England v India, one-off Test, Lord’s

India 285 (74.5 overs): Mandhana 83; Ecclestone 3-68

England 21-1 (11 overs): Bouchier 17*; Gaud 1-8

England trail by 264 runs

Scorecard

Sophie Ecclestone became England’s all-time leading wicket-taker across all formats as the hosts fought back late on day one against India of the first women’s Test at Lord’s.

Ecclstone claimed 3-68, to move above Katherine Sciver-Brunt with 338 wickets, as India were bowled out for 285 after Nat Sciver-Brunt surprisingly chose to bowl first in scorching conditions.

England were faced with a tricky 11 overs in the final hour and finished 21-1, having lost Tammy Beaumont for two in her final international appearance to leave the match evenly poised.

England recovered from a shaky opening session where their bowlers looked rusty and tired after a short turnaround from the T20 World Cup final at the same venue last Sunday.

Smriti Mandhana looked in sparkling touch for her 83 and Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma made half-centuries, but India missed an opportunity to punish England in the heat as they lost their final seven wickets for 95 runs.

Lauren Filer removed Shafali Verma for a duck to become the first woman to take a Test wicket at Lord’s before Lauren Bell bowled Yastika Bhatia with a beauty, but Mandhana capitalised on the loose bowling that followed with stands of 64 and 89 with Jemimah Rodrigues and Kaur respectively.

England improved significantly after lunch as Mandhana’s scoring slowed and she was brilliantly caught by Amy Jones standing up to the stumps off Issy Wong, which triggered India’s slump from 190-3.

Debutant Mady Villiers ended Harmanpreet’s resistance on 58 before Ecclestone took the final three wickets, her first of Sayali Satghare taking her past Katherine Sciver-Brunt’s tally of 335 international scalps.

Villiers finished with 2-79, with plenty of assistance for the spinners for a day one pitch for England’s batters to be wary of, especially with another three days of high temperatures expected.

England will face no action from the International Cricket Council (ICC) over Ben Stokes’ retirement video.

The ICC wrote to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) about the video in which former England captain Stokes told team-mates of his decision to retire after the third Test against New Zealand.

The footage was filmed in the England dressing room prior to the fourth day at Trent Bridge, then shared with broadcasters and on social media during play later that day.

In publishing the footage and audio before the conclusion of the third Test, the ECB risked contravening standards for the players’ and match officials’ areas (PMOA) at international matches. PMOA rules are designed to support anti-corruption protocols.

Responding to reports of the ICC’s letter, Stokes jokingly wrote on social media: “Sack him.”

The ICC wrote to the ECB on 4 July. It is understood the ECB has since replied and the matter has been concluded amicably.

Neither the ICC nor ECB have commented.

In its original letter to the ECB, the ICC suggested article 2.2.11 of the PMOA minimum standards had been breached.

It states national cricket federations should: “Ensure that there are no fixed or temporary video cameras or other recording equipment set up within any dressing room used by the teams for the purposes of broadcasting video or audio footage.”

The ICC also said the ECB had previously been informed any footage shot in the PMOA must not carry audio or be released before the conclusion of a match.

Speaking at the close of the fourth day, Stokes explained why the public announcement was made during play, detailing it was a plan between his agents and the ECB.

“I just said, ‘You guys work with Michael Lumb and Neil Fairbrother, who work with me, and you guys just come up with a plan’,” said the all-rounder.

Stokes was in the middle of a bowling spell when the announcement was made at 15:25 BST and, with his first delivery after news of his retirement spread, took the wicket of New Zealand’s Zak Foulkes.

The Test, and Stokes’ international career, did not end until the following day.