'First in all forms': Gardener mastery keeps Aussies on top

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Aussie all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner starred with the shot successful manus to springiness the tourists a slim first-innings pb contempt treble period from Tammy Beaumont.

Gardner finished with figures of 4-99 from her 25.2 overs, arsenic England was bowled retired for 463, earlier Australia ended time 3 connected 0-82.

After removing England skipper Heather Knight precocious connected time two, Gardner recovered the borderline of Natalie Sciver-Brunt, breaking the agelong basal for Australia's 3rd wicket.

Sciver-Brunt was fast-approaching triple figures erstwhile Gardner went speedy and level extracurricular disconnected and caught the borderline of the England star, with Alyssa Healy taking the accidental down the stumps.

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"That is simply a big, large wicket," Isa Guha said successful commentary.

The wicket enactment an extremity to the 137-run partnership betwixt Beaumont and Sciver-Brunt.

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Gardner claims Sciver-Brunt's wicket

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Gardner past clean-bowled Sophia Dunkley for nine, rapidly leaving England positioned astatine 4-318.

Dunkley was looking to get comfy but a afloat transportation astir disconnected stump soon saw her disconnected stump fly.

"Ash is simply a prime bowler, she's archetypal successful each forms of the game, particularly T20 cricket, but that 1 has grabbed, it's turned and it's got her a wicket, it's got her a large wicket," erstwhile Aussie vice-captain Rachael Haynes said connected commentary for Nine.

Gardner dismisses Dunkley

TEXTBOOK CATCH ENDS DEBUT KNOCK

Darcie Brown combined with Jess Jonassen to extremity the explosive tally of Danni Wyatt.

A Test 50 connected debut was wrong scope for Wyatt but Brown soon enactment an extremity to it.

Wyatt looked to nonstop the shot past 2nd gaffe but alternatively guided the shot successful the absorption of Jonassen, who with a shuffle to her close took an casual catch.

Wyatt's innings ended connected a beardown 44.

Aussies extremity Wyatt's debut knock

GARDNER ENDS BEAUMONT'S REIGN

Tammy Beaumont was yet dismissed by Gardner aft 2 days of chaos and 200-plus runs.

Read much astir Beaumont's record-breaking sound HERE.

Gardner sees disconnected Beaumont

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