Ellyse Perry was out for 99 and Alyssa Healy her third Test duck in a row as Australia’s depth was tested by the hosts in Nottingham.
provided the spinal contribution, and like the similarly powerful Tahlia McGrath appeared set to grace Nottingham with a century.
Ash Gardner was mounting a sensible recovery with Annabel Sutherland but fell prey to the second new ball in the hands of Lauren Bell. Sutherland and the tail have their work cutout to get Australia to a tally in the region of 375. Perry and McGrath proceeded to get into the groove of a domineering partnership, and raised the 200 for Australia with half the day still to play.
It was an unpleasant sight for husband Mitchell Starc, who spent some of the day watching proceedings with the Australian Cricketers Association chief executive Todd Greenberg and chair Greg Dyer.
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