Summary

  • England slip from 230-2 to 251-6

  • Knight lbw for 95 after playing back to Sharma

  • Beaumont makes classy 66 before being caught at short leg by Verma

  • England won toss; day one of four, Bristol

  1. Umpire reviewpublished at 72.6 overs

    Eng 230-3

    Sciver is struck on the pads, it's given out. England review straight away. Big moment this. Was there bat involved?

  2. Eng 230-3published at 73.4 overs

    As Ffion now keeps one eye on the Wales v Turkey game in the Euros, Deepti Sharma continues to float in her off-spinners.

    Sciver dances down the wicket and has a good old hoick, the camera operator doesn't quite know where the ball has gone and does a 360, with mid-off fielding and England running through for a single.

  3. Postpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Test Match Special

    These two are looking to rotate the strike, show India what they've got and England's intent on winning the match.

    SciverImage source, Reuters
  4. Postpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    Top stuff, Ffion. A debut to remember!

    So play can go on until 18:30 BST, plenty of time for Heather Knight to reach 100 in her 100th match as skipper.

  5. Eng 227-2published at 72 overs

    You can see the intent from England even when they just take singles, they look supremely confident.

    My debut stint here has come to an end and it was a thoroughly enjoyable one. Hopefully they'll let me back on soon, but for now here's Kal Sajad again.

  6. Eng 225-2published at 71 overs

    Sciver making the most of that dropped catch as she hits a beautiful cover drive for four followed by a hard sweep for a single off Kaur.

    India's bowlers are starting to look weary.

  7. Postpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Heather Knight looks intent on going one step further and reaching her century.

  8. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    #bbccricket

    Mark Puttick: Heather Knight's 50 is the 111th 50+ score for England's women in Tests at home.

    KnightImage source, Getty Images
  9. 220-2published at 70 overs

    Knight 81, Sciver 35

    Another tidy over from Rana, just the two from it.

    Surely Heather Knight is thinking of her century before the end of play?

  10. Postpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    Alex Hartley
    England World Cup-winning spinner on Test Match Special

    Those are the moments where you have to be switched on. That was a simple catch and you have to take those in Test cricket.

  11. dropped catch

    Sciver dropped on 34published at 69 overs

    Eng 218-2

    A couple of close calls for Nat Sciver as she comes down the wicket to Kaur and some sharp work from Mandhana in short leg almost has her run out.

    Next ball she firmly drives one up to mid-on which is dropped by Deepti Sharma - she was diving forward slightly, but it should have been taken.

  12. Postpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Test Match Special

    The run-rate (3.17) is important because it underlines England's intent and how they have gone about their work today.

  13. Eng 216-2published at 68 overs

    Knight 79, Sciver 33

    I mentioned India's short-sleeved jumpers earlier but surely it's a day for the long sleeved shirt?! If I were playing in a T-shirt today I'd have some absolutely horrendous tan (burn) lines.

    A tidy over from Rana concedes just a couple.

  14. Postpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    Heather Knight has punished absolutely everything loose from India today.

  15. Don't miss tonight's highlights...published at 16:44 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    Highlights
  16. Postpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    Alex Hartley
    England World Cup-winning spinner on Test Match Special

    Harmanpreet Kaur is a good bowler who mixes her pace, line and length up really well.

  17. Eng 214-2published at 67 overs

    Kaur finds some really sharp turn there and Sophie Ecclestone will have perked up somewhere in the changing room.

    Sciver responds with yet another cut to the cover boundary.

  18. Eng 209-2published at 66 overs

    A change of ends for Sneh Rana.

    Notably, some of India's players have put on their short sleeved jumpers for this evening session, so they may not be feeling as warm as they were this morning.

    MandhanaImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special

    If you can hear a little cooing, there's a pigeon right outside our commentary box.

  20. Watch: The moment Knight reached her 50published at 16:35 British Summer Time 16 June 2021