All eyes will be on the availability of Australian superstar Ellyse Perry on Day 2, after the star all-rounder left the field with a hip injury yesterday.
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Perry landed heavily on her left hip after diving to save a boundary during the afternoon session and did not return to play.
Australia bowled England out for 170 and then lost youngster Georgia Voll, but it was Annabel Sutherland who came out to the crease at number three, rather than Perry.
The Aussies are in a strong position to continue their dominant series over their arch rivals, currently on 1/56 with Sutherland (24*) joining Phoebe Litchefield (20*) at the crease.
Cricket Australia have said that Perry will undergo further assessment this morning ahead of play. It is understood the nature of the injury is a cork and she would have been able to bat if required on Thursday night.
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King stars as Aussies bowl out England | 03:30
Nat Sciver-Brunt played a lone hand for England with a patient half century, but it was once again Australian spinner Alana King who stole the show.
King bamboozled the English with figures of 4/45, while all-rounder Ash Gardner (1/30) also bowled well in tandem.
King has been a dominant force all series, utilising her spin, drift and bounce to tear the English line-up apart.
She now has 18 wickets throughout the series at 11.33
Spin ‘King’ provides MCG masterclass | 02:01
“She’s bowled pretty consistent areas, and obviously got quite a bit of turn actually throughout the series,” Sciver-Brunt said of King.
“And I think the fact that when it does turn, it’s not always the same amount every time. Some might skid, some might turn and bounce. So yeah, that makes it quite tricky when the stumps are always kept in play.”
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