Cricket-Perry falls for 99 but Australia in command in women's Ashes test

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Women's Ashes - England v Australia - Trent Bridge, Nottingham, Britain - June 22, 2023 Australia's Ellyse Perry is caught out by England's Nat Sciver-Brunt REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo

(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.