All you need to know about England v India in historic Lord's Test
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England will host India at Lord's in the 153rd women's Test, starting on Friday morning.
It will be the first time the famous venue - known as the Home of Cricket - has hosted a women's Test.
England and Australia played the first-ever women's Test in December 1934 as part of a three-Test series.
The match will be the 103rd women's Test that England have played in and India's 43rd.
Here is all you need to know before the match between two of the world's top cricketing nations.
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When and where is the Test match?
Nat Sciver-Brunt will captain England in the first-ever Women's Test match at Lord's
The Test match is taking place at Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London.
Starting at 11:00 BST on Friday, 10 July, the Test is scheduled for four days until Monday, 13 July.
Why is it historic?
This Test match is historic as it is the first-ever women's Test to be played at Lord's.
The venue has previously held 150 men's Test matches. The most recent was the opening game of the three-match Test series between England and New Zealand last month.
Worcester's New Road holds the record for most Women's Test matches held with nine. The Oval has hosted six, while the County Ground in Taunton and Scarborough's North Marine Round Ground have also held five each.
What is England's Test record against India?
India won the last Women's Test between the sides in December 2023
This will be the 16th time that England and India have met in Women's Test matches.
England have only won once, while India have three wins to their name. The remaining 11 have ended in draws.
When these two nations last met in a Test in England in June 2021, the match ended in a draw.
They have faced each other more recently, playing in a one-off Test in December 2023. India won by 347 runs in Navi Mumbai.
Who is in the two teams?
Tammy Beaumont has scored 612 Test runs at an average of 34 during her career
The playing 11s of England and India are yet to be confirmed, but both have named 15-player squads.
England: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones (wk), Heather Knight, Emma Lamb, Grace Potts, Ellie Threlkeld, Mady Villiers, Issy Wong.
India: Hamanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Shree Charani, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Pratika Rawal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sayali Satghare, Deepti Sharma, Nandani Sharma, Renuka Singh, Shafali Verma.
England batter Tammy Beaumont, the only women to score a double century in a Women's Test match for England, has announced she will retire from international cricket at the conclusion of the Test.
How can I follow across the BBC?
You can follow the match across the BBC, with television, video, radio and written coverage all available.
There will be a daily highlights show on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer starting at 19:00 BST every night.
You can also listen to live match commentary via BBC Sounds and on the BBC Sport website and app.
Alternatively, there will also be live text commentary and in-play video clips on the BBC Sport website and app.
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