da apostaganha： England will take a 17 run lead into the third day of the final Ashes Testmatch, with six wickets in hand, after finishing the day on 151-4 in replyto Australia’s first innings score of 134
ECB Media Release23-Feb-2003England will take a 17 run lead into the third day of the final Ashes Testmatch, with six wickets in hand, after finishing the day on 151-4 in replyto Australia’s first innings score of 134.Play finally resumed at 2pm following heavy overnight rain in Sydney andfurther showers this morning, with Kathryn Leng and Charlotte Edwards adding28 runs before Leng was run out chasing a tight single for 21.England then tumbled from 48-1 before a second heavy shower to 70-4, Edwardsadjudged lbw for 40, and Arran Thompson became leg-spinner Kris Britt’sfirst international wicket, also lbw for 2.The new pair were Kent and Under 19 player Lydia Greenway and theexperienced Claire Taylor, who took England to 151-4 with an unbeatenpartnership of 81; Taylor finishing on 45 and Greenway on 31.In the last Ashes Series, Taylor reached 138 at Headingley in July 2001, anddespite a lean spell in the recent tour, played with power and fluency,pulling both Sthaleaker and Hayes and executing her trademark cover drivewith precision to take England into the lead in the eightieth over.Taylor and Greenway gave few chances to the bowlers as both exploited theincreasing gaps in the Australia field. Greenway batted with composure andsome bravery facing Fitzpatrick for the first time, with the new ball, inthe final half an hour of play as the fastest bowler in the women’s gamestruck the teenager on the shoulder.Both followed Charlotte Edward’s lead, the England vice-captain pullingFitzpatrick in successive deliveries to ensure that England passed the hometeam’s total by the close of play.Taylor said “I enjoy facing Australia as it’s such a huge challenge. Therewas a clear job to do today and I felt comfortable and confident throughout.Batting with Lydia posed problems particularly as we are a left/right handcombination. We both played well, and we’re looking forward to going outthere again in the morning.We can really enjoy it, there’s a lot of good batters to come in our teamand we’ll be looking to get as big a lead as possible”.Yesterday, England bowler Lucy Pearson returned career best figures of 7-51to dominate the Australia batters.