Kim Garth to Bouchier, no run

Kim Garth to Bouchier, no run, on a good length and shaping away from wide of off, left alone

Kim Garth, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Schutt to Beaumont, no run

Schutt to Beaumont, no run

Schutt to Bouchier, 1 run, to backward square leg

Schutt to Bouchier, FOUR, to long-on

Schutt to Bouchier, no ball

Thew players are out in the middle and we're ready to start..

Schutt to Beaumont, 1 run, to square leg

Schutt to Beaumont, no run

Beaumont and Bouchier are at the crease. Beaumont is on strike. Schutt will open the attack

Conditions: Looks like a belter of a wicket. A fantastic wicket, reckons Mitchell Starc. Need to hit the top of the off-stump and get some swing early on by pitching it up. Spinners are going to be a crucial match-up against Sciver-Brunt.

Teams:

England Women (Playing XI): Tammy Beaumont, Maia Bouchier, Heather Knight(c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Amy Jones(w), Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell

Australia Women (Playing XI): Alyssa Healy(w/c), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown

nullHeather Knight: Would have bowled first as well. We need to bat well and put up a good score. It (Womens Ashes) is the biggest challenge, we are super excited. 2023 Ashes was the best series, I think this will be exactly similar. Cross has the back issue, we got two exciting fast bowlers though. Really excited to watch them bowl.

Alyssa Healy: We are going to bowl. It's (Womens Ashes) huge. It's something really special. Having them (England team) here, going to be good times. There will be little bit on offer early on. We need to take early wickets and restrict them. We'll see how the series unfolds. No team changes as compared to the last game.

Australia Women have won the toss and have opted to field

09:30 Local Time, 22:30 GMT, 04:00 IST: Three ODIs. Three T20Is. The Only Test. Two of the best teams in women’s cricket will lock horns in seven games across all three formats over the next three weeks starting today. The first game of the series starts in Sydney today.. Both these teams have some great players who possess tremendous talent and experience in their respective ranks, so you can expect a tough competition in this clash and across all the games following that.. The Aussies are a tough unit irrespective of the playing conditions, so let’s see whether England can give them a fight in Australian conditions. The toss and teams are not far away, stay around for all the updates, we’ll be right back..