England won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia
England opted to bowl on a green pitch at the Junction Oval in Melbourne under overcast skies after the coin fell Heather Knight’s way, with both sides unchanged for the second ODI of the series.
“Kate Cross has remained in Sydney to train and continue her return to play,” an ECB statement said.
Australia also remained unchanged from the side that won by four wickets at North Sydney Oval on Sunday. Despite a less than convincing chase with the bat, there is still no room for Georgia Voll in the XI.
Australia 1 Alyssa Healy (capt & wk), 2 Phoebe Litchfield, 3 Ellyse Perry, 4 Beth Mooney, 5 Annabel Sutherland, 6 Ashleigh Gardner, 7 Tahlia McGrath, 8 Alana King, 9 Kim Garth, 10 Megan Schutt, 11 Darcie Brown
England 1 Tammy Beaumont, 2 Maia Bouchier, 3 Heather Knight (capt), 4 Nat Sciver-Brunt, 5 Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 6 Amy Jones (wk), 7 Alice Capsey, 8 Charlie Dean, 9 Sophie Ecclestone, 10 Lauren Filer, 11 Lauren Bell