Summary

  • India lose five wickets for 16 runs

  • Verma hammers majestic 96 on Test debut

  • Mandhana - dropped on 23 & 51 - hits 78

  • Dunkley hits unbeaten 74; Shrubsole sets up declaration with 47 off 33 balls

Live Reporting

Kal Sajad and Ffion Wynne

  1. Eng 379-8

    Shrubsole 35, Dunkley 69

    Wow - that is huge.

    Shrubsole punishes that dropped catch by sending the next ball for a huge six over long-on. Told you she could bat.

  2. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    Shrubsole whacks two brutal fours through the off side, then slog-sweeps over to mid-wicket and is dropped by Deepti Sharma on the boundary. Should've been taken.

  3. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special

    England are clearly showing extra intent in this afternoon session.

  4. Eng 358-8

    Bit of a dramatic over to kick things off - Shrubsole edges the first ball to slip but it bounces just short of Deepti Sharma.

    Another big heave and a miss shows England's intent already, before Dunkley nails one that bounces just short of Mithali Raj at mid-off - could she have done a bit more to try and catch that?

  5. Alex Hartley has just started her Test Match Special stint with 'Get on with it, ladies!'

    So let's see. Shikha Pandey to start for India after lunch.

  6. Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Anya Shrubsole is a very accomplished batter and should be able to turn herself into a batting all-rounder like Katherine Brunt.

  7. Here come Dunkley and Shrubsole to continue England's innings. Shrubsole is a very handy player to have in coming in at number 10.

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  8. England's Sophia Dunkley, speaking to Sky Sports: "I think we've got ourselves into a good position and managed to kick on this morning. We wanted to see off the new ball and we managed to do that. The half-century is all a bit of a blur to be honest. We're going to keep batting after lunch and see how many we can get on the board."

  9. Thanks Kal - viva Gareth Bale.

    I wonder whether England would've thought about declaring before lunch? In a four-day Test with potentially some rain disruption to come, it wouldn't surprise me if Dunkley and Shrubsole start to really kick on when they come back out.

    Let's see what Sophia Dunkley herself had to say ...

  10. That's me done for now.

    Still buzzing from Wales' win over Turkey in the Euros last night, here's Ffion Wynne to take you through the afternoon session.

  11. But continued her composed innings to reach an unbeaten 66 from 122 deliveries, including eight boundaries...

  12. How's stat?!

    Hypercaust on Twitter: No team has ever lost a women's Test after batting 1st and posting 300+.

  13. Dunkley was dropped on 27...

    And overturned an lbw decision when on 46...

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    Void: If Sophia Dunkley's nickname isn't Slam, there needs to be a public inquiry.

  15. Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Test Match Special

    If Sophia Dunkley looked like a prospect beforehand, she's the real deal now.

  16. However, the morning belonged to Test debutant Sophia Dunkley.

    The 22-year-old looked like completely comfortable playing the longer format...

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    Theo: England showing the men’s team how to bat on a used pitch. Patience, application and good temperament.

  18. In came Sophie Ecclestone who batted well for 17...

    She overturned an lbw decision...

    But then departed two balls later...

  19. Let's have a recap of this morning's session. India struck early to remove Katherine Brunt...

  20. Caroline Atkins
    Former England batter on Test Match Special

    This has been England's session - I make it that England have won three out of four in this match now.

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