22nd over: England 67-4 (Sciver-Brunt 15, Jones 11) Amy Jones certainly looks in fine fettle with the bat, Gaud drops short and is dismissed on the pull through the leg side.

21st over: England 60-4 (Sciver-Brunt 14, Jones 5) Amy Jones is such a talented cricketer but my personal opinion is that I always want her to show some more ticker, more grit. Her side need her to stand up here, there’s a big platform for her to show the world what she can do. That’s the stuff – she drives Satghare through the covers for four as I type.

20th over: England 56-4 (Sciver-Brunt 14, Jones 1) Gaud digs one in short but Sciver-Brunt pounces in a flash and pulls for four. Gaud goes back to plan A and beats NSB with a beauty that wobbles away at the last second.

Lovely this from Stephen Nicholls in the OBO mailbag:

“Hello! I was at Lord’s yesterday, and it seemed to be both a completely normal Test at Lord’s, and a very unusual one. The first champagne cork popped the moment the first over was complete; the crowd was a mix of cricket badgers watching earnestly and listening to the commentary and people dressed in their finery chatting in the sunshine with friends; we politely clapped 4s and wickets, and the mixed crowd of India and England fans enthusiastically cheered for our own side. The cricket was great, with ups and downs for both sides.

But I’ve never seen fireworks and flame throwers before a test match, nor the massed ranks of England players from the past gathered before the match to collectively ring the 10-minute bell. Walking round the ground, you could spot plenty of England greats mingling with the fans. Lord’s and MCC seemed to be trying to right a wrong from years past. And Sophie Ecclestone became England’s leading wicket-taker in her first Test at the ground. An unusual day - I’m looking forward to women’s Tests at Lord’s becoming usual.”

19th over: England 51-4 (Sciver-Brunt 10, Jones 0) The mind wanders briefly as to whether India will enforce the follow on should it come to it… England still have Sciver-Brunt as a mast to cling to, she drives a full ball down the ground for four to take England past fifty.

18th over: England 47-4 (Sciver-Brunt 6, Jones 0) The camera pans to a glum looking Charlotte Edwards, penny for ‘em… Amy Jones joins Sciver-Brunt and blocks out the final two balls of the over. A wicket maiden for Kranti Gaud who now has 3-13.

Capsey didn’t cover the line of the ball with her pads and played inside the line, the ball was still fantastic but the technical deficiency was exploited by Gaud.

17th over: England 47-3 (Sciver-Brunt 6, Capsey 9) Shot! Sciver-Brunt laces a cut through point and the crowd purr.

16th over: England 43-3 (Sciver-Brunt 2, Capsey 9) Capsey whips a full ball off her pads for four, the runs will certainly flow while she is at the crease but can England build an innings and bat the day?

15th over: England 38-3 (Sciver-Brunt 1, Capsey 5 ) Alice Capsey joins Sciver-Brunt in the middle with a rebuild job needed. Her first ball jags bag at the pads and she is fortunate to get an inside edge on it to tickle away for four runs. India have been on the money this morning, much more accurate than England’s seamers in the first 10-15 overs yesterday and they are reaping the rewards.

14th over: England 32-2 (Knight 6, Sciver-Brunt 0) Nat Sciver-Brunt joins Heather Knight, but not for long because…

13th over: England 32-1 (Bouchier 23, Knight 6) Sayali Satghare from the Pavilion End. Not a lot of bounce from her medium pacers but she does have a short leg in place. Bouchier drives a full ball down the ground for four, both batters have played doozies already this morning.

12th over: England 27-1 (Bouchier 18, Knight 6) Ah that is lovely from Heather Knight, she leans languidly on the first ball of the day and guides it through cover for four runs. Delightful start for England, they need a few decent partnerships on what is clearly a batting day with the mercury set to nudge 30 degree. There is spin there for India though and the pitch is only going to get drier. A single each to Bouchier and Knight makes it six off the fist over of the day.

Lord’s does indeed look a picture, the Pavilion looks stuffed and they are expecting a larger crowd than the 10,763 that watched yesterday. Maia Bouchier and Heather Knight head out to the middle. Shree Charani is going to start with the ball, let’s play!

I’m pulling a double shift today (they say nurses have it tough) so will be very glad of your thoughts, theories, company and correspondence throughout the day.

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Catch up on all the action from day one:

And have a read of Raf’s scene setter: