Day 1 Ashes Test Summary

Australia won the toss and elected to field.

Kim Garth’s early strikes put Australia in pole position, reducing England to 47/3 after the wicket of Heather Knight.

Nat Sciver-Brunt held firm, forming key partnerships with Sophia Dunkley (50) and Danni Wyatt-Hodge (30), leading a recovery.

Sciver-Brunt’s resistance ended after her fifty, and with the tailenders falling cheaply, England was bowled out for 170.

Alana King was Australia’s leading wicket-taker, producing 4 breakthroughs, including that of Sciver-Brunt.

Although Georgia Voll (12) threw away a positive start, watchful batting from Phoebe Litchfield (20*) and Annabel Sutherland (24*) has Australia firmly on the front foot.

Australia trails by 114 runs, with 9 wickets in hand at the close of the opening day's play.