On Thursday night, though, that all changed, as teenager Mahika Gaur marked her debut with a wicket as part of the first England women’s side to receive match fees on an equal footing with the men.

Really, it’s just a bovine with stocking-like legs that blend into the tall grass. The animal is a wild gaur, the world’s largest living cow, and it calls the mountain forests of India ...

On Thursday night, though, that all changed, as teenager Mahika Gaur marked her debut with a wicket as part of the first England women’s side to receive match fees on an equal footing with the men.