Australia needs more wickets on day three of the only women’s Test match against India on the Gold Coast.
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By Dean Bilton
131st over – It’s Campbell again
Two out on the hook for Deepti. Wonder how long until Stella unleashes that short ball again.
By Dean Bilton
130th over – Long spell this for Molineux
Deepti takes a single, so Pooja will take strike.
SHOT! Pooja is off the mark with a boundary, a lovely straight drive past the bowler. Easy pickings.
Five from the over, around we go.
By Dean Bilton
129th over – Campbell to charge in again
A slip and two gullies in place for Pooja, but Campbell is just a little too straight so far in this over.
IS THAT AN EDGE?!? Alyssa Healy thought so! Pooja was in all sorts from that bouncer, but apparently didn’t edge it! Looking at the replay, not out looks like a good decision.
Decent over from Campbell.
By Dean Bilton
128th over – Still Molineux to Deepti
So basically a ring field here to Deepti Sharma, who is still not interested in chancing her arm.
Quick single from Deepti, so Molineux will get a look at Pooja.
Just the one off the over.
By Dean Bilton
127th over still – Campbell with her tail up
It’s swinging too! She’s got it flying through to the keeper. Pooja Vastraka is the new batter in.
Really, really good over from Stella Campbell. Good on her, she was absolutely beaming after that wicket.
By Dean Bilton
GOT HER! CAMPBELL GETS THE NICK AND TANIYA IS GONE! HER FIRST TEST WICKET!
A great moment for Stella Campbell! A great way to get your first Test wicket too – a good line, a great length and just a hint of movement away finds the edge of Taniya Bhatia’s bat and Healy’s gloves. Finally some reward for Campbell and Australia. And maybe that might spark India into life.
By Dean Bilton
127th over – Stella Campbell gets her first look of the day
Another one waiting for her first Test wicket.
By Dean Bilton
126th over – Molineux will continue
Tidy sweep shot from Deepti, but there’s a sweeper on the on side. Just a single.
Absolutely nothing happening in these Molineux overs. She’s almost desperate for the Indians to have a crack at her, but they are just not interested. It’s a stalemate right now.
By Dean Bilton
How many dropped catches is that now? It’s a cliche but…
-Catches win matches
I think four, off the top of my head? Maybe five?
Either way, aside from Sutherland’s brilliant run out last night, Australia’s fielding has not been to its usual high standards.
By Dean Bilton
125th over – Still Sutherland
Sutherland’s line a little erratic in this over, but Deepti can’t take advantage yet.
A single down to fine leg to end the over, just the one off it.
By Dean Bilton
124th over – Molineux to get us started again
Right, one hour and 15 minutes until dinner. Will India put their foot down at all now?
DROPPED! Another one! The first ball back took the Deepti’s outside edge and flew wide of Meg Lanning at slip. She got a finger on it, but couldn’t hang on. It was another tough one, but they aren’t sticking for Australia.
Cross another over off, Australia still waiting for the first wicket of the day.
By Dean Bilton
Hi Dean – any info on the pitch? Seems pretty flat.
-Simon –WA
Yeah, not much happening off the wicket. There has been sporadic swing today, especially for Perry early on, but not a lot of support from the pitch.
By Dean Bilton
123rd over – Sutherland to bowl again
EDGED! And dropped? Or maybe just wide of Lanning at slip? Yeah, she got a hand to it. Would have been a screamer on the dive, but she did get fingers to it. Another one goes down for Australia.
So three runs off the over, as the players scurry off for a drink.
By Dean Bilton
By Dean Bilton
122nd over – Molineux to bowl to Taniya
Drinks about five minutes away.
So I can only presume that India’s plan is just to bat out this session and think about declaring once it gets a bit darker after dinner. They will still probably need at least another 50 runs before they do that though, which I guess they are on track to do in the next hour and a bit.
That’s another maiden though.
By Dean Bilton
121st over – Sutherland bowling again
She’s cramping Taniya up with some extra bounce.
Bit too much bounce that time – short ball pulled away by Taniya for one.
HOW HAS THAT NOT HIT THE STUMPS?! My goodness! Deepti defended that straight down and it rolled behind her, and may have even grazed the off stump before coming to a stop! So close for Sutherland, but Australia hasn’t had much go its way in this Test.
One from the over.
By Dean Bilton
120th over – More from Molineux
Another maiden over. Not a whole lot happening out there right now, which is probably fine for India and bad for Australia.
By Dean Bilton
119th over – Sutherland to do it all again
She’s not getting much of a rest between overs with Molineux at the other end!
SWING AND A MISS! Sutherland wins the patience game, and Deepti has a crack at one outside off stump.
Sutherland has switched to around the wicket, and I’m not sure why. I guess Australia has to be the team forcing the issue here, but she was clearly getting on top from that angle.
The run of dots is broken with a single to Deepti to mid-off.
By Dean Bilton
118th over – Molineux to continue
Taniya playing her mostly from the back foot.
So the runs have dried up a little in the last couple of overs. Molineux races through another set.
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