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How’s this for the spirit of cricket: Alyssa Healy has walked on an LBW. She whipped across the line at an offbreak from Dean and was hit in front. It was plumb, and Healy was on the move before the umpire’s finger went up. She made a breezy 10-ball 16.

3rd over: Australia 20-0 (Healy 16, Mooney 3) Lauren Bell replaces Charlie Dean. Healy chips her stylishly over mid-on for two, with the ball plugging on the outfield. That aside it’s an excellent first over from Bell, with a top speed of around 73mph; Mooney is beaten by the last delivery.

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