“Simply pump your legs quick… and if it’s a must to dive, dive.” That is all Tammy Beaumont advised herself as she sprinted for a second run that will take her to a maiden Take a look at century within the penultimate over of a troublesome however vastly rewarding day.She had spent a day-and-a-half fielding, principally at shut quarters, as Australia reached an enormous first-innings 473 earlier than changing into solely the second lady behind Heather Knight, her captain and batting accomplice for a big a part of her knock, to attain 100 in all three worldwide codecs.

Unbeaten on 100 on the shut, Beaumont additionally had the satisfaction of maintaining her aspect in an Ashes Take a look at that seemed to be headed firmly Australia’s means earlier on the second day. And she or he mentioned she was no stranger to shut encounters when large milestones introduced themselves.

“I feel I ought to have been run out in my first ODI hundred,” Beaumont mentioned. “I ought to have been run out on 99 hitting it straight to a fielder and operating. For me, there was a chance there and it was most likely the quickest one I ran within the day however hey, who cares? I am in.

“I knew I may get there. I knew it was going to go my finish and I had a superb probability of getting there. If I do not dive in then you realize I do not suppose I am shut. I am just about an fool, all the time bought grazes on my elbows as a result of I am all the time on the ground, but when it isn’t tight I do not dive.”

Tammy Beaumont scored her maiden Take a look at century•Getty Photos

Beaumont’s innings, which included a century stand with Knight and an unbroken 67-run partnership for the third wicket with Nat Sciver-Brunt, helped England to 218 for two on a batting pleasant floor at Trent Bridge with their opener in high quality contact, having scored 201 not out in final week’s warm-up match.

England nonetheless path by 255 and Beaumont mentioned the tip consequence would finally decide the place this innings ranked in her worldwide profession, which started in 2009 and now spans 210 matches throughout codecs.

“It feels fairly good,” mentioned Beaumont, who a 12 months in the past misplaced her place in England’s T20 aspect for the Commonwealth Video games and T20 World Cup. “There have been most likely moments the place I believed I wasn’t going to face sufficient balls to get there tonight it is put the crew in a…

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