Ellyse Perry provided support with 67 from 58 balls as Australia posted a total of 241 for seven. She then dealt a huge blow to England’s run chase by dismissing Charlotte Edwards and Sarah Taylor in her first two overs.
The win also lifts Australia five points clear at the top of the ICC Women’s World Championship, and seven ahead of England who remain in fourth – with only the top four teams securing automatic qualification to the 2017 World Cup.
England had chosen to bowl first after Sunday’s rain forced the match into the reserve day, but the hosts made a key mistake when they failed to take advantage of a mix-up between Lanning and Nicole Bolton that left Australia’s captain stranded. Chris Rogers undergoes net session at Edgbaston without discomfort
Instead of reducing Australia to 49 for two, England had to wait until the 27th over before their next breakthrough.
She then underlined her all-round value by having Edwards caught behind from the fourth ball of the England innings, a wicket which proved a hammer blow to the hosts’ hopes.
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