England suffer heavy defeat in historic Test as India romp to victory at Lord’s

Sophie Ecclestone was the last batter out after making a maiden Test half-century - (Reuters)

The historic first women’s Test at Lord’s ended 95 minutes into the final day after England lost by 270 runs to India despite stubborn resistance by Sophie Ecclestone.

Set an improbable victory target of 457, after a superb century by Yastika Bhatia to become the first female batter on the honours board at the home of cricket, Charlotte Edwards watched England collapse to 59 for five on Sunday night.