England vs India, Lord’s Test player ratings: Sophie Ecclestone makes history as Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight retire from international cricket | cricket news

England lose to India by 270 runs in first women’s Test at Lord’s – here’s how the players rated…

Maia Bouchier – 5

Batting: 23 and 2

Bouchier batted well on the first evening to negotiate a tough time safely through the stumps, only to then fall in the third over of the second morning to send England’s top order down to 47-4 from which they never really recovered.

He, like one or two other guys on this team, should be given some significant retirement opportunities – he just needs to make the most of them.

Tammy Beaumont – 4

Batting: 2 and 0

A sad way to bow out for such a great servant of English cricket as he scored just two runs in his farewell Test, his second innings golden duck particularly cruel.

In the end he was fouled by two cracking deliveries from Kranti Goud that came back sharply, trapping him lbw in the first instance and knocking off his off stump in the second instance.

His fielding, as it has been throughout his career, was exemplary.

Heather Knight – 5

Batting: 6 and 13

Knight couldn’t manage much more as she too closed the book on her international career, with England’s most capped women’s player announcing her decision midway through the Test.

He was pinned in front at Sayali Satghar on the second morning, when his last Test innings ended with a short-lay bat-pad offer.

Nat Sciver-Brunt – 6

Batting: 44 and 11

The skipper, like the rest of her team, looked touchy with just four days between England’s World Twenty20 final loss to Australia and this historic first women’s Test at Lord’s.

His second innings dismissal – bowled in a sweep by Sneh Runner after being saved by DRS – looked particularly tired.

In the first innings, he, along with Amy Jones, did his best to push the team forward as they put on a fifth-wicket stand of 84 after the collapse of the top order on the second morning – but he eventually ended up one of Goud’s five victims that put the Indian pacer on the Lord’s honor board.

Alice Capsey – 5

Batting: 9 and 21

A fairly forgettable Test debut for Capsey with decent contributions in both innings before being bowled.

It’s easy to forget that he’s still only 21, bursting onto the scene as a 16-year-old in The Hundred’s inaugural season five years ago.

With the sizable holes left behind by Beaumont and Knight – across all formats – it’s coming at a crucial time for Capsey, you’d think, now positioning himself as a more consistent contributor for the team.

Amy Jones – 7

Batting: 52 and 54

Jones made a welcome return to form with the bat after struggling during the T20 World Cup, where he returned five single scores in his six innings after a half-century in the tournament opener.

He notched up half-centuries here, notching two of them as he resisted more than his top-order teammates – though his dismissal to Rana in both innings was ultimately quite soft.

Jones also took several fine catches, standing off Smriti Mandhana in the first innings and again going down legside to Mandhana in the second innings.

Maddy Villiers – 7

Batting: 10 and 26; Bowling: 2-79 and 0-42

Three ODIs and two T20Is against Ireland in the late summer of 2024 – an impressive return for England after just five games in the last five years.

Making his Test debut, Villiers was outstanding on day one, taking 2-79 as he and EC Wang were rewarded for testing spells after lunch that helped drag England back into proceedings after a poor morning – dismissing off-spinner Harmanpreet Kaur, a particular highlight.

There were also glimpses of the batting depth he could provide, especially in the second innings, before his fun was ended by a truly sensational reflex grab by Richa Ghosh at sealy mid-off.

Sophie Ecclestone – 8

Bowling: 3-68 and 5-118; Batting: 11 and 50

As he often is for England, Ecclestone was their top performer – and, arguably, not just with the ball as he hit a career-best and maiden half-century on final morning that hinted at untapped potential with the bat.

He dismissed the Indian lower order in the first innings to become England’s all-time leading wicket-taker before claiming a fourth Test five for a second time to earn a well-deserved and much-coveted place on the Lord’s honor board.

Issy Wong – 6

Bowling: 2-41 and 0-68; Batting: 7 and 1

Wong claimed Mandhana’s key wicket of 83 in the first innings, sparking the Indian collapse after he and Villiers did well to wrestle England from 190-3 to 285 all out.

A factor lower in the second over, however, proved costly at 4.85 per over. Consistency at this level is still an issue for the young fast bowler.

Lauren Bell – 5

Bowling: 1-50 and 2-27; Batting: 3 and 0

Not his best outing, India reached their 100 in just over 18 overs after struggling to get any kind of possession after a poor first hour or so of the Test match with England.

He bowled Yastika Bhatia nicely during that period, but bowled just nine overs for 50 in that first innings before putting in an improved display in the second innings, which was somewhat late in the context of the match.

Lauren Filer – 4

Bowling: 2-40 and 0-61; Batting: 0 and 4 Nos

During the World Twenty20 bench warm-up, Filler, who had not played any cricket for the past month, was fouled for being slightly undercooked for the match.

His second ball of the entire Test – a snorter to Jones to find Shefali Verma’s edge – was as good as it got for the fading fast bowler without miles on his legs.

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