England took 5-16 across the last hour. Photo: Getty Images
England took 5-16 across the last hour. Photo: Getty Images

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England Women take flurry of late wickets at Bristol

India 187-5 (England 396-9 dec)

England Women took five late wickets across a dramatic final hour on day two of the LV= Insurance Test at Bristol.

Shafali Verma (96) and Smriti Mandhana (78) had taken their team to 167-0 but the late flurry of wickets saw the visitors close on 187-5, 209 in arrears.

Sophia Dunkley had earlier made a maiden Test half-century on debut - and Anya Shrubsole raced to 47 from just 33 balls - as England declared on 396-9.

Please click here to download a virtual media conference with Sophia Dunkley, available for immediate use (Please credit ECB).

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