Knight calls conditions at DY Patil 'extreme': 'We've never seen that sort of spin before'
The pitch deteriorated a bit faster than expected, the England captain said
The pitch deteriorated a bit faster than expected, the England captain said
Pooja Vastrakar was the other Indian star on the third morning, as she ripped through the England top order with three big wickets
Despite coming first change, the seamer effectively ended the match with her three quick wickets
She has just under a week to be fit for the Test against Australia
"We had thought about playing in a certain fashion [be positive] as a team and we will continue to do that"
England wouldn't want to look back at their stats - like the number of overs they batted or their bowlers' economy rates - with any happiness
In their second innings, India also struggled against spin but had a lead of 478 by stumps
"The way to combat [spin] would be to get really far forward or really far back and then using the sweep"
The offspinner picked up a five-for as England lost seven wickets for 28 runs and conceded a 292-run advantage to India
Shubha, Rodrigues, Bhatia and Deepti all scored half-centuries to steer India past 400
Ecclestone struggled to find consistency in lines and lengths and returned figures of 1 for 85 off 22 overs
Their innings featured four individual scores of 50 or more
India are 410 for 7 - the second-highest team total after a full day's play in women's Test history
And who has played the most Tests without bettering the score he made on debut?
"I don't think it would be fair when some teams have played a lot of Tests in the last four years and other teams have not played Test cricket in the last 15 years"
As India gears up to host its first Women's Test since 2014, two teams prepare to plunge into a format they have little exposure to
India have maintained that they don't want to be overawed by the occasion of a Test match, a format England play more often