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Have your say on England women this summer

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Mike Peter

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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.

  2. 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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. How's stat?!

    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.

  10. Ind 122-3

    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.

  11. '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.

  12. 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.

  13. Ind 121-3

    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.

  14. How's stat?!

    Jem Green
    CricViz data analyst

    Smriti Mandhana plays a shotGetty Images

    13.6% of Smriti Mandhana's strokes today have been false shots, this is relatively low against the new ball.

    The other Indian batters have had a combined false shot percentage of 25.2% today.

  15. Ind 115-3

    Lauren Filer is back into the attack and bowls a tidy line and length. She's been the best of the England bowlers this morning.

    Filer has one shaping back into Harmanpreet Kaur. It's a good delivery but the India captain uses the pace well to play a smart late cut for four.

  16. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    Nat Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte EdwardsGetty Images

    I'm so surprised Nat Sciver-Brunt is playing in this game, given what her injury was. If she didn't play, who would they have had as captain.

    Would they have done an England men and gone back to Heather Knight?

  17. Ind 109-3

    Harmanpreet Kaur wants a wide down the leg side but umpire Sue Redfern is unmoved.

    After five dot balls, Sophie Ecclestone misses out on a second maiden by conceding a single.

    There is a bit of a lull in play. Both teams look happy to just see this out to lunch.

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on Test Match Special

    England have just started to bowl slightly tighter and slightly better. You do feel that they've gotten used to bowling that line and length now.

    Test match cricket is all about trying to hit the top of off, time and time again.

  19. Ind 108-3

    Smriti Mandhana finds the gap with a swashbuckling drive through the covers and Harmanpreet Kaur takes a single off Issy Wong to get off the mark.

  20. Damien and Callum, I don't want to argue about saunas. Let's not sweat the small stuff.