Litchfield seemed to grab hers by the throat yesterday and there is much excitement brewing about what she’s got in store for us today. We’re just under an hour away from play getting underway, so start warming up, make sure you have your dinner / snacks ready to go and clear away any distractions while you can.