England vs Australia Highlights, Women's World Cup 2025: Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner fire Australia to six-wicket win over England

Alana King to Tammy Beaumont, Full and outside off, Tammy Beaumont gets a giant stride forward and drives it to sweeper cover for a single. 

Alana King to Heather Knight, Starts off with a leg break, spinning away, outside off on a length, Heather Knight cuts it off the back foot to deep point for a single. 

DRINKS! England Women are in a good position after 16 overs as they got a nice and quick start early on, where Tammy Beaumont played aggressively. Amy Jones played a second fiddle, but the introduction of Annabel Sutherland changed the fortunes for Australian Women when she knocked over Jones with a peachy delivery. Now, the in-form batter, Heather Knight, has joined Tammy, and they both look to form a big partnership from this point to lay a foundation for a big total. Meanwhile, the Aussies are looking for another breakthrough, especially of Tammy Beaumont, who is looking in good nick. Let's see how the next phase pans out. Also, Alana King is in the attack now.

Sophie Molineux to Tammy Beaumont, Leading edge, but lands safely! Sophie Molineux pulls the length by a yard or so, and keeps it around the off pole, getting some bounce. Tammy Beaumont is a bit flummoxed and ends up chipping off the leading edge. The ball lands to the left of the bowler and rolls to mid off. 6 off this over, 14 from the last two overs for England. 

Sophie Molineux to Tammy Beaumont, Full and on middle, Tammy Beaumont advances forward and drills it to mid on.

Sophie Molineux to Tammy Beaumont, Around off and full, nicely tossed up by Sophie. Tammy Beaumont presents a front foot block to cover. 

Sophie Molineux to Heather Knight, Full and slowish at 84 kph, on off, Heather Knight prods forward to defend, but the ball goes off the inside edge and rolls to square leg for a single. 

Sophie Molineux to Heather Knight, FOUR! Expertly played! Full and sliding on the leg stump, Heather Knight shimmies down the track and whips it over wide mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Sophie Molineux to Tammy Beaumont, Beaumont steps down the track and drills this full ball to long on for a single. 

Annabel Sutherland to Tammy Beaumont, Had to hurry! Fractionally fuller and around off, Tammy Beaumont taps it to the left of extra cover and skates through for a single. Knight rushes to the danger end, but Phoebe Litchfield fumbles to pick it up cleanly, allowing Knight to make it through to the batting end. 

Annabel Sutherland to Tammy Beaumont, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Pitched full and off. Tammy Beaumont taps the front foot forward and lofts it over mid on for a boundary. 

Annabel Sutherland to Heather Knight, Goes fuller now, does Sutherland, around off, Knight gets on the front foot and drives it through extra cover for a single. 

Annabel Sutherland to Heather Knight, Back of a length, outside off, slashed hard, but straight to point. 

Annabel Sutherland to Tammy Beaumont, Seeing Beaumont charging down the pitch, Sutherland bangs it short and on top of middle. Tammy Beaumont swivels and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket. Alana King runs across and dives to intercept it for only a single. 

Annabel Sutherland to Heather Knight, Touch full and angling into the batter, Heather Knight clips it to the widish mid-wicket region for a single. 

Sophie Molineux to Heather Knight, Full and on the stumps, Heather Knight gets ahead and drills it down to long on for a single. Australia Women applying the squeeze. Just 2 singles off this over. 

Sophie Molineux to Heather Knight, Heather goes deep in the crease for this length ball and punches it to the left of Phoebe Litchfield at cover. 

Sophie Molineux to Heather Knight, A stifled appeal for LBW, but wanes away almost instantly. Pushed through, full and on middle, Heather Knight advances down the track and tries to whip it across the line, but inside edges onto the front pad before the ball rolls to the off side. UltraEdge confirms a huge spike as well. 

Sophie Molineux to Heather Knight, At 88.4 kph, full and drifting in from off, Heather Knight presents a front foot block.

Sophie Molineux to Tammy Beaumont, Slides in from middle, on a fuller length, Tammy Beaumont gets forward and drives it along the ground to long on for a single. 

Sophie Molineux to Tammy Beaumont, Floated fuller and on middle, Tammy Beaumont carves it straight back to the bowler. 

Annabel Sutherland to Heather Knight, Fuller in length, on off, Knight firms the straight drive, but it is cut off by mid off to her right. 

Annabel Sutherland to Heather Knight, Oopsie! This one skids through and stays low, full and outside off, Knight draws the front foot forward but straightens up a bit to beat the outside edge. Beth Mooney has to bend low and collect the ball on a couple of bounces as that almost dies off the pitch. 

Annabel Sutherland to Heather Knight, Length ball and this is cut off the back foot to backward point. 

Annabel Sutherland to Heather Knight, EDGED, FOUR! Not too full, not too short, just outside off, Heather Knight nicks it off the front foot and the ball shoots to the right of the diving Beth Mooney behind the stumps and races away to the deep third fence. 

Annabel Sutherland to Tammy Beaumont, A lengthy appeal for LBW, but not given. Sutherland thinks that the ball hit the pad first, but that wasn't the case and hence, they don't review. Around off, nipping in from a good length. Tammy Beaumont leans forward, keeping the bat and pad close together, and defends it to the off side for a single. 

Annabel Sutherland to Tammy Beaumont, Spicy! Fractionally full and on off, Tammy Beaumont walks forward and defends it back to the bowler. Annabel Sutherland sees her out of the crease and throws it to the batting end, but that rocket-throw hits Tammy instead. 

Sophie Molineux to Tammy Beaumont, Nervy single! Full and straight, on middle, Tammy Beaumont advances again and pushes it to mid on for a quick single. 

Sophie Molineux to Tammy Beaumont, FOUR! Up and over! Sophie serves it full and on middle, Tammy Beaumont shimmies down the track and whips it over mid-wicket and the ball trickles to the fence in that vast empty pocket in the deep. 

Sophie Molineux to Tammy Beaumont, In front of the sticks, full in length, Tammy Beaumont lunges forward and blocks.

Sophie Molineux to Heather Knight, Drags the length and tightens the line, on the stumps, drifting in. Heather Knight goes deep in the crease and nudges it to the right of mid-wicket for a quick single. 

Sophie Molineux to Heather Knight, Spins away from a length, outside off, chopped off the back foot to the point region. 

Sophie Molineux to Heather Knight, Touch full and around off, Knight plays off the back foot and cuts it to cover-point. 

Change. Sophie Molineux is in the attack now.

Annabel Sutherland to Tammy Beaumont, Touch short and around off, Tammy Beaumont gets across and nudges it to the mid-wicket region. Another tight over from Sutherland. 2-1-1-1 so far from her. 

Annabel Sutherland to Tammy Beaumont, Full and on off, Tammy Beaumont presses forward and defends it to short cover. 

Annabel Sutherland to Tammy Beaumont, Fuller and at 115.5 kph, around off, firmly driven by Beaumont to mid off.

Annabel Sutherland to Tammy Beaumont, Full and stump-to-stump, on middle, Tammy Beaumont leans forward and blocks it off. 

Annabel Sutherland to Heather Knight, Back of a length, outside off, Heather Knight leans back and cuts it to deep backward point for a single. 

Annabel Sutherland to Heather Knight, Full and straight on the stumps, Heather Knight watchfully blocks it to mid on.

End of the Powerplay! 35/0 in the first five overs, England got off to a brilliant start, but Australia massively pulled things back in the next five by conceding just 20 runs and taking a big wicket of Jones, including three maidens in the first ten as well. In terms of runs, though, this has been England's best Powerplay performance in this World Cup. Australia Women will be allowed to keep a maximum of 4 players outside the 25-yard circle for the rest of the innings. 

Kim Garth to Tammy Beaumont,  A MAIDEN! On a length and outside off, Tammy gets a good stride forward and eases it down to cover point.

Kim Garth to Tammy Beaumont, Lands it a bit fuller and around off, does Kim. Tammy gets across on her front foot and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Kim Garth to Tammy Beaumont, With some extra bounce, a length delivery, around off. Tammy presses back and works it away to mid-wicket.

Kim Garth to Tammy Beaumont, Hard length and in the channel outside off, Tammy gets forward slightly and taps it down to cover.

Kim Garth to Tammy Beaumont, Angling in, on a length and around off, Tammy rides the bounce and defends it to cover.

Kim Garth to Tammy Beaumont, Nagging length and around off, blocked down to the left of mid-wicket off the back foot.

Heather Knight, coming off a sensational century against India, walks in at number 3. For the record, she has 7 fifties against Australia in ODIs and is England's fifth-highest run scorer in this format, against the same opposition.

Annabel Sutherland to Amy Jones, OUT! KNOCKED HER OVER! OUTFOXED! Annabel Sutherland provides the much-needed first breakthrough for Australian Women, and she is pumped up, celebrating the big wicket of Amy Jones, who departs for 18 (26). From wide of the crease, on a length and around off, angling in but then shaping away after pitching. Jones prods forward and goes across with an angled bat to flick, but plays the wrong line. The ball moves away and beats the outside edge of the bat before rattling the off stump. A dream ball for any bowler. Also, a wicket maiden from Sutherland. 

Annabel Sutherland to Amy Jones, Gets it to swing back in, on a length and around off, does Annabel. Jones gets behind the line and defends it back to the bowler.