Tammy Beaumont double-century helps England heat up with 500 runs in a day

Tammy Beaumont scored a double-century as England Women piled on 510 runs in a day to construct an enormous 390-run lead towards Australia A Women throughout a three-day warm-up for the Women's Ashes Test at Trent Bridge subsequent week.

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Beaumont retired out on 201 from 238 balls in Derby with England 611 for 7 in response to 221 all out by an Australia A aspect captained by left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen, the one member of Australia's Test squad to maneuver into the A aspect for the build-up recreation.

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Jones was filled with reward for Beaumont's knock, which resumed on 65 on the second morning with England 120 runs behind with 9 wickets in hand. She shared a 170-run partnership with captain Knight for the second wicket and 148 with Sciver-Brunt, Knight's deputy, for the third.

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"Five hundred runs in a day is a great effort and Tammy set that up brilliantly," Jones mentioned. "I thought it was an incredible innings really. I don't remember any chances. She just looked really free flowing and soaked up pressure in the harder moments of the game as well, so she was brilliant and we had some good partnerships throughout which is good to see."

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Meanwhile Danni Wyatt, who's a part of England's Test squad however moved to the A aspect this week, scored 37 off 43 balls at No. 5 earlier than she was trapped lbw by Australia tempo spearhead Darcie Brown. Wyatt had moved to the highest of the order within the shorter codecs final 12 months when Winfield-Hill misplaced her place in the course of the 50-over World Cup and Beaumont was dropped from the T20 aspect forward of the Commonwealth Games. Winfield-Hill made a return to T20Is throughout England's winter tour of West Indies, twice batting at No. 3 beneath Wyatt, who has performed 245 white-ball internationals however is but to make her Test debut.

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Ashleigh Gardner, the Australian allrounder named Player of the Tournament after serving to her aspect elevate the T20 World Cup in February, did not bowl as a precaution after being hit on the precise index finger whereas catching earlier than play on Thursday. While there was some swelling, the harm did not bother her whereas batting or fielding and he or she was anticipated to be match for the Test beginning on Thursday.

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"There is a lot of positives to come out of it though," Garth mentioned. "I think we actually did quite well on a wicket that's not offering much for the bowlers. Credit to them as well, they did bat very well. If you asked the coaching staff upstairs, I think they probably would have wanted a game like this rather than just cruising through three days of cricket so I think there's plenty to take out of it into next week."

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