Match is first women's Test to be held at Lord's
Seamers Filer, Bell and Wong claim wicket each in morning session
Opener Mandhana reaches half-century off 50 balls and is 56 not out at lunch as India reach 122-3
England won toss and bowl in scorching conditions
Capsey & Villiers make Test debuts
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25 overs in the first two hours, that's shocking. They're supposed to bowl 100 overs a day, so they should have bowled 34 overs by lunch.
Michael, Derbyshire
I don’t know who has the worst over rate, the men or the women.
Troedyrhiw, Merthyr
India scored 19 boundaries, all bar one fours, in the first session.
They haven't got one yet in this session, with a couple of singles coming off this Sophie Ecclestone over.
Smriti Mandhana pushes Lauren Bell's first ball towards point for a single, before Harmanpreet Kaur faces the remainder of the over without scoring.
India are easing their way back into the session.
Bell has figures of 1-36, so her economy rate is exactly six runs an over.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It is tough for players who are only used to playing a maximum of 50 overs to be out there all day.
A couple of singles come off the start of Sophie Ecclestone's over, before the spinner reels out four dot balls.
We're about to get going again.
India resume on 122-3 after 25 overs, with Smriti Mandhana on 56 and Harmanpreet Kaur on 14.
Sophie Ecclestone takes the first over after the interval.
'A bit of a gift' - Rodrigues 'unlucky' as Wong takes wicket
Each of England's seamers picked-up a wicket in the morning session, with Issy Wong the last to do so.
Jemimah Rodrigues looked in good touch, but sent a big inside-edge onto her stumps having reached 35.
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I love TMS coverage of the woman's game but can't listen at work. Why does the BBC sports app update me every time there is wicket or innings end for all the men's formats but none of the women's?
Karen, Birmingham
You'll be wanting to sign-up to updates from the women's team, Karen - sounds like you're just subscribed for the men at present.
For anyone who's interested - within the BBC Sport app, go on our cricket page and then choose the England women index in the top menu. Hit the bell icon at the top of that page and pick which notifications you want to sign-up for.
Bell delivers 'beauty' to take wicket of Bhatia
The second wicket of the day was Lauren Bell's - she bowled Yastika Bhatia with a lovely delivery.
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I’m not surprised that the England bowlers have struggled with their line and length. Women’s cricket needs more tests and a three-day county/other team format so that female bowlers are used to attacking the batters to get them out. It’s a bit easier for batters to adjust.
Rich, Bristol
Would love to see the women play some domestic two or three-day games. Fantastic women’s WC has left us expecting a bit more quality from England.
Danii, Yorkshire
25 overs in 2 hours, that's shocking. They're supposed to bowl 100 overs a day, so they should have bowled 34 overs by now.
Michael, Derbyshire
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Winning the toss and bowling was the right thing to do. But, the wicket hasn't done as much as I thought it might.
Filer makes history with first women's Test wicket at Lord's
This being the first women's Test at Lord's, today is going to be a day of firsts.
Here's how the first wicket fell, with Shafali Verma edging Lauren Filer's delivery to Amy Jones in the second over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
It feels really well poised. India got off to a flyer, England haven't bowled as well as they'd liked. No one has backed up Sophie Ecclestone. You want one of the seamers to come out and just hammer that line and length.
The run rate is just under five runs an over, India will be very happy with that. This partnership of Mandhana and Harpreet is really important for them.
Thanks Kal.
Not really sure how to respond to that, to be honest.
I can neither confirm nor deny I have been in a sauna.
That's me done for now. I'll pass you to a man who, I'm guessing, is no stranger to a sauna.
Over to you, Mike Peter.
Phil Long
BBC Test Match Special statistician
Smriti Mandhana had 10,584 total career runs before today, which is the third most in women's cricket.
Lauren Filer has put in a shift in the London heat. Just a single from her over.
And that, folks, is lunch.
The first session of this historic match at Lord's has given us a fair bit of entertainment.
'A bit of a gift' - Rodrigues 'unlucky' as Wong takes wicket
Jemimah Rodrigues was middling pretty much everything today but will be gutted with the way she was dismissed.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
There has been a lot less retirements after the T20 World Cup than I would've thought.
I could've named about 12 but there's only been four.
Mandhana 56, Harmanpreet 13
Shot. Harmanpreet Kaur takes a solid stride forward and drives for four.
Sophie Ecclestone comes back well with one that beats the outside edge.
Six from the over.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
batting,Mandhana,not out batting, Mandhana, not out | 59 | 74 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 132 | 79.73 |
Verma,caught Jones, bowled Filer Verma, caught Jones, bowled Filer | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Bhatia,bowled Bell Bhatia, bowled Bell | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 70.59 |
Rodrigues,bowled Wong Rodrigues, bowled Wong | 35 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 92.11 |
batting,Kaur,not out batting, Kaur, not out | 20 | 42 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 47.62 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 1, byes 1, leg byes 2, total 5 Extras, no balls 1, wides 1, byes 1, leg byes 2, total 5 | |||||||
Total,131 for 3 29.0 overs Total,131 for 3 29.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell, bowling | 7.0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5.71 |
Filer | 6.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.16 |
Ecclestone | 10.0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
Wong | 6.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.83 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
4 for 1(1.2 overs) | Verma |
37 for 2(6.6 overs) | Bhatia |
101 for 3(18.6 overs) | Rodrigues |
