59th over: England 180-9 (Ecclestone 48, Filer 0) England run four as Harmanpreet slumps to the boundary like a tired tortoise. Sue Redfern gives an lbw against Ecclestone as she sweeps with abandon – but Ecclestone reviews immediately and ultra edge spots a miniscule edge. Reprieved, she thumps four over mid on.

58th over: England 172-9 (Ecclestone 40, Filer 0) Ecclestone has an eye on a Test fifty, if Filer can stay with her – clubs Sree Charani for four through midwicket.

57th over: England 167-9 (Ecclestone 35, Filer 0) No wicket for Deepti this time, and a four for Ecclestone through extra cover.

56th over: England 162-9 (Ecclestone 30, Filer 0) India review an lbw decision against Ecclestone – umpire’s call. Sree Charani, shirt blowing in the London breeze, round arm, searches for her first wicket.

Hello Guy Hornsby! “This feels like a bit of a world cup hangover, Tanya. It’s not an excuse but that would’ve been such an emotional drain after the final. We have looked either jaded or, in Tammy’s case, like the right time. I’m still sad about Heather, who you think could’ve done another year or two, but it was an unselfish move. The question is, where does this leave us, and what have we learned?

“Will Perrin get a chance now? Who comes in for Knight? Is it simply Dunkerley for Knight? It feels like an opportunity to refresh some of the squad. Maddy Villiers has been excellent here, which is a big positive.”

Lots for the selectors to mull over – and definitely a chance for the younger women to step into the spotlight and carry the responsibility. A baton passing moment. Be interesting to see if Amy Jones leaves the stage too. England need NSB and DWH to continue a while longer, their skills are still world class.

55th over: England 159-9 (Ecclestone 27, Filer 0) Close fielders whisper in Filer’s ear – apparently her longest innings for England is 45 balls – can she get close today? Hmmm, not by the look of the first ball that misses her stumps by a baby’s breath.

54th over: England 158-8( Ecclestone 26, Bell 0) Rana again, from the Nursery end. Ecclestone takes a single from the first and Bell successfully survives five balls despite her injury.

53rd over: England 157-8( Ecclestone 25, Bell 0) Deepti Sharma polishes off an out of character patient Wong.

52nd over: England 156-7 ( Ecclestone 24, Wong 1) Time for Sree Charani from the nursery end … and Wong plays out a maiden.

51st over: England 156-7 ( Ecclestone 24, Wong 1) Wong has thrown away her childish things, not a stroke in anger to Rana. But she gets a run after 22 balls of prodding

50th over: England 146-7 ( Ecclestone 24, Wong 0) The cup floweth over – two boundaries from Ecclestone – both through point – one a chance felled by Bhatia, who gets a pat on the head.

49th over: England 146-7 ( Ecclestone 15, Wong 0) Rana again, Ecclestone smiles as she shuffles forward to a ball that passes just outside the stumps. More patient prodding.

48th over: England 146-7 ( Ecclestone 15, Wong 0) Huge cheers as the big screen shows Sachin Tendulkar in a brown short sleeved shirt take his seat in front of the pavilion.

47th over: England 143-7 ( Ecclestone 12, Wong 0) Can England draw this out till lunch? Rana in long sleeves dances in. Dab, Ecclestone defends, dab, Wong defends.

46th over: England 142-7 ( Ecclestone 11, Wong 0) Lots of screams and shouts from the crowd - as Ecclestone is dropped by Sheh Rana at second slip off Gaud. Harmanpreet immediately whisks her out of position.

45th over: England 139-7 ( Ecclestone 8, Wong 0) Wong gets her first examination of the innings from Rana – prods gently forwards to every ball. A maiden.

44th over: England 139-7 ( Ecclestone 8, Wong 0) A handsome drive from Ecclestone gives a little pick-me-up to England fans.

42nd over: England 131-6 (Jones 52, Ecclestone 1) Lots of Indian supporters heading to the ground today, taking photos by the entrance – suspect they might outnumber England fans. A handful of spectators sit on the benches in front of the pavilion, and a fine scattering in the bottom tier of the grandstand. One from Sayali’s over.

41st over: England 130-6 (Jones 52, Ecclestone 1) A neat maiden from Sneh Rana to start.

Apologies all, the remnants of a trackside fire delayed my train into Paddington. Just wrunalk in time for the first over from Rana.

And RIP Bazball – the best fun in those weird post-Covid days when life needed a bolt of joy.

News on Heather Knight’s retirement after a wonderful career – a mid-match announcement in the mode of Ben Stokes.

This is Raf’s report from yesterday: