While seam-bowling all-rounder Georgia Elwiss’ back stress fracture is the more concerning injury long-term – she is England’s third bowler in recent times to suffer such an injury – the loss of first-choice keeper Amy Jones to illness was the more immediate quandary, forcing Tammy Beaumont, who has kept in just 17 of her 128 internationals before today, and just once since the 2017 World Cup, to take up the gauntlets.

She would have been forgiven for being out of practice – with Jones establishing herself as an international cricketer of some stature, and Sarah Taylor now available more regularly, Beaumont is often third in line for England.

“That’s where we probably went wrong in the ODIs. We would bear the storm and then lose another wicket. It is really important that if you make a mistake then you play a few balls and make sure that you stay there and make use of it. For someone else coming in, it will be much harder for her than you who has been there for ten overs.”

England’s total looked a tough ask for India to chase, and quickly ventured into the realms of the impossible as India slipped to 23-3 in the fourth over, with left-arm spinner Linsey Smith, who made her debut in last November’s World T20, picking up wickets with her second and third deliveries of the tour.

“I thought she was exceptional at the World Cup last year,” said Beaumont. “Now she has come back in, first game of the tour and first ball pretty much got a wicket and not just any wicket but that of Smriti Mandhana. She was going to be the key batter in that chase.

“She has got a big future. She has not played many games, but she has got a really good temperament. She is always up for the fight and that’s what you want in T20 cricket. If she gets hits a six then she wants to respond even more. It will be hard to sort of step into the ODI side when Sophie Ecclestone is fit, but I don’t think that’s impossible.”

England went on to secure a 41-run win and claim a 1-0 in the series. The second game takes place on March 7.