June 22 (Reuters) - Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry missed out on an Ashes test century by one run on a rain-hit first day of the one-off match against England as the visitors reached 328-7 at stumps at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Thursday.
Australia opted to bat after winning the toss but their openers Beth Moooney and Phoebe Litchfield could not convert their starts before Perry came to the crease.
She built a valuable 119-run stand with Tahlia McGrath before spinner Sophie Ecclestone beat McGrath's defence to bowl her for 61.
The test is the curtain-raiser of the multi-format series, with three Twenty20s and three one-day internationals to follow, as England bid to regain the Ashes from Australia after going winless in the 2021-22 campaign.
Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Ellyse Perry, Beth Moooney, Phoebe Litchfield, Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Ecclestone, Tea, Ecclestone, Jess Jonassen, Alyssa Healy, Lauren Filer, Mooney, Nat Sciver, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Gardner, Lauren Bell, Sutherland, Alana King, Rohith Nair, Ed Osmond
Organizations:
England, Thomson
Locations:
Australia, Nottingham, England, Perry, Brunt, Bengaluru