A career-best 168 not out from Heather Knight and two fast wickets from Katherine Brunt introduced England again into the ladies’s Ashes Take a look at towards Australia on a rain-affected third day in Canberra.
After a captain’s knock from Knight guided England to 297 all out – a first-innings deficit of 40 – Brunt did some early injury to go to 50 Take a look at wickets and depart the house aspect 12 for 2 when the skies opened within the afternoon.
England will want extra of the identical as Australia, with a lead of 52 on a sporting pitch – will nonetheless fancy their probabilities of including the 4 factors for a win from this one-off Take a look at to their 4-2 sequence lead.
The vacationers wanted one thing particular and Knight, resuming the day on 127 not out, in partnership with Sophie Ecclestone (34) and Kate Cross (11), added one other 60 runs to their in a single day complete.
They eked to inside 40 runs of Australia’s first-innings complete, however wanted early in-roads with the ball.
And Brunt obliged, dismissing opener Alyssa Healy for a second-ball duck and in addition eradicating Beth Mooney to arrange an exhilarating remaining day.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
